Search Results - "Medeiros, Zulma Maria de"
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Comparison of serum cytokine levels in symptomatic and asymptomatic HIV-Leishmania coinfected individuals from a Brazilian visceral leishmaniasis endemic area
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (17-06-2022)“…Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) remains an important infectious disease worldwide. VL-HIV coinfected individuals can present with atypical clinical…”
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Asymptomatic Leishmania infection in HIV-positive outpatients on antiretroviral therapy in Pernambuco, Brazil
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (21-01-2021)“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in HIV-positive individuals is a global health problem. HIV-Leishmania coinfection worsens prognosis and mortality risk, and…”
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Human visceral leishmaniasis and polymorphisms in interleukin-coding genes: a systematic review
Published in The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases (2024)“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected disease that is typical of tropical and subtropical parts of the world and is caused by the trypanosomatid complex…”
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Prevalence of trachoma in Pernambuco State, Brazil (2014-2015)
Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (01-01-2021)“…To estimate the prevalence of cases of trachoma in the population at social risk aged 1-9 years in Pernambuco State and its mesoregions. This was a…”
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Urine as a promising sample for Leishmania DNA extraction in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis – a review
Published in The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases (01-03-2019)“…Visceral leishmaniasis is a serious and debilitating infection with high fatality rate in tropical and subtropical countries. As clinical symptoms of visceral…”
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Spatial analysis of epidemiological and quality indicators of health services for leprosy in hyperendemic areas in Northeastern Brazil
Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (01-01-2020)“…Leprosy is a public health problem due to the physical disabilities and deformities it causes. This study aimed to describe new leprosy cases using an…”
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Characterization of Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi in visceral leishmaniasis associated with hiv co-infection in Northeastern Brazil
Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (24-08-2017)“…Visceral leishmaniasis, associated with HIV/AIDS coinfection, is becoming a more aggressive disease, complicating an accurate prognosis. A 21-year-old…”
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Case study of a patient with HIV-AIDS and visceral leishmaniasis co-infection in multiple episodes
Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (01-11-2013)“…Report of a 45-year-old male farmer, a resident in the forest zone of Pernambuco, who was diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 1999 and treated…”
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Systematic Review of Survival Analysis in Leprosy Studies-Including the Following Outcomes: Relapse, Impairment of Nerve Function, Reactions and Physical Disability
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (26-09-2022)“…Leprosy is a public health problem in South American, African and Oceanian countries. National programs need to be evaluated, and the survival analysis model…”
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Spatial analysis of the natural infection index for Triatomines and the risk of Chagas disease transmission in Northeastern Brazil
Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (01-01-2023)“…This study aimed to analyze the spatial pattern of natural infection index (NII) for triatomines and the risk of Chagas disease transmission in an endemic area…”
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SLC11A1 (rs3731865) polymorphism and susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-coinfected patients from Northeastern Brazil
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-02-2020)“…Following the emergence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the number of visceral leishmaniasis-HIV (VL-HIV)…”
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Mapping the morbidity and mortality of Chagas disease in an endemic area in Brazil
Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (01-01-2022)“…Chagas disease is among the 21 neglected diseases according to the World Health Organization. This study aimed to investigate the morbidity and mortality…”
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Evaluation of chemokines MIG and IP-10 as immunological biomarkers of human visceral leishmaniasis: A systematic review
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (01-09-2024)“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease that is potentially fatal when untreated. Current diagnostic methods have limitations that…”
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Evaluation of proinflammatory chemokines in HIV patients with asymptomatic 'Leishmania Infantum' infection
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (01-11-2023)“…Asymptomatic 'Leishmania infantum', when associated with HIV, can become severe and potentially fatal. In this co-infection, the worst prognosis May be…”
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Household Survey of Trachoma among Children Living in Pernambuco, Brazil
Published in Pathogens (Basel) (25-11-2019)“…This study analyzed the association between individual and household factors and the incidence of trachoma among a population aged between 1 and 9 years in the…”
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Application of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay for Detection of Leishmania infantum Strain from Brazil
Published in Iranian journal of parasitology (01-01-2020)“…The article's abstract is no available…”
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Fatores associados ao aumento da vulnerabilidade de participantes de pesquisa
Published in Revista bioética (01-08-2017)“…Resumo Trata-se de estudo de corte transversal cujo objetivo foi avaliar a prevalência de fatores associados ao aumento da vulnerabilidade de participantes de…”
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Case Report: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Case Series with Intralesional Treatment in Northeast Brazil
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (04-09-2024)“…In 2022, the Pan American Health Organization recommended the intralesional application (IL) of pentavalent antimonials in adult patients with localized…”
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Evaluation of Proinflammatory Chemokines in HIV Patients with Asymptomatic ILeishmania Infantum/I Infection
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (01-11-2023)“…Asymptomatic Leishmania infantum, when associated with HIV, can become severe and potentially fatal. In this co-infection, the worst prognosis may be…”
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Spatial analysis of reported new cases and local risk of leprosy in hyper‐endemic situation in Northeastern Brazil
Published in Tropical medicine & international health (01-07-2018)“…Objective To analyse the spatial distribution of the incidence of leprosy and identify areas at risk for occurrences of hyper‐endemic disease in Northeastern…”
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