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CrAg screening strategy reduces definitive sequelae in people living with HIV

Discover Viruses
Background Screenning cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) of people living with HIV (PLHIV) reduces the morbidity and development of cryptococcal meningitis, but recent publications shows that it does not reduce mortality when comparable with a negative CrAg ...
Marcela de Faria Ferreira, Fabio Brito-Santos, Marcos de Abreu Almeida, Luciana Trilles, Marcia dos Santos Lazera   +4 more
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Age-Standardized Mortality Rates Related to Cirrhosis in Brazil from 2000 to 2012: A Nationwide Analysis

Annals of Hepatology, 2017
Background Cirrhosis remains the most frequent liver-related cause of death worldwide and we aimed to evaluate its burden in Brazil from 2000 to 2012.Material and methods The Brazilian National Death Registry was analyzed from 2000 to 2012.
Hugo Perazzo, Antonio G. Pacheco, Raquel De Boni, Paula M. Luz, Juliana Fittipaldi, Sandra W. Cardoso, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Valdiléa G. Veloso   +7 more
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Synthesis of Naphthoquinones by Pd‐Catalyzed Heck–Matsuda Arylation of Lapachol

European Journal of Organic Chemistry, EarlyView.
Direct Heck–Matsuda arylation of lapachol enables the efficient synthesis of diverse naphthoquinones under homogeneous and heterogeneous palladium catalysis. The methodology features broad substrate scope, gram‐scale applicability, and provides a practical platform for quinone diversification.
Breno U. de Abreu, Renata G. Almeida, Ana L. C. Silveira, Leonardo A. Matos, Willian X. C. Oliveira, Maria H. Araujo, Victor F. S. Ramos, Rubem F. S. Menna‐Barreto, Chandrakant B. Nichinde, Felipe Fantuzzi, Edmond Gravel, Eric Doris, Eufrânio N. da Silva Júnior, Guilherme A. M. Jardim   +13 more
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Physical activity levels during COVID-19 pandemic and its associated factors in patients with Chagas disease

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundA better understanding of the consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on lifestyle of patients with Chagas disease (ChD) is of paramount importance to facilitate the implementation of intervention strategies tailored to
Isis Gabrielli Gomes Xavier, Patrícia Mello Andrade, Rodrigo de Lima Vitor, Tayná Cruz Barros, Luciana Fernandes Portela, Marcelo Teixeira de Holanda, Luiz Henrique Conde Sangenis, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio da Silva, Flavia Mazzoli-Rocha, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Andréa Rodrigues da Costa, Marcel de Souza Borges Quintana, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Itauá Leston Araujo, Angela Cristina Verissimo Junqueira, Roberta Olmo Pinheiro, Ingebourg Georg, Vitor Barreto Paravidino, Vitor Barreto Paravidino, Tatiana Rehder Gonçalves, Roberto Magalhães Saraiva, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano   +22 more
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Pupillometry in Chagas disease

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, 2018
We investigated parasympathetic innervation abnormalities of the iris sphincter and ciliary muscles in chronic Chagas disease by measuring pupillary diameter and intraocular pressure.A group of 80 patients with Chagas disease was compared with 76 healthy individuals without chagasic infection.
Vargas, Diva, Castro, Cleudson
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Phytochemistry, Chemotypic Diversity and Antimicrobial Potential of Essential Oils From Native Aromatic Plants of the Americas: A Systematic Review

Flavour and Fragrance Journal, EarlyView.
This review bridges ancestral indigenous knowledge with modern pharmacology, summarizing the phytochemistry and antimicrobial properties of essential oils from seven native American species. It highlights their significant activity against bacterial, fungal and parasitic pathogens, emphasizing their potential as sustainable therapeutic and agricultural
Arley Rey Páez, Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira, João Paulo Viana Leite   +2 more
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Mortality among blood donors seropositive and seronegative for Chagas disease (1996-2000) in São Paulo, Brazil: A death certificate linkage study.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
BackgroundIndividuals in the indeterminate phase of Chagas disease are considered to have mortality rates similar to those of the overall population.
Ligia Capuani, Ana Luiza Bierrenbach, Airlane Pereira Alencar, Alfredo Mendrone, João Eduardo Ferreira, Brian Custer, Antonio Luiz P Ribeiro, Ester Cerdeira Sabino   +7 more
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Safety Assessment and Hypoglycemic Effect of Moringa oleifera Lam. Seed Lectin (WSMoL) in Alloxan‐Induced Diabetic Mice

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Moringa oleifera Lam. seeds contain WSMoL, a lectin previously studied for toxicity and pharmacological effects. In this study, we investigated WSMoL (10, 25, or 50 mg/kg i.p.) for acute and 14‐day repeated‐dose toxicity, as well as genotoxicity, in Swiss mice.
Alícia Natalie Silva dos Santos, Matheus Cavalcanti de Barros, Cleidiane Silva Vieira de Souza, Ryan Cristian da Silva, Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coelho, Maria Tereza dos Santos Correia, Fernanda das Chagas Ângelo Mendes Tenório, Alisson Macário de Oliveira, Thiago Henrique Napoleão, Robson Raion de Vasconcelos Alves, Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva   +10 more
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Chagas disease surgery [PDF]

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1999
The dilatations that occur in the body are classified according to different systems: (1) biliary: mega-gallbladder, mega-common bile duct; (2) cardiovascular: cardiomegaly; (3) urinary: megapelvis, megaureter, megabladder; (4) respiratory: bronchiectasis, megabronchus; (5) megapharynx (?); (6) megaesophagus; (7) megastomach; (8) achalasia of the ...
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Troponin in Chagas disease [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003
Chagas disease is still a major tropical diseasein Latin America, affecting 16 to 18 million people.About 6 million people are infected with thecausative organism, Trypanosoma cruzi , in Brazil[1]. However, it often remains for decades in itsindeterminate form, symptomless, with tissue injuryin about 30% of the cases, which eventually willevolve to ...
Aras, Roque, Bastos, Claudilson, Mota, Gildo, Sodré, Fábio, Moreira, Agnaluce, Tavares, Armando, Lima, José Carlos   +6 more
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