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First isolation of Dioctophyme renale eggs from an urban environment and identification of those from animal urine

Abstract Dioctophyme renale is a zoonotic parasite with worldwide distribution, although its occurrence is little known. The objective here was to evaluate the presence of parasite eggs in the environment and in the urine of dogs and cats in an urban area. Soil samples and urine were evaluated respective...

Performance of the dipstick screening test as a predictor of negative urine culture

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate whether the urine dipstick screening test can be used to predict urine culture results. Methods A retrospective study conducted between January and December 2014 based on data from 8,587 patients with a medical order for urine dipstick test, urine sediment analysis a...

Investigação do refluxo vésico-ureteral por abordagens metabolômicas alvo e global em urina utilizando como plataformas analíticas CE-MS, CESI-MS, RPLC-MS e HILIC-MS

O refluxo vésico-ureteral (RVU) é uma das condições urológicas comumente diagnosticada entre crianças. Altos graus dessa condição podem causar cicatrização renal, insuficiência renal e hipertensão arterial. A uretrocistografia miccional é o método mais comumente utilizado para o diagnóstic...

Species distribution and antifungal susceptibility patterns of Candida isolates from a public tertiary teaching hospital in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (6), 2017
Candida species are the leading cause of invasive fungal infections, and over the past decade there has been an increased isolation of drug resistant Candida species. This study aimed to identify the species distribution of Candida isolates and to determine their unique antifungal susceptibility and resi...

Use of a commercial agarose gel for analysis of urinary glycosaminoglycans in mucopolysaccharidoses

Braz. j. pharm. sci; 52 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of inherited metabolic disorders caused by deficiency of enzymes that degrade glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). Urinary excretion of GAGs is a common feature of MPS, and is considered their major biomarker. We aimed to adapt the GAG electrophoresis method to a co...

Rol de la hematuria dismórfica en las enfermedades gomerulares

INTRODUCCIÓN: El sedimento de orina es una herramienta en la práctica clínica empleada desde hace muchos años para la evaluación de enfermedades renales. La detección de hematuria dismórfica es útil en el diagnóstico de enfermedades glomerulares. OBJETIVOS: Agrupar las hematurias dismórficas en...

Resistencia bacteriana de cultivos de orina en un hospital oncológico: seguimiento a diez años

Salud pública Méx; 58 (4), 2016
Resumen: Objetivo: Describir los patrones de resistencia bacteriana en cultivos de orina de pacientes de un hospital oncológico en la Ciudad de México, de 2004 a 2013. Material y métodos: Se obtuvo el porcentaje de susceptibilidad para diferentes antibióticos, describiendo por separado las bacteria...

Validación de un método rápido en orina por lC/MS/MS para la búsqueda de compuestos empleados en sumisión química y su aplicación a muestras reales

Acta toxicol. argent; 24 (1), 2016
La Oficina de Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito (UNODC) en 2011 señala que "El delito facilitado por drogas (DFD) es una expresión general que abarca la violación y otras agresiones sexuales, el robo con violencia o intimidación, la extorsión de dinero y los malos tratos deliberados de anc...

Dipstick spot urine pH does not accurately represent 24 hour urine PH measured by an electrode

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objectives To determine whether spot urine pH measured by dipstick is an accurate representation of 24 hours urine pH measured by an electrode. Materials and Methods We retrospectively reviewed urine pH results of patients who presented to the urology stone clinic. For each patient we record...

Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL formando esferoplastos em sedimento urinário a fresco sem coloração

J. bras. nefrol; 38 (2), 2016
Resumo Um homem de 60 anos de idade foi submetido a transplante renal em 2013 devido à insuficiência renal crônica causada por hipertensão. Ele teve episódios recorrentes de infecção do trato urinário e veio para o hospital devido a 4 dias de febre, dor abdominal, ardência para urinar e náusea....