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Progressive disseminated histoplasmosis: a systematic review on the performance of non-culture-based diagnostic tests

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (1), 2017
Abstract The diagnosis of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis is often a challenge to clinicians, especially due to the low sensitivity and long turnaround time of the classic diagnostic methods. In recent years, studies involving a variety of non-culture-based diagnostic tests have been published in...

Asociación del antecedente transfusional antes de 1994 con hepatitis vírica tipo C en mujeres

Medwave; 17 (2), 2017
INTRODUCCIÓN La mayor parte de las transfusiones se llevan a cabo en mujeres. La introducción en los bancos de sangre de las técnicas serológicas disminuyó la incidencia de infección por virus de hepatitis C después de una transfusión. En México, las pacientes que se transfundieron antes de 1994...

Recombinant 60-kDa heat shock protein from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: is it a good antigen for serological diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis?

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (4), 2017
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and P. lutzii are fungi that cause paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), the most prevalent systemic mycosis in South America. For serological diagnosis, although 43-kDa glycoprotein (gp43) is regarded as highly specific for PCM, the occurrence of false negative reactions in sera fr...

Evolução eletrocardiográfica e sorológica de pacientes com doença de Chagas crônica acompanhados por seis anos após o tratamento com benzonidazol

Introdução: O tratamento com benzonidazol na fase crônica da doença de Chagas ainda permanece controverso. O presente estudo objetiva avaliar a efetividade da quimioterapia com benzonidazol em pacientes chagásicos crônicos por meio de análises sorológica e eletrocardiográfica. Método: Estudo pr...

Correlación entre criterios clínicos y de laboratorio de casos notificados por sospecha de hantavirosis y el resultado de la técnica de referencia

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (3), 2016
Antecedentes: Actualmente en Chile, debido a la elevada sospecha clínica de enfermedad por hantavirus y el alto impacto en salud pública que esto provoca, se hace necesario reforzar al equipo de salud, los criterios de sospecha clínica y epidemiológica de hantavirosis. Objetivo: Analizar la informaci...

Integrative literature review of the reported uses of serological tests in leprosy management

Abstract: An integrative literature review was conducted to synthesize available publications regarding the potential use of serological tests in leprosy programs. We searched the databases Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, Índice Bibliográfico Espanhol em Ciências da Sa...

Protocolo de vigilância e resposta à ocorrência de microcefalia e malformações congênitas relacionadas a infecções perinatais
Protocol of surveillance and response to the occurrence of microcephaly and congenital malformations related to perinatal infections

Distribution of serological screening markers at a large hematology and hemotherapy center in Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil

Objective: To assess the distribution of serological markers in blood donors atthe blood banks ofthe Fundac¸ão Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais (Hemominas), Brazil, between January 2006 and December 2012. Methods: This is a descriptive, retrospective study on blood donors screened us...

Evaluación y comparación de pruebas serológicas para la detección de la neosporosis bovina en Argentina

Rev. argent. microbiol; 47 (4), 2015
Neospora caninum is a protozoan parasite that causes abortion and important economic losses in cattle worldwide. The accurate diagnosis of neosporosis is essential for management and control measures. The aims of this study were: i) to evaluate the performance of an in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent a...

Evidencia serológica de circulación del virus de la encefalitis de San Luis en aves de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rev. argent. microbiol; 47 (4), 2015
Nuestro objetivo fue conocer la presencia de anticuerpos neutralizantes contra el virus de la encefalitis de San Luis (St. Louis encephalitis virus [SLEV]) y el virus del Nilo Occidental (West Nile virus [WNV]) en sueros de aves silvestres y domésticas de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...