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Metabolismo intermediario de Blastocystis spp
Intermediate metabolism of Blastocystis spp

Rev. Eugenio Espejo; 15 (2), 2021
Blastocystis es un stramenopile o cromista, pleomórfico no móvil. Se han identificado diecinue-ve subtipos de este organismo (ST1-ST19). Tiene una presencia a nivel mundial. Este microor-ganismo tiene un metabolismo intermediario anaeróbico. Un aspecto interesante de la bioquími-ca de este stramenopi...

Leishmaniose visceral em um Pastor Belga: relato de caso

Rev. bras. ciênc. vet; 28 (1), 2021
O presente trabalho tem como objetivo relatar um caso de um Pastor Belga, do município de Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, positivo para Leishmaniose Visceral, atendido em 2017 em uma clínica veterinária localizada em Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguai. O diagnóstico foi confirmado através dos sinais cl...

Validation of ELISA with recombinant antigens in serological diagnosis of canine Leishmania infantum infection

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 116 (), 2021
BACKGROUND Dogs are the main peridomiciliary reservoir of Leishmania infantum thus the correct diagnosis of infection is essential for the control of the transmission and treatment as well. However, the diagnosis is based on serological assays that are not fully effective. OBJECTIVE We aimed to establ...

Analyzing weight evolution in mice infected by Trypanosoma cruzi

Acta sci., Health sci; 42 (), 2020
Concerning the specificities of a longitudinal study, the trajectories of a subject's mean responses not always present a linear behavior, which calls for tools that take into account the non-linearity of individual trajectories and that describe them towards associat...

Evaluation of different total Leishmania amazonensis antigens for the development of a first-generation vaccine formulated with a Toll-like receptor-3 agonist to prevent cutaneous leishmaniasis

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
BACKGROUND Unfortunately, no any vaccine against leishmaniasis has been developed for human use. Therefore, a vaccine based on total Leishmania antigens could be a good and economic approach; and there are different methodologies to obtain these antigens. However, it is unknown whether the method to obt...

Asymptomatic plasmodium infection in a residual malaria transmission area in the atlantic forest region: implications for elimination

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Elimination of malaria in areas of interrupted transmission warrants careful case assessment to avoid the reintroduction of this disease. Occasional malaria cases are reported among visitors of the Atlantic Forest area of Brazil, while data on residents of this area are scarce. ...

Performance of an immuno-rapid malaria Pf/Pv rapid diagnostic test for malaria diagnosis in the Western Brazilian Amazon

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for detecting Plasmodium antigens have become increasingly common worldwide. We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the Immuno-Rapid Malaria Pf/Pv RDT in detecting Plasmodium vivax infection compared to standard thick blood smear (TBS) under microscopy...

Perfil antigénico en fase aguda y crónica de toxoplasmosis en embarazadas por la técnica de Western Blot

La toxoplasmosis es una enfermedad endémica con prevalencia mundial variable, cuyo agente causal es el parásito Toxoplasma gondii. Para un diagnóstico certero de la infección por T. gondii son necesarias combinaciones de métodos serológicos. Estudios recientes han reportado que la técnica de Weste...

Estudio piloto de diagnóstico de parasitosis intestinal y respuesta al uso de Mebendazol en niños de edad escolar en las escuelas Charcas II, El Sillar y la Cascada, gestión 2010 La Paz

Con-ciencia (La Paz); 6 (1), 2018
El proyecto IDH 09: Desparasitación de niños en escuelas rurales”, llevo adelante un trabajo piloto experimental de diagnóstico sobre parásitos intestinales en niños en las Escuelas de las Comunidades: Charcas II; La Cascada y El Sillar, Provincia Sud Yungas, Departamento de La Paz, Bolivia. El an...

Vimentin and Anti Vimentin Antibodies in Chagas' Disease

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (4), 2018
Abstract Background: Vimentin is a main structural protein of the cell, a component of intermediate cell filaments and immersed in cytoplasm. Vimentin is mimicked by some bacterial proteins and anti-vimentin antibodies occur in autoimmune cardiac disease, as rheumatic fever. In this work we studied vime...