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Congenital Chagas disease: A cohort study to assess molecular diagnostic methods at the Chagas disease national reference center of Argentina.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundTrypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite which causes Chagas disease. Mother-to-child transmission is the main route of transmission in vector-free areas.
Constanza Lopez-Albizu, Carolina Inés Cura, Juan Carlos Ramirez, Pamela Peyran, Andrés Benchetrit, Emmaría Danesi, Sergio Sosa-Estani   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatio-temporal trends in mortality due to Chagas disease in the State of Bahia, Brazil, from 2008 to 2018 [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Background: Chagas disease is a silent illness with high mortality burden in many Latin American countries, such as Brazil. Bahia has the fourth highest mortality rate in Brazil.
Cristiane Medeiros Moraes de Carvalho, Gilmar Ribeiro-Jr, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Liane Santiago Andrade, Cicílio Alves Moraes, Maria Aparecida Araújo Figueiredo   +5 more
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Immunopathology of Chagas disease [PDF]

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1999
The main clinical forms of Chagas disease (acute, indeterminate and chronic cardiac) present strong evidences for the participation of the immune system on pathogenesis. Although parasite multiplication is evident during acute infection, the intense acute myocarditis of this phase exhibits clear ultrastructural signs of cell-mediated immune damage ...
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Multielemental Analysis in Rice Grains by Total Reflection X‐Ray Fluorescence

X-Ray Spectrometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rice (Oryza sativa) is a staple food cultivated worldwide and represents a significant source of essential nutrients for humans. However, this cereal may also contain potentially toxic elements including chromium, arsenic, and lead typically present at trace concentrations (ng.g−1).
F. T. S. Tsuyama, R. G. Leitão, C. G. L. Canellas, G. C. Ferreira, J. L. Pereira, R. S. Santos, J. T. Assis, D. F. Oliveira, M. J. Anjos   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

In the Spotlight—Established Researcher

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.
Rodrigo Nunes‐da‐Fonseca
wiley   +1 more source

Calcitonin‐like diuretic hormone influences reproduction in adult female Rhodnius prolixus

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Highlights • CT/DH‐like immunoreactivity is present in female reproductive tissues • CT/DH receptor transcripts are expressed in the fat body and ovaries • RNAi knockdown of CT/DH receptors reduces egg number and hatching rate • Rhopr‐CT/DH increases RhoprVg1 and RhoprVgR expression in ovaries in vitro • Rhopr‐CT/DH stimulates oviduct contractions in a
Areej N. Al‐Dailami, Ian Orchard, Angela B. Lange   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence of internal structure validity of the nursing outcome “Mechanical Ventilation Weaning Response: Adult (0412)” for critically ill COVID‐19 patients

International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the evidence of internal structure validity of the nursing outcome (NO) “Mechanical Ventilation Weaning Response: Adult (0412)” of the NOs classification for critically ill COVID‐19 patients. Methods A methodological study focused on internal structural validation, part of a multicenter study, was carried out in the ...
Aline Batista Maurício, Viviane Martins da Silva, Agueda Maria Ruiz Zimmer Cavalcante, Larissa Giardini Bruni, Sue Ann Moorhead, Elizabeth Swanson, Karen Dunn Lopez, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Alba Lucia Bottura Leite de Barros   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chagas disease 101 [PDF]

Nature, 2010
It is 101 years since Carlos Chagas discovered the parasite responsible for the disease that now bears his name. What progress has been made since this discovery? Here Julie Clayton gives the low-down on Chagas disease.
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Early Acute Kidney Injury in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Incidence, Severity, and Associated Factors in a 634‐Recipient Cohort

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and clinically relevant complication in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) recipients, particularly during the early post‐HCT period. Although AKI has been extensively reported in long‐term follow‐up studies, data focusing on the initial hospitalization phase remain limited ...
Luiz Carlos da Costa‐Junior, Rita de Cássia Barbosa da Silva Tavares, Marina Izu, Simone Cunha Maradei, Maria Claudia Rodrigues Moreira, Marta Colares Nogueira, Décio Lerner, Fabrício Guimarães Bino, Patrícia Moriel, Teresa de Souza Fernandez, Paulo Caleb Júnior Lima Santos   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: a review of the main pathogenic mechanisms and the efficacy of aetiological treatment following the BENznidazole Evaluation for Interrupting Trypanosomiasis (BENEFIT) trial

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Chagas cardiomyopathy is the most frequent and most severe manifestation of chronic Chagas disease, and is one of the leading causes of morbidity and death in Latin America.
Anis Rassi Jr, José Antonio Marin Neto, Anis Rassi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source