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Serorreacción y prevalencia de sífilis en donantes de un banco de sangre de Barranquilla, Colombia

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.1), 2019
Resumen Introducción. La sífilis es una enfermedad de interés en salud pública por sus elevadas tasas de morbilidad y mortalidad. Objetivo. Determinar la serorreacción y la seroprevalencia de sífilis según las variables sociodemográficas de los donantes de un banco de sangre del distrito de Bar...

Incidencia y subregistro de casos de leptospirosis diagnosticados con tres métodos diferentes en Urabá, Colombia

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.1), 2019
Resumen Introducción. La leptospirosis representa un problema de salud pública y es una causa importante de morbimortalidad en la región de Urabá, cuya notificación se ve afectada por las deficiencias en el diagnóstico. Objetivo. Establecer la incidencia de la leptospirosis en los municipios del ...

Ehrlichia spp. infection in domestic cats from Rio de Janeiro State, southeast Brazil

Abstract Ehrlichiosis is caused by agents belonging to Ehrlichia genus. Despite the frequent reports on the serological and molecular detection of E. canis in dogs in Brazil, there is scant data on ehrlichiosis in brazilian cats. This study aimed at investigating the occurrence of Ehrlichia spp. in dome...

Circulation of spotted fever group rickettsiae among dogs seropositive for Leishmania spp. in an urban area of Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Dogs play an epidemiological role in several vector-borne diseases that affect human and animal health worldwide. We aimed to identify rickettsial circulation among dogs with canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) from a region endemic for both diseases. METHODS: CVL-seropositive ...

Occurrence of serological reactions for serogroup Sejroe (CTG and Prajtino) in female buffalo in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies in female buffalo in the state of Pernambuco. A total of 123 female buffalo blood samples were collected from five properties distributed in the state of Pernambuco. The microscopic agglutination test w...

Bartonella henselae: evidencia serológica en pacientes pediátricos con sospecha clínica de enfermedad por arañazo de gato

Rev. argent. microbiol; 50 (4), 2018
La enfermedad por arañazo de gato (EAG) es producida por Bartonella henselae.Afecta principalmente a ninos y el reservorio es el gato doméstico. El diagnóstico de laboratorio se basa en la detección de anticuerpos por inmunofluorescencia indirecta (IFI). El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar la ev...

Serological diagnosis and risk factors for Coxiella burnetii in goats and sheep in a semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil

Abstract Coxiella burnetii is a zoonotic agent transmitted mainly by small ruminants. In Brazil the disease has been classified as a notifiable disease since 2013, when human cases were reported. This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with the presence of anti- Coxiella burnetii antibodies ...

Development and validation of a whole-cell ELISA for serologically diagnosing Helicobacter pylori infection in Brazilian children and adults: a diagnostic accuracy study

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Serological tests are practical, with low cost, but no noninvasive tests are available for diagnosing Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in Brazil. The aim here was to develop and validate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) serological tests to detect anti-H. pylori i...

Evaluation of dot-blot test for serological diagnosis of bovine brucellosis

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (3), 2018
Abstract The objective of this study was to standardize and validate the dot-blot test for the serological diagnosis of bovine brucellosis, compare the results with those found in the 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) and complement fixation test (CF), and estimate the relative sensitivity and specificity of the ...

Detection of antibodies against Leptospira spp in free-living marsupials caught in the Eastern Amazon

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Serological surveys are important to assess the health status of wild animals. In this study, antibodies against Leptospira spp, causal agents of leptospirosis, were detected in free-living marsupials in the State of Pará, Brazil. METHODS: Nineteen blood samples collected from...