O lugar da medicina tropical nas dissertações da escola médica portuense (1875-1923) [PDF]
Desde 1827 a Escola Médico-Cirúrgica do Porto publicou centenas de teses inaugurais dedicadas a uma grande variedade de temas de natureza médica. Tendo em atenção a predominância da escola de Lisboa na elaboração de um conhecimento científico próprio na ...
Costa, Rui Manuel Pinto+1 more
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Human myiasis in Ecuador. [PDF]
We review epidemiological and clinical data on human myiasis from Ecuador, based on data from the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) and a review of the available literature for clinical cases.
Calvopina, M+5 more
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Paracoccidioidomycosis disease (Lutz-Splendore-Almeida): etiology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a polymorphic systemic granulomatous mycosis determined by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and P. lutzii and constitutes one of the 10 leading causes of morbidity and mortality by the parasitic diseases endemic in Brazil ...
A. Goes+6 more
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Chronic adult T-cell Leukemia in a young male after blood transfusion as a newborn [PDF]
Human T-cell Lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiological agent of Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma (ATLL) and HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HTM/TSP).
Altube, Alejandra+10 more
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Antigenic and Genetic Characterization of Twenty-six Strains of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Subgroup A) Isolated During Three Consecutive Outbreaks in Havana City, Cuba [PDF]
Twenty-six human respiratory syncytial virus strains (subgroup A) isolated from three outbreaks in Havana City during the period 1994/95, 1995/96 and 1996/97 were analyzed to determine their antigenic and genetic relationships. Analyses were performed by
Angel Valdivia+10 more
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Pedrozo et al. concluiram que “a pontuacao no sistema recomendado pelo MS foi significativamente maior no grupo com TB e no grupo com TB/HIV que nos outros dois grupos.
V. Wiwanitkit, Medicina Tropical
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International meeting: New diagnostic tests are urgently needed to treat patients with Chagas disease. [PDF]
Trypanosoma cruzi infection is often not detected early on or actively diagnosed, partly because most infected individuals are either asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic.
Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines
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HIV screening among newly diagnosed TB patients : a cross sectional study in Lima, Peru [PDF]
Background: Since 2006, the Peruvian National TB program (NTP) recommends voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for all tuberculosis (TB) patients.
Gotuzzo, Eduardo+6 more
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Hepatitis D virus infection in the Western Brazilian Amazon - far from a vanishing disease
INTRODUCTION: A decline in hepatitis D virus (HDV) occurrence was described in Europe and Asia. We estimated HDV prevalence in the Brazilian Amazon following hepatitis B vaccination.
Wornei Silva Miranda Braga+8 more
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Frequency of the Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and is endemic in much of Latin America. With increased globalisation and immigration, it is a risk in any country, partly through congenital transmission. The frequency of congenital
Buekens, Pierre+4 more
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