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Detection of anti-Toxoplasma gondiiantibodies in wild free-living birds and mammals from the northwest region of São Paulo state, Brazil

Toxoplasmosis is a protozoonosis caused by an obligate intracellular parasite named Toxoplasma gondii, which can infect humans and a large number of homeothermic animal species with worldwide distribution. The present study aimed to detect anti-T. gondii antibodies from serological samples of free-livin...

Association of genitourinary infections and cervical length with preterm childbirth

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (1), 2021
A prospective cohort study was conducted on a convenience sample of 1370 pregnant women with a gestational age of 20 to 25 weeks in the city of Ribeirão Preto. Data on obstetrical history, maternal age, parity, smoking habit, and a history of preterm delivery was collected with the application of a soci...

Examination of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis in 4082 Chinese patients

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (2), 2021
The objective of this study was to analyze the infection rate and drug resistance of Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) and Mycoplasma hominis (MH) in the genitourinary tract of Chinese patients. From December 2018 to June 2019, vaginal secretion or urinary secretion of outpatients in our hospital were selected...

Heterogeneidad del tratamiento para cándida parapsilosis en endocarditis micótica de válvula nativa

Repert. med. cir; 30 (1), 2021
Introducción: las infecciones por cándida en el ámbito intrahospitalario han ido en ascenso en las últimas décadas en especial en las unidades de cuidado intensivo (UCI), dado el uso cada vez más frecuente de antibióticos de amplio espectro y de procedimientos invasivos tanto...

Clinical findings of equine leukoencephalomalacia

Pesqui. vet. bras; 41 (), 2021
Equine leukoencephalomalacia (LEM) is a disease caused by the ingestion of food, especially corn, contaminated by fumonisin, a Fusarium verticillioides (synonymous with F. moniliforme) metabolite. The clinical signs of brain injuries have an acute onset and rapid evolution. This study aimed to describe t...

Antimicrobial properties of heterocyclic compounds against clinical mastitis isolates

Pesqui. vet. bras; 41 (), 2021
Mastitis causes significant economic losses to the dairy cattle industry. The present study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial properties of 39 heterocyclic derivatives (1,3-thiazoles and 4-thiazolidinones) against clinical mastitis isolates from dairy cows. Milk samples were collected from cows with cl...

Síndrome dos ovários policísticos e sua relação com a microbiota intestinal

Femina; 49 (10), 2021
Objetivo: Revisar a implicação e a relação existente entre a microbiota intestinal e a síndrome do ovário policístico (SOP). Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão sistemática de artigos das bases de dados PubMed, Cochrane e Science Direct dos últimos cinco anos, nos idiomas inglês, português e es...

Serological evidence of Rickettsia in horses from a semi-arid Brazilian region

Abstract Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a common tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. Horses are the primary hosts of the main vector, Amblyomma sculptum, and are considered efficient sentinels for circulation of Rickettsia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to detect antibodies react...

Respuesta inmunológica a varias proteínas del H. pylori en pacientes guatemaltecos

Cienc. tecnol. salud; 8 (1), 2021
Se determinó la respuesta inmunológica a proteínas recombinantes de Helicobacter pylori en pacientes dis-pépticos (adultos y niños), pacientes con cáncer gástrico y sus familiares asintomáticos adultos viviendo con ellos. Se utilizó la prueba recomLine® Helicobacter IgG e IgA, y con base en el ...

Diseño, estandarización e implementación de una nueva técnica en Guatemala, para el diagnóstico rápido de hemocultivos positivos, utilizando la tecnología Maldi-tof

Cienc. tecnol. salud; 8 (1), 2021
Las enfermedades infecciosas son un problema de salud que a pesar de los avances médicos siguen cobrando vi-das en todo el mundo; como las septicemias. La presente investigación tuvo por objetivo diseñar, estandarizar e implementar un protocolo inexistente en Guatemala, para el diagnóstico rutinario...