Results: 52

Diagnóstico de Bartonella bacilliformis con frotis de sangre periférica: Utilidad en países con bajos recursos

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (1), 2019

Identificación y estudio de susceptibilidad antimicrobiana en cepas de mycobacterium spp. aisladas en un hospital de alta complejidad

El género Mycobacterium se encuentra asociado a una cantidad importante de patologías, donde la tuberculosis destaca dentro de los principales problemas de salud pública a nivel mundial y nacional. Esta se agudiza con el incremento en la resistencia antimicrobiana y, por ello, la pesquisa de micobacte...

Evidencia clínica y microscópica de la degradación de hilos de dermosustentación de polidioxanona en presencia de ácido hialurónico: reporte de caso

Medwave; 19 (1), 2019
Se expone el caso de una paciente remitida por complicaciones posteriores a la implantación superficial en el tercio medio facial de hilos de polidioxanona espiculados. Presentaba edema, equimosis, palpación superficial del hilo y plicación dérmica. Para el tratamiento planteamos un novedoso protocol...

Cerebellar synaptopathy in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Int. j. morphol; 37 (1), 2019
SUMMARY: There is an increasing amount of evidence that supports the diabetic complications of the central nervous system structure and function. The cerebellum, which is one of the primary structure derived from the hindbrain, plays an important role in motor control, motor coordination, and non-motor f...

Use of Kisser glycerol gelatin to prepare microscope slides of Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Appropriate preservation of specimens is important for taxonomic identification. In sandfly research, various methods have been used for slide preparation; however, high cost, low commercial availability, and associated hazards make their use impossible in some studies. Therefore...

Comparison of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay and LED-FM microscopy for the diagnosis of extra pulmonary tuberculosis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT GeneXpert is one of the recent technological instruments used to diagnose tuberculosis in a short span of time. In this study, the performance of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) was compared with light-emitting diode Fluorescent Microscopy (LED-FM)...

Aspectos qualitativos das rupturas e afinamentos da membrana de Descemet no exame histopatológico

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (5), 2018
Resumo Objetivo: Descrever os diferentes tipos de rupturas e afinamentos da membrana de Descemet encontrados no exame histopatológico, questionando uma possível relação entre eles. Métodos: Estudo observacional, transversal, retrospectivo e descritivo de botões corneanos provenientes de ceratopla...

Rapid molecular test for tuberculosis: impact of its routine use at a referral hospital

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the impact of the use of the molecular test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its resistance to rifampin (Xpert MTB/RIF), under routine conditions, at a referral hospital in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Methods: This was a descriptive study using the database of the My...

Modification of the Alere GIARDIA Ag TEST immunochromatography KIT methodology for its use in frozen fecal sediment of dogs and cats

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 90 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Giardia duodenalis is a worldwide intestinal parasite and is one of the most frequent protozoa species infecting dogs and cats. This study aimed to modify the methodology of Alere GIARDIA Ag TEST KIT for its use in frozen fecal sediments with different storage times in a freezer (-20°C), thus e...

Multiplex TaqMan qPCR assay for specific identification of encapsulated Trichinella species prevalent in North America

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 113 (11), 2018
BACKGROUND Human trichinellosis is a foodborne parasitic zoonotic disease caused by ingestion of raw or undercooked meat infected with nematode larvae of the genus Trichinella. In the USA, sporadic cases and outbreaks caused by the consumption of wild game meat infected with Trichinella have been reporte...