2019
Prevalence of Infection of Biomphalaria glabrata by Schistosoma mansoni and the risk of urban Schistosomiasis mansoni in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Zanardi V, Barbosa L, Simões F, Thiengo S, Blanton R, Ribeiro Junior G, Silva L, Reis M. Prevalence of Infection of Biomphalaria glabrata by Schistosoma mansoni and the risk of urban Schistosomiasis mansoni in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2019, 52: e20190171. PMID: 31508782, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0171-2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMansoni infectionS. mansoniSubunit-specific primersSchistosoma mansoni infectionS. mansoni infectionB. glabrataS. mansoni prevalenceCercarial sheddingReal-time polymerase chain reactionPublic health planningTime polymerase chain reactionPrevalence of infectionS. mansoni DNABiomphalaria glabrataSchistosomiasis mansoniPolymerase chain reactionHigh prevalenceHealth planningSchistosoma mansoniInfectionPrevalenceIncidence of schistosomiasisMansoniSchistosomiasis transmissionChain reaction
2017
A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico
PANTI-MAY J, DE ANDRADE R, GURUBEL-GONZÁLEZ Y, PALOMO-ARJONA E, SODÁ-TAMAYO L, MEZA-SULÚ J, RAMÍREZ-SIERRA M, DUMONTEIL E, VIDAL-MARTÍNEZ V, MACHAÍN-WILLIAMS C, DE OLIVEIRA D, REIS M, TORRES-CASTRO M, ROBLES M, HERNÁNDEZ-BETANCOURT S, COSTA F. A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico. Epidemiology And Infection 2017, 145: 2287-2295. PMID: 28689507, PMCID: PMC6231242, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268817001352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH. diminutaZoonotic pathogensPolymerase chain reactionRatsMiceTropical diseasesCruzi DNALeptospira interrogansChain reactionL. interrogansT. cruziFurther studiesHymenolepis diminutaPublic healthReservoir hostsTrypanosoma cruziSedimentation techniqueInterrogansPathogensHouse miceCruziDiminutaImportant reservoirEpidemiologyPrevalence
2016
Leptospira in breast tissue and milk of urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus)
DE OLIVEIRA D, FIGUEIRA CP, ZHAN L, PERTILE AC, PEDRA GG, GUSMÃO IM, WUNDER EA, RODRIGUES G, RAMOS EA, KO AI, CHILDS JE, REIS MG, COSTA F. Leptospira in breast tissue and milk of urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus). Epidemiology And Infection 2016, 144: 2420-2429. PMID: 27019024, PMCID: PMC5437553, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268816000637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymerase chain reactionBreast tissuePresence of leptospiresNorway ratsMajor public health concernMilk-borne transmissionMajor pathological changesReal-time polymerase chain reactionPublic health concernQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionPathogenic Leptospira sppBreast tissue samplesChronic carriagePathological changesLactating ratsRatsHealth concernImmunofluorescence assaysLeptospira sppGenus LeptospiraTissue samplesUrban slumsChain reactionLeptospiresLeptospira
2008
Distribution of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in seropositive patients in the state of Alagoas, Brazil
Gonzaga R, Rodart I, Reis M, Neto C, Silva D. Distribution of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in seropositive patients in the state of Alagoas, Brazil. Brazilian Journal Of Microbiology 2008, 39: 644-647. PMID: 24031281, PMCID: PMC3768450, DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822008000400008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-HCV seropositive patientsHepatitis C virus genotypesC virus genotypesSeropositive patientsGenotype 1Genotype 2Nested-reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionVirus genotypesDetectable HCV RNATranscription-polymerase chain reactionRestriction fragment length polymorphismGenotype-specific primersHCV RNAGenotype 3Subtype 1bSubtype 1aPatientsSerum samplesChain reactionSignificant differencesFragment length polymorphismState of AlagoasLength polymorphismCoinfectionPrevalenceMethylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms in myeloid leukemia patients from Northeastern Brazil
Barbosa C, Souza C, de Moura Neto J, da Glória Bomfim Arruda M, Barreto J, Reis M, Goncalves M. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms in myeloid leukemia patients from Northeastern Brazil. Genetics And Molecular Biology 2008, 31: 29-32. DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572008000100005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic myeloid leukemiaC677TAML-M3Development of CMLAcute lymphoid leukemiaMyeloid leukemia patientsMethylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphismsRestriction fragment length polymorphism methodFragment length polymorphism methodMTHFR C677TLength polymorphism methodSubtype M3Polymerase chain reactionHealthy controlsLeukemia patientsMyeloid leukemiaLymphoid leukemiaMTHFR polymorphismsMutant allele frequencyPolymorphism methodChain reactionPolymorphism frequenciesPatientsA1298CLeukemia
2000
Hepatitis C virus genotypes in a northeastern area of Brazil.
Silva L, Paraná R, Souza S, Berby F, Kay A, Trepó C, Santana N, Cotrim H, Lyra L, Reis M. Hepatitis C virus genotypes in a northeastern area of Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2000, 62: 257-60. PMID: 10813481, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionC virusGenotyping of HCVTranscription-polymerase chain reactionSeropositive serum samplesGenotype-specific primersWarrants further investigationGenotype 3Subtype 1aAlanine aminotransferaseGenotype distributionAspartate aminotransferaseSerum samplesMixed genotypesChain reactionViral RNACity of SalvadorFurther investigationAminotransferaseVirusBrazilian samplePatientsHigh frequencyGenotypes