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Indicadores entomológicos relacionados ao Programa de Controle dos Triatomíneos Transmissores da Doença de Chagas em uma região endêmica do Brasil
Entomological data related to The Triatomines Control Program Transmitters of the Chagas Disease in an endemic region of Brazil

Introdução: Apesar do certificado de interrupção da transmissão da doença de Chagas (DC) pelo Triatoma infestans no Brasil em 2006, outras espécies de triatomíneos sinantrópicos tem sido encontradas em várias regiões do país, naturalmente infectadas pelo Trypanosoma cruzi. Em Pernambuco, dife...

Terapia de Resgate com Nifurtimox e Dipiridamol na Miocardite Chagásica Aguda Grave com Insuficiência Cardíaca em Camundongos NMRI

Fundamento: A doença de Chagas é um problema de saúde global, sendo necessário o desenvolvimento de novos protocolos terapêuticos. Nosso grupo demonstrou recentemente que o nifurtimox associado ao dipiridamol tem efeitos curativos em camundongos com doença de Chagas aguda. Neste estudo, avaliamos o...

Enfermedad de Chagas. Amenaza en sombras para los corazones de la América Latina
Chagas disease. A threat unknown for the hearts of Latin Americ

Rev. cuba. med; 56 (1), 2017
Introducción: la enfermedad de Chagas es de etiología parasitaria generalmente crónica. Es una de las enfermedades más desatendidas del mundo. Constituye un problema de salud, social y económico en muchos países latinoamericanos. Objetivo: se revisaron 35 bibliografías con el objetivo de describir...

Evaluation of antioxidant therapy in experimental Chagas disease

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Stimulation of inflammatory mediators such as cytokines and chemokines may cause oxidative stress in Chagas disease. In this study, we evaluated the merit of vitamins C and E as antioxidant therapy to minimize the oxidative stress-induced damage in an experimental model of Chagas...

Evaluating respiratory musculature, quality of life, anxiety, and depression among patients with indeterminate chronic Chagas disease and symptoms of pulmonary hypertension

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease (CD) is progressive and incapacitating, especially when cardiopulmonary function is affected. For example, respiratory muscle weakness can cause dyspnea upon exertion and fatigue, which may be exacerbated when it is associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH). The ...

Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi/HIV coinfection in southern Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (2), 2017
Abstract Chagas disease reactivation has been a defining condition for acquired immune deficiency syndrome in Brazil for individuals coinfected with Trypanosoma cruzi and HIV since 2004. Although the first coinfection case was reported in the 1980s, its prevalence has not been firmly established. In orde...

Enfermedad de Chagas en el sistema nervioso central en paciente con infección por VIH: dificultades diagnósticas y terapéuticas

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (1), 2017
Chagas disease (ChD), caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is an endemic anthropozoonosis in Latin America, linked to deficients socio-economic and cultural aspects and is considered one of the neglected tropical diseases. We report a fatal case of Chagas disease reactivation with central nervous s...

Enfermedad de Chagas del sistema nervioso central en un paciente con SIDA demostrada por métodos cuantitativos moleculares

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (1), 2017
Although infrequent, Trypanosoma cruzi reactivation is possible among patients with HIV/AIDS infection that develop a tumor-like or granulomatous lesion in the CNS. We report the case of a 60 years old male patient with HIV/AIDS and low CD4 lymphocytes count with cerebellar symptoms and mild paresis, ass...

Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography Safety in Chagas Disease Patients

Arq. bras. cardiol; 108 (2), 2017
Abstract Background: A few decades ago, patients with Chagas disease were predominantly rural workers, with a low risk profile for obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). As urbanization has increased, they became exposed to the same risk factors for CAD of uninfected individuals. Dobutamine stress e...