| cryptosporidium sp. in children suffering from acute diarrhea at uberlândia city, state of minas gerais, brazil. | this study's objective was to search for cryptosporidium sp. in diarrheic feces from children aged zero to 12 years and cared for at medical units within universidade federal de uberlândia or at a private practice in uberlândia, state of minas gerais, brazil, from september 1992 to august 1993. three fecal samples preserved in 10% formalin, were collected from 94 children. oocyst concentration was performed through ritchie's (modified) method and staining of fecal smears for each sample (total o ... | 1996 | 9137740 |
| parasitological and immunological diagnoses of strongyloidiasis in immunocompromised and non-immunocompromised children at uberlândia, state of minas gerais, brazil. | parasitological and immunological diagnoses were part of a study conducted among 151 children, 83 immunocompromised (ic) and 68 non-immunocompromised (non-ic) aged from zero to 12, seen at the university hospital, universidade federal de uberlândia, state of minas gerais, brazil, from february, 1996, to june, 1998. three fecal samples from each child were analyzed for the parasitological diagnosis by baermann-moraes and lutz methods. the immunological diagnosis to detect igg and igm antibodies w ... | 2000 | 10742728 |
| high prevalence of giardiasis and stronglyloidiasis among hiv-infected patients in bahia, brazil. | diarrhea due to intestinal microbial infections is a frequent manifestation among hiv-infected patients. it has been postulated that hiv-infected patients may have special types of intestinal infections, and that immune activation from such parasites may affect the progression of hiv disease. to evaluate these associations, the frequency of infections was examined in hiv-infected patients in bahia, brazil. to determine the potential impact of the presence of intestinal parasitic infections on hi ... | 2001 | 12010598 |
| specific iga and igg antibodies in paired serum and breast milk samples in human strongyloidiasis. | strongyloidiasis, caused by the nematode strongyloides stercoralis, is one of the major worldwide parasitic infections in humans. breastfeeding may offer a potential protection against this infection. feces, serum and milk samples were obtained from 90 lactating women from clinical hospital of universidade federal de uberlândia, brazil. the fecal samples were collected for parasitological diagnosis and the serum and milk samples were examined for specific s. stercoralis iga and igg antibodies us ... | 2009 | 19007741 |
| efficacy of parasitological methods for the diagnosis of strongyloides stercoralis and hookworm in faecal specimens. | to compare the efficacy of stool examination for the detection of strongyloides stercoralis and hookworm, a total of 634 stool samples from the routine laboratory service of the pharmacia faculty, federal university of bahia, brazil, were examined by agar plate culture (apc), baermann-moraes and spontaneous sedimentation. the sensitivity of agar plate culture, calculated by combining results of all 3 methods, was 95% for s. stercoralis and 77.6% for hookwoorm. moreover, apc had superior accuracy ... | 2011 | 21896267 |