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Accuracy of a Dual Path Platform (DPP) assay for the rapid point-of-care diagnosis of human leptospirosis
(2012-11)
Background: Diagnosis of leptospirosis by the gold standard serologic assay, the microscopic agglutination test (MAT),
requires paired sera and is not widely available. We developed a rapid assay using immunodominant ...
HEV, TTV and GBV-C/HGV markers in patients with acute viral hepatitis
(Scielo, 2005)
he aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of HEV, TTV and GBV-C/GBV-C/HGV in patients with acute viral hepatitis A, B and non-A-C. We evaluated sera of 94 patients from a sentinel program who had acute ...
Peripheral blood mononuclear cell supernatants from asymptomatic dogs immunized and experimentally challenged with Leishmania chagasi can stimulate canine macrophages to reduce infection in vitro
(2007)
Leishmania chagasi is the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis in both humans and dogs in the New World. The dog is the main domestic reservoir and its infection displays different clinical presentations, from ...
Transplantation of bone marrow cells decreases tumor necrosis factor-α production and blood–brain barrier permeability and improves survival in a mouse model of acetaminophen-induced acute liver disease
(2012)
Background aims Acute liver failure (ALF), although rare, remains a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal condition. Acetaminophen (APAP) poisoning induces a massive hepatic necrosis and often leads to death as a result ...
Vertical transmission of htlv-i/ii: a review
(1998)
The vertical transmission of the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) occurs predominantly through breastfeeding. Since some bottle-fed children born to carrier mothers still remain seropositive with a frequency ...
HTLV-I in the General Population of Salvador, Brazil: A City With African Ethnic and Sociodemographic Characteristics
(2003)
The city of Salvador has the highest prevalence of HTLV-I among blood donors in Brazil. To study the prevalence of HTLV-I among the general population of Salvador, 30 “sentinel surveillance areas” were selected for the ...
In vitro detection of hepatitis C virus in platelets from uninfected individuals exposed to the virus
(Brasil, 2013)
Introduction Despite hepatocytes being the target cells of hepatitis C virus (HCV), viral ribonucleic acid RNA has been detected in other cells, including platelets, which have been described as carriers of the virus in ...
Seroprevalence and risk factors for canine toxocariasis by detection of specific IgG as a marker of infection in dogs from Salvador, Brazil
(2011)
Toxocara canis is a highly prevalent worldwide canine nematode responsible for enzootic and zoonotic infections. It is considered to be one of the main agents of human visceral and ocular larva migrans.
False negative ...