| malassezia spp. in acoustic meatus of bats (molossus molossus) of the amazon region, brazil. | the yeasts of the malassezia genus are opportunistic microorganisms and can cause human and animal infections. they are commonly isolated from the skin and auricular canal of mammalians, mainly dogs and cats. the present study was aimed to isolate malassezia spp. from the acoustic meatus of bats (molossus molossus) in the montenegro region, "rondônia", brazil. from a total of 30 bats studied malassezia spp. were isolated in 24 (80%) animals, the breakdown by species being as follows (one malasse ... | 2008 | 18046623 |
| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in cats and pigs from rural western amazon, brazil. | antibodies to toxoplasma gondii were assayed in sera of 63 cats and 80 pigs from 71 farms located at rondônia state, western amazon, brazil, by the modified agglutination test (mat) and the indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (ifat). antibodies (mat > or = 1: 25) were found in 55 of 63 cats (87.3%) with titers of 1:25 in 2, 1:50 in 2, 1:100 in 7, 1:200 in 1, 1:400 in 2, 1:800 in 9, 1:1,600 in 6, and 1:3,200 or higher in 26 cats. by ifat, antibodies were found in 55 cats (87.3%) with titers ... | 2006 | 16995406 |
| an autochthonous case of echinococcus vogeli rausch & bernstein, 1972 polycystic echinococcosis in the state of rondônia, brazil. | the present case report refers to a patient from the state of rondônia, north region of brazil, attended with clinical suspicion of hepatic echinococcosis. examination by imaging (ultrasonography and computerized tomography) revealed a conglomerate of cystic lesions, with mobile contents within the cyst. the serology (immunoblot) for echinococcus sp. was positive (21 and 31 kda bands). this case is the first reported in rondônia, suggesting the need to investigate the polycystic echinococcosis i ... | 2002 | 11992162 |