Abstract Background: Human herpesviruses (HHVs) are responsible for a significant number of clinical manifestations in systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) patients. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of active HHV infections in SLE patients and correlating them with disease activity. Me...
ABSTRACT We developed a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the detection of Y. pestis by targeting the 3a sequence on chromosome. All 11 species of the genus Yersinia were used to evaluate the specificity of LAMP and PCR, demonstrating that the primers had a high level of specificity...
O carrapato Amblyomma cajennense é o principal vetor da bactéria Rickettsia rickettsii, agente etiológico da febre maculosa brasileira (FMB). Os estágios imaturos destes artrópodes apresentam uma baixa especificidade para os hospedeiros, o que aumentam as chances de parasitismo em humanos. Nos anos ...