Search Results - "ALECRIM, Maria Das"
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Severe Plasmodium vivax malaria, Brazilian Amazon
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-10-2010)“…We describe a case series of 17 patients hospitalized in Manaus (western Brazilian Amazon) with PCR-confirmed Plasmodium vivax infection who were treated with…”
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Analysis of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the crt-o and mdr1 Genes of Plasmodium vivax among Chloroquine-Resistant Isolates from the Brazilian Amazon Region
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-08-2009)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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The association between nutritional status and malaria in children from a rural community in the Amazonian region: a longitudinal study
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-04-2015)“…The relationship between malaria and undernutrition is controversial and complex. Synergistic associations between malnutrition and malaria morbidity and…”
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Neurological Findings in Children without Congenital Microcephaly Exposed to Zika Virus in Utero: A Case Series Study
Published in Viruses (20-11-2020)“…The Zika virus can induce a disruptive sequence in the fetal brain and is manifested mainly by microcephaly. Knowledge gaps still exist as to whether the virus…”
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Zika Virus Infection in a Cohort of Pregnant Women with Exanthematic Disease in Manaus, Brazilian Amazon
Published in Viruses (28-11-2020)“…The epidemic transmission of Zika virus (ZIKV) in Brazil has been identified as a cause of microcephaly and other neurological malformations in the babies of…”
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Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium vivax, Brazilian Amazon
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Concurrent helminthic infection protects schoolchildren with Plasmodium vivax from anemia
Published in PloS one (21-06-2010)“…Plasmodium vivax is responsible for a significant portion of malaria cases worldwide, especially in Asia and Latin America, where geo-helminthiasis have a high…”
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in an endemic area for malaria in Manaus: a cross-sectional survey in the Brazilian Amazon
Published in PloS one (16-04-2009)“…There is a paucity of information regarding glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in endemic areas for malaria in Latin America. This study…”
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Pharmacokinetics of chloroquine in patients with malaria by P. vivax from the Western Brazilian Amazon basin
Published in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy (01-05-2022)“…The western Amazon basin is an important endemic area for malaria by P. vivax. In recent years, several reports showed the treatment failure with chloroquine,…”
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From Haiti to the Amazon: public health issues related to the recent immigration of Haitians to Brazil
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-05-2014)“… Haiti's public health situation is in stark contrast to that of Brazil. Since the 2010 earthquake, the Haitian health infrastructure has been massively…”
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Does the Presence or a High Titer of Yellow Fever Virus Antibodies Interfere with Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Zika Virus Infection?
Published in Viruses (01-11-2023)“…Zika virus (ZIKV) and yellow fever virus (YFV) originated in Africa and expanded to the Americas, where both are co-circulated. It is hypothesized that in…”
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Failure of fluconazole in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania guyanensis in the Brazilian Amazon: An open, nonrandomized phase 2 trial
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (26-02-2018)“…The treatment of Leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis is based on a weak strength of evidence from very few clinical trials and some case…”
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Would Zika virus Infection in Pregnancy Be a Sentence of Poor Neurological Prognosis for Exposed Children? Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in a Cohort from Brazilian Amazon
Published in Viruses (28-11-2022)“…Infections with Flavivirus in pregnant women are not associated with vertical transmission. However, in 2015, severe cases of congenital infection were…”
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Hematological Profile of Pregnant Women with Suspected Zika Virus Infection Followed Up at a Referral Service in Manaus, Brazil
Published in Viruses (20-04-2021)“…The purpose of this paper is to describe the hematological profile of pregnant women with suspected Zika virus (ZIKV) infection followed up at a reference…”
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pfcrt Polymorphism and the Spread of Chloroquine Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Populations across the Amazon Basin
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (15-07-2004)“…The widespread occurrence of drug-resistant malaria parasites in South America presents a formidable obstacle to disease control in this region. To…”
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In Vivo and In Vitro Antimalarial Activity of 4-Nerolidylcatechol
Published in Phytotherapy research (01-08-2011)“…4‐Nerolidylcatechol (4‐NC) isolated from Piper peltatum L. (Piperaceae) was evaluated for in vitro antiplasmodial activity against Plasmodium falciparum…”
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Influence of age on the haemoglobin concentration of malaria-infected patients in a reference centre in the Brazilian Amazon
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (01-08-2014)“…Anaemia is amongst the major complications of malaria, a major public health problem in the Amazon Region in Latin America. We examined the haemoglobin (Hb)…”
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In vitro and in vivo antimalarial activity and cytotoxicity of extracts, fractions and a substance isolated from the Amazonian plant Tachia grandiflora (Gentianaceae)
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (01-06-2013)“…Tachia sp. are used as antimalarials in the Amazon Region and in vivo antimalarial activity of a Tachia sp. has been previously reported. Tachia grandiflora…”
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Current vector control challenges in the fight against malaria in Brazil
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2019)“…In Brazil, malaria is an important public health problem first reported in 1560. Historically, fluctuations in malaria cases in Brazil are attributed to waves…”
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Geographic structuring of the Plasmodium falciparum sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (PfSERCA) gene diversity
Published in PloS one (25-02-2010)“…Artemisinin, a thapsigargin-like sesquiterpene has been shown to inhibit the Plasmodium falciparum sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium-ATPase PfSERCA. To…”
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