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Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association

Abstract: Brucellosis is a commonly diagnosed zoonosis and neurological involvement is rare. A 30-year-old woman presented with a pulsatile headache that was exacerbated by the Valsalva maneuver and refractory to analgesic therapy. The patient also had nausea, cough, and coryza that evolved over 7 days. ...

Pneumonia caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica in two HIV-positive patients

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT: CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Bordetella bronchiseptica (BB) is a Gram-negative coccobacillus responsible for respiratory diseases in dogs, cats and rabbits. Reports on its development in humans are rare. However, in immunosuppressed patients, especially in those with the immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...

Paracoccidioidomycosis in the spine: case report and review of the literature

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT: CONTEXT: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic form of mycosis that spreads hematogenously, secondarily to reactivation of lung infection or infection at another site or to new exposure to the causative agent. Few cases of bone involvement have been reported in the literature and involvement o...

Infecção de corrente sanguínea em um hospital terciário

OBJETIVO: Determinar os microrganismos mais frequentes, o significado clínico e o perfil de sensibilidade aos antimicrobianos dos agentes isolados nas hemoculturas de um hospital escola. MÉTODOS: Trata-se de um estudo retrospectivo realizado por meio de levantamento das hemoculturas positivas de um hos...

Perfil sérico proteico de vacas Holandesas no período de transição

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar, de forma longitudinal, o perfil sérico proteico de 13 vacas Holandesas durante o período de transição. Amostras de sangue (n=78) foram coletadas semanalmente, da segunda semana pré-parto (M-2) até a terceira semana pós-parto (M3), para determinação do perfi...

Seroepidemiology of Sarcocystis neurona, Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. among horses in the south of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Abstract The present study used the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) to determine the seroprevalence of Sarcocystis neurona, Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp., and evaluated the variables associated with these infections among 506 apparently healthy horses, reared in the south of the state of ...

Phytoplankton composition of the water and gastrointestinal tract of the mussel Diplodon enno (Ortmann, 1921) from São Francisco river (Bahia, Brazil)

Braz. j. biol; 76 (2), 2016
Abstract The knowledge on diet composition of the freshwater mussel Diplodon enno (Ortmann) would aid in its culture and propagation allowing, this way, the replacement of natural endangered populations in Brazil. Microalgae are the main food source for captive mussels and unionids have displayed an abil...

Microturbellarians (Platyhelminthes and Acoelomorpha) in Brazil: invisible organisms?

Braz. j. biol; 76 (2), 2016
Abstract Microturbellarians typically belong to the benthos and may occur in a wide variety of environments. They are abundant in freshwater and marine ecosystems and may occur in moist terrestrial habitats. However, turbellarians are seldom taken into account in studies of biodiversity. Most studies on ...

Bacteria isolated from Korean black raspberry vinegar with low biogenic amine production in wine

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (2), 2016
Abstract A high concentration of histamine, one of the biogenic amines (BAs) usually found in fermented foods, can cause undesirable physiological side effects in sensitive humans. The objective of this study is to isolate indigenous Acetobacter strains from naturally fermented Bokbunja vinegar in Korea ...