Isolated cysticercosis of the breast masquerading as a breast tumour: report of a case and review of literature.
Published in Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology
Lack of association between blood-based detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA and cardiac involvement in a non-endemic area...
Published in Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology
Cases of chronic Chagas disease have been increasing in non-endemic areas due to the growth in immigration. This study examined the association between positive Trypanosoma cruzi-DNA detection in blood by PCR and presence of chagasic cardiac involvement in a cohort of immigrants in a European city. No association was found in this study between the...
Persistent febrile hepatomegaly with eosinophilia due to hepatic capillariasis in Central China.
Published in Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology
Quality of chloroquine tablets available in Africa.
Published in Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology
Malaria is the biggest killer of African children, yet it is cheaply preventable and curable with insecticides spraying, impregnated bednets and effective drugs. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of Chloroquine (CQ) tablets available in selected African countries. Twenty-six samples of antimalarial CQ tablet of 100, 150 and 250 mg were colle...
Prevalence and genotyping of Cryptosporidium isolated from HIV/AIDS patients in urban areas of Thailand.
Published in Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology
Estimating the total cost of bovine fasciolosis in Turkey.
Published in Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology
The aim of this study was to estimate the total cost of bovine fasciolosis under three different scenarios (expected, optimistic and pessimistic scenarios) in Turkey. The weighted mean prevalence of infection was calculated as 1·9% and the financial losses were estimated in US$ at 2010 current prices. The total costs of bovine fasciolosis per infec...
Prevalence and epidemiology of intestinal parasitism, as revealed by three distinct techniques in an endemic area in the...
Published in Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology
This survey aims to estimate the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, Amazonian Brazil, through three distinct techniques, correlating the prevalence rates with family income and age groups as well as assessing the household clustering of infections. Prevalence rates were assessed through Graham (n=113), Baerm...
Detection of IgM and IgG anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in renal transplant recipients using ELFA, ELISA and ISAGA methods: ...
Published in Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology
In the transplant recipient patients receive immunosuppressive therapy, the possibility of reactivation of the old infection or acquisition of infection from a donor's tissue increases. In this study, IgM and IgG anti-Toxoplasma immunoglobulins seroconversion in renal transplant recipients (RTRs) have been evaluated before and after transplantation...
Genotypic characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from humans in India.
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Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen associated with severe diseases in humans and animals. The genotypic analysis of 17 L. monocytogenes isolates recovered from humans in India during 2006-2009 using multiplex serotyping PCR allowing serovar predictions, conventional serology and by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) is presented. T...
Relapsing fever Borrelia in Ornithodoros ticks from Bolivia.
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