| clinical conditions associated with intestinal strongyloidiasis in rio de janeiro, brazil. | strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth that produces an infection that can persist for decades. the relationships between certain clinical conditions and strongyloidiasis remains controversial. this study aims to identify the clinical conditions associated with intestinal strongyloidiasis at a reference center for infectious diseases in rio de janeiro, brazil. | 2015 | 26108011 |
| molecular paleoparasitological hybridization approach as effective tool for diagnosing human intestinal parasites from scarce archaeological remains. | paleoparasitology is the science that uses parasitological techniques for diagnosing parasitic diseases in the past. advances in molecular biology brought new insights into this field allowing the study of archaeological material. however, due to technical limitations a proper diagnosis and confirmation of the presence of parasites is not always possible, especially in scarce and degraded archaeological remains. in this study, we developed a molecular paleoparasitological hybridization (mph) app ... | 2014 | 25162694 |
| geospatial distribution of intestinal parasitic infections in rio de janeiro (brazil) and its association with social determinants. | intestinal parasitic infections remain among the most common infectious diseases worldwide. this study aimed to estimate their prevalence and provide a detailed analysis of geographical distribution of intestinal parasites in the metropolitan region of rio de janeiro, considering demographic, socio-economic, and epidemiological contextual factors. | 2017 | 28273080 |
| enteric parasites and hiv infection: occurrence in aids patients in rio de janeiro, brazil. | the occurrence of intestinal parasites, its relation with the transmission mechanism of hiv, and the clinical state of the aids patients, were analyzed in 99 group iv patients (cdc, 1986), treated at "hospital universitário pedro ernesto" (hupe), between 1986 and 1988. the group consisted of 79 (79.8%) patients whose hiv transmission mechanism took place through sexual contact and of 16 (20.2%) who were infected through blood. feces samples from each patient were examined by four distincts metho ... | 1989 | 2487448 |