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Role of mixed Th1 and Th2 serum cytokines on pathogenesis and prognosis of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2008)
The hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is an emerging syndrome in the Americas. The disease results from intense immune activation and changes in vascular permeability. The aim of this study was to determine the profile ...
Tetanus in horses: An overview of 70 cases
(2018-02-01)
Tetanus is characterized by high case fatality rates in horses. Comprehensive case series studies involving equine tetanus from different geographic areas enable the evaluation of prognosis, efficacy of treatment, and ...
Evaluation of collared anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla) presented in a wildlife health reference center of Sao Paulo state, Brazil
(Revista Biota Neotropica, 2018-01-01)
Deforestation and road construction have inflicted negative effects on wildlife populations. To contribute to the comprehension and preservation of wildlife species, this study aimed to evaluate collared anteater presented ...
Apresentação pediátrica da síndrome antifosfolípide
(2008-12-01)
Objective: To describe clinical and laboratorial features as well as outcome in a paediatric series with defined diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome. Methods: A descriptive-retrospective report from a pediatric tertiary ...
Balamuthia mandrillaris in South America: an emerging potential hidden pathogen in Perú
(Elsevier, 2014)
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free living amoeba that can be isolated from soil. It is an emerging pathogen causing skin lesions as well as CNS involvement with a fatal outcome if untreated. Further, infections can sometimes ...
Evolution and prophylaxis of human rabies
(Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos, 2005-03)
Rabies is a viral acute encephalitis of progressive and fatal outcome, particular of hot-blooded animals, and accidentally affecting men. Since it is a zoonosis with different animal species acting as a reservoir in the ...
Treatment of anemia with darbepoetin alfa in systolic heart failure
(Massachusetts Medical Soc, 2013-03)
BACKGROUND: Patients with systolic heart failure and anemia have worse symptoms, functional capacity, and outcomes than those without anemia. We evaluated the effects of darbepoetin alfa on clinical outcomes in patients ...
Evaluation of glycoprotein B genotypes and load of CMV infecting blood leukocytes on prognosis of AIDS patients
(Instituto de Medicina Tropical, 2011)
BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains an important pathogen to immunocompromised patients even in the era of HAART. The present study aimed at evaluating the influence of CMV viral load and its gB genotypes on AIDS ...