Search Results - "Jerônimo, Selma"
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Multibacillary leprosy by population groups in Brazil: Lessons from an observational study
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (13-02-2017)“…Leprosy remains an important public health problem in Brazil where 28,761 new cases were diagnosed in 2015, the second highest number of new cases detected…”
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Factors Associated with Schistosoma mansoni Infestation in Northeast Brazil: A Need to Revisit Individual and Community Risk Factors
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (16-02-2021)“…In Brazil, schistosomiasis continues to be an important health issue. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with Schistosoma mansoni…”
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Improved Performance of ELISA and Immunochromatographic Tests Using a New Chimeric A2-Based Protein for Human Visceral Leishmaniasis Diagnosis
Published in Journal of immunology research (2021)“…Human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a major public health problem worldwide, leading to significant mortality rates if not properly treated and controlled…”
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Changing epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in northeastern Brazil: a 25-year follow-up of an urban outbreak
Published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (01-10-2017)“…Abstract Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) continues to be a deadly parasitic disease in Brazil but the epidemiology has changed. The objective of this…”
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Microbial Translocation Induces an Intense Proinflammatory Response in Patients With Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Type 1 Coinfection
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (01-07-2013)“…Background. Leishmania infection is a cofactor in the heightened cellular activation observed in patients with American visceral leishmaniasis and human…”
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Association of Nutritional Status with the Response to Infection with Leishmania chagasi
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-10-2008)“…Outcomes of infection with Leishmania chagasi range from self-resolving infection to visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Risk factors determining development of…”
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Canine visceral leishmaniasis in urban and rural areas of Northeast Brazil
Published in Research in veterinary science (01-04-2009)“…The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical and laboratory profiles of canine leishmaniasis in two distinct areas. Dogs from urban and rural areas…”
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multicentric evaluation of the recombinant Leishmania infantum antigen-based immunochromatographic assay for the serodiagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis
Published in Parasites & vectors (31-03-2014)“…BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a serious public health challenge in Brazil and dogs are considered to be the main urban reservoir of the causative…”
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Risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in an urban community in Northeast Brazil and the relationship between the infection and gastric diseases
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-03-2018)“…Helicobacter pylori, a water contaminant, is the primary pathogenic agent associated with gastric diseases in humans. Exposure to H. pylori is more likely…”
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Family history of hypertension as an important risk factor for the development of severe preeclampsia
Published in Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (01-05-2010)“…To determine the risk of preeclampsia in a population with respect to maternal and sister histories of chronic hypertension, preeclampsia and eclampsia. A…”
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Changing demographics of visceral leishmaniasis in northeast Brazil: Lessons for the future
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (06-03-2018)“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum became a disease of urban areas in Brazil in the last 30 years and there has been an increase in…”
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Comparison of methods to account for relatedness in genome-wide association studies with family-based data
Published in PLoS genetics (01-07-2014)“…Approaches based on linear mixed models (LMMs) have recently gained popularity for modelling population substructure and relatedness in genome-wide association…”
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Nodular secondary syphilis simulating lepromatous leprosy
Published in Leprosy review (01-12-2012)“…There are diverse skin manifestations of both leprosy and syphilis. These diseases can appear similar to many other dermatologic conditions as well as to…”
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Serial Quantitative PCR Assay for Detection, Species Discrimination, and Quantification of Leishmania spp. in Human Samples
Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology (01-11-2011)“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Identifying Leprosy and Those at Risk of Developing Leprosy by Detection of Antibodies against LID-1 and LID-NDO
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (22-09-2016)“…Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae infection and remains a major public health problem in many areas of the world. Challenges to its timely diagnosis…”
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Hierarchical spatiotemporal modeling of human visceral leishmaniasis in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-04-2023)“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease that is globally distributed and has the potential to cause very serious illness. Prior literature…”
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Genome-wide association studies of COVID-19: Connecting the dots
Published in Infection, genetics and evolution (01-12-2022)“…Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) are a research approach used to identify genetic variants associated with common diseases, like COVID-19. The lead…”
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Reactive nitrogen species scavenging, rather than nitric oxide inhibition, protects from articular cartilage damage in rat zymosan‐induced arthritis
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-01-2004)“…The contribution of nitric oxide (NO) and peroxynitrite (PN) to inflammation in a zymosan‐induced (1 mg, intra‐articular, i.art.) rat model of arthritis was…”
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