Abstract Background: There is great interest in reducing the number of automated complete blood counts requiring manual blood smear reviews without sacrificing the quality of patient care. This study was aimed at evaluating and establishing appropriate screening criteria for manual blood smear reviews t...
Summary Objective: Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder. The purpose of this study was to determine the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), a novel marker of inflammation, in patients with HT and to compare these values with those from healthy subjects. Method: A total ...
Abstract Objective: To analyze the seasonality of blood parameters related to iron homeostasis, inflammation, and allergy in two riverine populations from the Brazilian Amazon. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 120 children and adolescents of school age, living in riverine communities of Por...
Recuento de Células Sanguíneas,
Brasil,
Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis,
Estudios Transversales,
Ferritinas/sangre,
Hematócrito,
Hemoglobinas/análisis,
Inmunoglobulina E/sangre,
Hierro/sangre,
Valores de Referencia,
Estaciones del Año,
Tiempo (Meteorología)
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) co-infection has been a research topic of interest worldwide. In Brazil, it has been observed that there is a relative underreporting and failure in the understanding and man...
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/complicaciones,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/epidemiología,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/fisiopatología,
Distribución por Edad,
Recuento de Células Sanguíneas,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Coinfección/epidemiología,
Coinfección/fisiopatología,
Diarrea/epidemiología,
Diarrea/etiología,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/complicaciones,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/epidemiología,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/fisiopatología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Esplenomegalia/epidemiología,
Esplenomegalia/etiología,
Carga Viral
Abstract: Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are among the most common infections in pediatric patients. The main etiopathogenic agent is Escherichia coli. The purpose of this study was to determine the antimicrobial resistance pattern of E. coli in pediatric patients and to understand their ma...
Antibacterianos/farmacología,
Infecciones por Escherichia coli/tratamiento farmacológico,
Escherichia coli/efectos de los fármacos,
Infecciones Urinarias/tratamiento farmacológico,
Bacteriuria/tratamiento farmacológico,
Bacteriuria/microbiología,
Recuento de Células Sanguíneas,
Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana,
Ecuador,
Escherichia coli/aislamiento & purificación,
Infecciones por Escherichia coli/microbiología,
Infecciones por Escherichia coli/fisiopatología,
Hospitales,
Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana,
Centros de Atención Terciaria,
Infecciones Urinarias/microbiología,
Infecciones Urinarias/fisiopatología
A citometria de fluxo vem se firmando como uma ferramenta útil na prática médico-veterinária, particularmente na clínica de pequenos animais. Tal conhecimento tem ensejado o estabelecimento de valores fisiológicos para diferentes subpopulações linfocitárias, indispensáveis à compreensão da di...
Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is a vulnerable species because of progressive habitat destruction, mostly affected by wildfires and car accidents. The increasing number of animals that are attended by wildlife rescue centres reinforces the need of knowledge about haematological parameters, espe...
O laboratório de Hematologia do Instituto NacionaI de Infectologia Evandro Chagas tem um perfil de atendimento voltado especialmente para pacientes portadores do vírus HIV. O hemograma apresenta alterações frequentes, o que requer acompanhamento, visando à qualidade da interpretação da interpreta�...
ABSTRACT Background: Although data about the effect of posture on routine hematological testing were published 28 years ago, this pre-analytical issue has not been standardized so far. This study was planned to evaluate whether postural changes influence the results of hematology testing. Methods: A co...
Linfocitopenia CD4 idiopática (LCI) é uma imunodeficiência rara e grave caracterizada por uma diminuição inexplicável da contagem absoluta de linfócitos T CD4, a qual está associada a infecções oportunistas. Existem poucos relatos de casos na literatura que descrevem a IL2 como uma opção tera...
