Resultados: 10

Enterovirus detection in stool samples from Mozambican children with acute gastroenteritis

Acta trop.; 238 (106755), 2022
Enteroviruses (EV) are predominantly enteric viruses, present in all parts of the world causing disease in humans with a broad spectrum of clinical presentations. The purpose of this study was to identify non-polio enteroviruses (NPEV) in stool samples collected from children with acute gastroenteritis (...

Intestinal protozoa in hospitalized under-five children with diarrhoea in Nampula – a cross-sectional analysis in a low-income setting in northern Mozambique

BMC infect. dis; 21 (201), 2021
Background: In Mozambique, infection by intestinal parasites is reported all over the country. However, infection in children with diarrhoea is mostly focused in the southern region of Mozambique. This work aims to determine the frequency and potential risk factors for infection by Cryptosporidium spp., ...

Caracterização molecular enterovĺrus detectados em crianças com diarreia aguda e amostras ambientais em Moçambique
Molecular characterization of enteroviruses detected in children with acute diarrhea and environmental samples in Mozambique

Os enterovírus (EV) são vírus de transmissão predominantemente entérica, presentes em todas as partes do mundo e são agentes etiológicos de infecções que variam de casos assintomáticos a casos de gastroenterite aguda (GA) e infecções no sistema nervoso central. Devido aos diferentes rumos que...

Intestinal protozoan infections among children 0-168 months with diarrhea in Mozambique: June 2014 - January 2018

Plos negl. trop. dis; 14 (4), 2020
Intestinal parasites such as Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica can cause severe diarrhea, especially among children in developing countries. This study aims to determine the frequency of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica in children with diarrhe...

Prevalência de Parasitoses Intestinais em Crianças nas Escolas Primárias da Província de Sofala, Moçambique

Introdução: O complexo de infecções intestinais parasitárias é causado por organismos que podem ser biologicamente classificados em protozoários ou helmintos. Os parasitas constituem o maior grupo de organismos responsável por infecções em humanos. A província de Sofala localiza-se na regiã...

Faecal colonization of E. coli and Klebsiella spp. producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and plasmid-mediated AmpC in Mozambican university students

BMC infect. dis; 18 (1), 2018
Background: In recent years, the world has seen a surge in Enterobacteriaceae resistant to broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics due to the production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) or plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC) enzymes. Data on the epidemiology of cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteria...

Controlo pós-terapêutico da schistosomose e das parasitoses intestinais e atualização da situação malacológica nos distritos de Quelimane e Gurué, na província da Zambézia - Moçambique
Post-therapeutic control of schistosomiasis and intestinal parasitosis and update of the malacological situation in the districts of Quelimane and Gurué districts, in Zambézia province - Mozambique

A schistosomose e as helmintoses intestinais são endémicas em Moçambique, afetando sobretudo crianças e jovens dos meios suburbanos e rurais. O presente estudo foi realizado nos distritos de Quelimane e Gurué, na província de Zambézia-Moçambique, envolvendo 357 crianças escolares entre os cinco ...

Breast milk and gut microbiota in African mothers and infants from an area of high HIV prevalence

PLos ONE; 8 (11), 2013
Human milk and infant gut microbiota are essential for the immune system maturation and protection against infections. There is scarce information on the microbiological composition of breast milk in general, and none from developing countries. The objective of the study was to characterize the breast mi...

Four year immunogenicity of the RTS, S/AS02 (A) malaria vaccine in Mozambican children during a phase IIb trial

Vaccine; 29 (35), 2011
Previous studies with the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS02A in young children in a malaria endemic area of Mozambique have shown it to have a promising safety profile and to reduce the risk of Plasmodium falciparum infection and disease. In this study, we assessed the antibody responses to the P. falciparum an...

Norovirus Genetic Diversity in Children under Five Years Old with Acute Diarrhea in Mozambique (2014–2015)

Viruses; 14 (9), 1992
Norovirus (NoV) is the second most important cause of viral diarrheal disease in children worldwide after rotavirus and is estimated to be responsible for 17% of acute diarrhea in low-income countries. This study aimed to identify and report NoV genotypes in Mozambican children under the age of five year...