Search Results - "das Graças Alecrim, Maria"
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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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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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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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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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Outbreak of Chemical Meningitis Following Spinal Anesthesia Caused by Chemically Related Bupivacaine
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Outbreak of Haff disease in the Brazilian Amazon
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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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Molecular epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax in the State of Amazonas, Brazil
Published in Acta tropica (01-04-2007)“…Over the past 2 decades, the Amazon region of Brazil has experienced reemergence of Plasmodium vivax malaria, with reported occurrence of severe disease. The…”
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Response to the complete hepatitis B vaccine regimen in infants under 12 months of age: a case series
Published in The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases (01-01-2013)“…Describing rates of seroconversion and its associated factors in a series of Brazilian infants following the final dose of the vaccine at 6 months of age…”
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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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Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium vivax, Brazilian Amazon
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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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Plasmodium falciparum Chloroquine- pfcrt Resistant Haplotypes in Brazilian Endemic Areas Four Decades after CQ Withdrawn
Published in Pathogens (Basel) (17-05-2023)“…(1) Background: Malaria is a public health problem worldwide. Despite global efforts to control it, antimalarial drug resistance remains a great challenge. In…”
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Overview of artemisinin effectiveness during outset years of its implementation in the western Brazilian Amazon
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (01-01-2019)“…The elimination of malaria depends on the blocking of transmission and of an effective treatment. In Brazil, artemisinin therapy was introduced in 1991, and…”
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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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Performance of an immuno-rapid malaria Pf/Pv rapid diagnostic test for malaria diagnosis in the Western Brazilian Amazon
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2019)“…Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for detecting Plasmodium antigens have become increasingly common worldwide. We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the…”
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