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Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum infections in synanthropic rodents from Argentina

Abstract Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum are closely related coccidian parasites (phylum Apicomplexa). This is the first study from urban synanthropic rodent species that involved serological and molecular diagnosis of T. gondii and N. caninum infection, and genotyping of T. gondii in Argentina. A...

Occurrence of zoonotic Enterocytozoon bieneusi in cats in Brazil

Abstract Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an opportunistic intestinal pathogen that infects humans and a wide variety of animals worldwide. Our aim in this study was to investigate the occurrence of E. bieneusi in a domestic cat population in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Sixty fecal samples from d...

Colombian experience in the treatment of hepatitis C with direct-acting antiviral agents

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (1), 2019
There are few published real-world studies on hepatitis C in Latin America. This paper describes a cohort of Colombian subjects treated with direct-acting antiviral agents. A total of 195 patients from 5 hepatology centers in 4 Colombian cities were retrospectively studied. For each patient, serum biomar...

Experiencia peruana en el tratamiento de hepatitis crónica C con las nuevas drogas antivirales de acción directa

Objetivos: La terapia ideal para la hepatitis crónica C consiste en el uso de drogas antivirales de acción directa (DAA). En el Perú la experiencia en vida real con DAA no se conoce, por lo que el objetivo del presente estudio es reportar la alta eficacia terapéutica con estos esquemas. Material y m...

The first outbreak of measles virus caused by imported genotype D8 in Jiangsu province of China

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Here we reported the outbreak of measles cases caused by the genotype D8 measles virus for the first time in Jiangsu province in China, which was possibly imported by a foreign student from Laos. Throat swab specimens were collected, and used to isolate virus. 634-bp fragment of the N gene and 1...

Previous hepatitis E virus infection, cirrhosis and insulin resistance in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in patients with pre-existing liver disease has shown high morbidity and lethality. The consequences of HEV superinfection in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are not fully understood. This study aimed to evaluate the associat...

Prevalência e fatores associados ao estado de portador de Neisseria spp. em núcleos familiares: estudo de base populacional

Introdução - O estado de portador assintomático ocorre quando o hospedeiro alberga o agente etiológico sem apresentar doença. Os fatores associados ao estado de portador de Neisseria não patogênica (NNP) e Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) diferem entre si, no entanto, as características epidemiológic...

Human parvovirus B19 genotype 1 in suspected dengue patients of Tefé, Amazonas State, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Human parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a common pathogen, which on infection causes variety of clinical conditions from benign self-limiting exanthematous disease and other similar pathologies to fetal death. METHODS: We collected 341 serum samples between the first and fourth day after ...

Hepatitis delta prevalence in South America: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) has been associated with acute or chronic hepatitis in Latin America, but there is no prevalence study covering South American countries. This meta-analysis aimed to estimate anti-HDV prevalence through a systematic review of published articles in English, Portuguese ...