4 Chagas Disease
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1. Demographic and Epidemiological Profile of Aging and Elderly Patients Receiving Heart Transplant During the Period from 2009 to 2018
Abstract Background: The aging process may be associated with the accumulation of a wide variety of health damages, such as cardiovascular diseases. HF is the final common path of the majority of these diseases, and, in its refractory form, heart transplantation continues to be the best treatment choice. Objective: To describe the demographic and epidemiol
International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences. Publicado em: 2022
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2. Combined Heart and Kidney Transplantation: Initial Clinical Experience
ABSTRACT Introduction: Combined solid organ transplantation is infrequently performed in Brazil. The objective of this article is to present our initial experience with combined heart and kidney transplantation. Methods: From January 2007 to December 2019, four patients were submitted to combined heart and kidney transplantation. Their mean age was 55.7±4
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. Publicado em: 2022
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3. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical and Laboratory Findings and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Assessed by Elastography
Resumo Objetivo Avaliar a associação entre a síndrome do ovário policístico (SOP) e a síndrome metabólica (SM), agregando avaliação do fígado por elastografia e ultrassonografia, para correlação com doença hepática gordurosa não alcoólica (DHGNA). A SM ocorre em cerca de 43% dasmulheres comSOP, e DHGNA é a expressão hepática da SM. Mét
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. Publicado em: 2022
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4. Genotypes of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV1/EBV2) in individuals with infectious mononucleosis in the metropolitan area of Belém, Brazil, between 2005 and 2016
Abstract Two types of Epstein Barr virus (EBV1/EBV2) have been shown to infect humans. Although their genomes are similar, the regions containing the EBNA genes differ. This study aimed to characterize the EBV genotypes of infectious mononucleosis (IM) cases in the metropolitan region of Belém, Brazil, from 2005 to 2016. A total of 8295 suspected cases with
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2020-08
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5. Profile of blood donations with a positive serology in Southern Brazil
ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of blood donors and the serological profile of the blood donations at the blood bank of the University Hospital Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago of the Federal University of Santa Catarina from January 2011 to December 2016. Methods: The characteristics of donors and the serologica
Hematol., Transfus. Cell Ther.. Publicado em: 2020-06
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6. Epidemiological features, echocardiographic findings, and parasite load in patients with Chagas disease
Abstract INTRODUCTION Chagas disease is a major public health problem that is endemic in Brazil and Latin America. This study aimed to determine the socioeconomic, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 171 patients (mean age, 45 years; female, 65%) with Chagas disease at Hospital Universitário de Brasília, Federal District, Brazil. METHODS We im
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. Publicado em: 02/12/2019
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7. Prevalence and trends in transfusion-transmissible infections among blood donors in Brazil from 2010 to 2016
ABSTRACT Background: Assessing trends in the rate of transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs) in blood donors is critical to the monitoring of the blood supply safety and the donor screening effectiveness. The objective of this study was to conduct a trend analysis of TTIs and associated demographic factors of donors at a public blood bank in the central
Hematol., Transfus. Cell Ther.. Publicado em: 25/11/2019
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8. Spatial distribution of triatomine bugs in a Chagas disease endemic region in Brazil
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas disease (CD), a zoonotic infection transmitted by triatomine bug vectors to human beings. Although the story of this parasitic infection was born in Brazil and here this has made major step forward information, the same cannot be said about the actual distribution of the triatomine
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. Publicado em: 14/11/2019
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9. Direct Assay to Evaluate Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase Activity
Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) is a ubiquitous enzyme found in all known groups of organisms, acting in the reversible conversion of oxaloacetate (OAA) to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) in the presence of divalent metal ion, and dependent of adenosine 5’-triphosphate (ATP) or guanosine-5’-triphosphate (GTP). PEPCK is an important enzyme in the meta
J. Braz. Chem. Soc.. Publicado em: 21/10/2019
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10. Reações adversas ao benzonidazol no tratamento da Doença de Chagas: revisão sistemática de ensaios clínicos randomizados e controlados
Resumo Introdução No Brasil, a única droga disponível para o tratamento específico do Trypanosoma cruzi, causador da Doença de Chagas (DC) é o Benzonidazol (BZN), cujas reações adversas podem propiciar a interrupção do tratamento. Objetivo O objetivo desse trabalho é quantificar a proporção de ocorrência de efeitos adversos, descrevê-los e
Cad. saúde colet.. Publicado em: 30/09/2019
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11. Case 4/2019 - 26-Year-Old Man with Congenital Chagas Disease and Heart Transplantation
Arq. Bras. Cardiol.. Publicado em: 02/09/2019
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12. Diagnostic accuracy of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays to detect anti-Leishmania antibodies in patients with American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis: a systematic review
ABSTRACT American Tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is an infectious disease caused by several species of Leishmania . Even though the direct detection of parasites has low sensitivity, it is still the gold standard for the laboratory diagnosis of ATL. Recent studies have shown promising results of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays ( ELISAs) using recombinant
Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo. Publicado em: 19/08/2019