OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate triatomine colonization in domestic and peridomestic ecotopes and to assess the seroprevalence of Chagas' disease in rural areas. METHODS The study was carried out in the province of General Paz, Corrientes, Argentina. Human dwellings and peridomestic ecotopes were randomly selected. Triatomines were collected using the man/hour/capture method. ...

INTRODUCTION Considering the unknown situation regarding canine visceral leishmaniasis in Garanhuns, this study had the aim of investigating occurrences of anti-Leishmania spp antibodies in domesticated and partially domesticated dogs, and the possible risk factors involved. METHODS In the first phase of the study, 256 blood samples were collected from dogs and subjected to the indirect fluor...

BACKGROUND Despite free TB services available in public health facilities, TB patients often face severe financial burden due to TB. WHO set a new global target that no TB-affected families experience catastrophic costs due to TB. To monitor the progress and strategize the optimal approach to achieve the target, there is a great need to assess baseline cost data, explore potential proxy indicat...

The blood of twelve patients with parasitologically proved visceral leishmaniasis was examined for the presence of antibodies against blood cells. The direct antiglobulin test (Coombs' test) was positive in ten. IgG and complement were found on the red cells (alone or combined), but no IgA or IgM. In the serum of two, warm antibodies were found in the bromelin test. Pseudo-agglutination was det...

OBJECTIVE To determine the usefulness of the hour-specific Bhutani et al bilirubin nomogram when applied to infants with Coombs-positive test results. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Term nursery and neonatal intensive care unit of a university-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS All infants with A+ or B+ blood type born in our center from September 1, 2006, through August 31, 2008, ...

BACKGROUND Anemia is a common, important extraintestinal complication of Crohn's disease. The main types of anemia in patients with Crohn's disease are iron deficiency anemia and anemia of chronic disease. Although patients with Crohn's disease may experience various type of anemia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) in patients with Crohn's disease, especially Coombs-negative AIHA, is very rar...

Objective: To evaluate the utility of inspiratory capacity (IC) measured by simple spirometry as an indirect measure of air trapping. Method: Functional residual capacity (FRC) and IC were determined, respectively, by a body plethysmography and by spirometry. Air trapping was defi ned by a FRC higher than 120%. Spearman’s rho between IC and FRC is determined and the receiver operating character...

objective :t o investigate the hematologic indices of mothers in non-immune hydrops fetalis pregnancies and identify the possible causative role of alpha-thalassemia among them. material and methods: from 2005 to 2007, 11386 hydrops fetalis cases in three major obstetric hospitals affiliated to tehran university of medical sciences were recorded. indirect coombs test and hematologic indices of ...