An unusual imported case of diphyllobothriosis in Mexico
Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (3), 2017
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Economic evaluation and efficacy of strategic-selective treatment of gastrointestinal parasites in dairy calves
Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 26 (2), 2017
Abstract In the Experimental Farm of the Universidade Federal de Lavras (EF-UFLA), state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, on their day of birth, female Holstein calves were randomly selected and placed into two groups containing fifteen animals each: Strategic-Selective Treatment (S-ST) or Conventional Treatment...
Evaluación del desempeño de dos pruebas para la detección de antígeno de Helicobacter pylori en heces
Evaluation of the accuracy of two stool antigen tests for Helicobacter pylori infection
Rev. cuba. med. trop; 69 (1), 2017
Introducción: la detección de antígeno en heces se ha considerado una prueba prometedora para el diagnóstico de la infección por Helicobacter pylori. Para su introducción en la práctica médica, es un requisito indispensable demostrar el desempeño adecuado del método en la población de estudio....
Concordance between the zinc sulphate flotation and centrifugal sedimentation methods for the diagnosis of intestinal parasites
Biomédica (Bogotá); 36 (4), 2016
Resumen Introduction: The diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections depends on the parasite load, the specific gravity density of the parasite eggs, oocysts or cysts, and the density and viscosity of flotation or sedimentation medium where faeces are processed. Objective: To evaluate the concordance...
Heces/parasitología, Parasitosis Intestinales/diagnóstico, Recuento de Huevos de ParásitosMétodos, Parásitos/aislamiento & purificación, ParasitologíaMétodos, Centrifugación, Guarderías Infantiles, Helmintiasis/diagnóstico, Helmintiasis/parasitología, Helmintos/aislamiento & purificación, Parasitosis Intestinales/parasitología, Óvulo, Infecciones por Protozoos/diagnóstico, Infecciones por Protozoos/parasitología, Sulfato de Zinc
First report of Strongyloides sp. (Nematoda, Strongyloididae) in Lutreolina crassicaudata (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)
Braz. j. biol; 76 (4), 2016
Abstract The present study reports the first case of the presence of the intestinal nematode Strongyloides sp. in fecal examinations of a male Lutreolina crassicaudata, considered a synanthropic marsupial species with zoonotic potential. The Willis technique was used for the diagnosis. Presence of typica...
Frequency of gastrointestinal parasites in cats seen at the University of São Paulo Veterinary Hospital, Brazil
Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 25 (4), 2016
Abstract The frequency of gastrointestinal infections in 502 cats seen at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil, between 2005 and 2014, was measured. The samples were analyzed using methods of flotation and sedimentation. The results were compared with those from studies pub...
Occurrences of gastrointestinal parasites in fecal samples from domestic dogs in São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 25 (4), 2016
Abstract Occurrences of gastrointestinal parasites were assessed in fecal samples from 3,099 dogs in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, SP, that were treated at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of São Paulo Veterinary School. The samples were analyzed using the flotation and centrifugal sed...
Estrongiloidiasis crónica y uso prolongado de corticoides
Chronic strongyloidiasis and extended use of corticoids
Rev. cuba. med. trop; 68 (3), 2016
La infección causada por Strongyloides stercoralis puede permanecer asintomática o con síntomas ligeros en humanos por varios años. Sin embargo, algunos individuos inmunodeprimidos, entre ellos los pacientes tratados con esteroides por tiempo prolongado, pueden presentar hiperinfección con altas tas...
Primer reporte de Toxocara cati en el caracol doméstico Rumina decollata
First report of Toxocara cati in the domestic land snail Rumina decollata
Rev. argent. microbiol; 48 (3), 2016
Se estudió el rol prospectivo de Rumina decollata como potencial hospedador paraténico de Toxocara cati para los gatos domésticos. Se recolectaron caracoles R. decollata y heces de gatos de un hospital de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Se procesaron las heces y los caracoles fueron digeridos par...
Multiparasitism in a wild cat (Leopardus colocolo) (Carnivora: Felidae) in southern Brazil
Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 25 (3), 2016
Abstract Parasitic diseases reflect the health and balance of ecosystems, affecting not only individuals but also entire populations or communities. The aim of this study was to report on the diversity of parasitic helminths detected in the feces of a wild feline in southern Brazil. Parasites were obtain...