Journal Information
Issue
Vol. 17. Issue 2.
Pages 123-282 (March - April 2013)
Editorial
Tuberculosis research meeting in Bahia
Eduardo Martins Netto
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:123-4
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Original articles
Expression of the marA, soxS, acrB and ramA genes related to the AcrAB/TolC efflux pump in Salmonella enterica strains with and without quinolone resistance-determining regions gyrA gene mutations
Rafaela Gomes Ferrari, Antonio Galiana, Rosa Cremades, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Marciane Magnani, Maria Cristina Bronharo Tognim, Tereza C.R.M. Oliveira, Gloria Royo
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:125-30
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Distribution of serotypes and evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility among human and bovine Streptococcus agalactiae strains isolated in Brazil between 1980 and 2006
Tatiana Castro Abreu Pinto, Natália Silva Costa, Aline Rosa Vianna Souza, Ligia Guedes da Silva, Ana Beatriz de Almeida Corrêa, Flavio Gimenis Fernandes, Ivi Cristina Menezes Oliveira, Marcos Corrêa de Mattos, ... Leslie Claude Benchetrit
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:131-6
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Multidrug resistant tuberculosis versus non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections: a CT-scan challenge
Shahram Kahkouee, Elham Esmi, Azadeh Moghadam, Mehrdad Bakhshayesh Karam, Leila Mosadegh, Solmaz Salek, Payam Tabarsi
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:137-42
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Factors influencing the early mortality in haematological malignancy patients with nosocomial Gram negative bacilli bacteraemia: a retrospective analysis of 154 cases
Gökhan Metan, Hayati Demiraslan, Leyla Gül Kaynar, Gökmen Zararsız, Emine Alp, Bülent Eser
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:143-9
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Strong correlation by ultrasonography of hepatomegaly and the presence of co-infection in HIV/HCV cirrhotic patients
Denise Cerqueira Paranaguá Vezozzo, Maria Cassia Mendes-Correa, Marlone Cunha-Silva, Mónica Viviana Alvarado-Mora, João Ítalo Dias França, José Luiz Sebba, Antonio Carlos Nicodemo, Claudia P.M.S. Oliveira, Flair José Carrilho
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:150-5
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Evaluation of reactive Epstein–Barr Virus (EBV) in Iranian patient with different subtypes of multiple sclerosis (MS)
Nourollah Ramroodi, Abbas Ali Niazi, Nima Sanadgol, Zohre Ganjali, Vida Sarabandi
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:156-63
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The clinical features and outcomes of acute liver failure associated with dengue infection in adults: a case series
Soek-Siam Tan, Mohamad Adam Bujang
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:164-9
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Identifying risk factors of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in AIDS patients receiving highly active anti-retroviral therapy
Bo He, Yuhuang Zheng, Meng Liu, Guoqiang Zhou, Xia Chen, Diallo Mamadou, Yan He, Huaying Zhou, Zi Chen
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:170-3
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Conventional serological performance in diagnosis of Chagas’ disease in southern Brazil
Anelise Bergmann Araújo, Maria Elisabeth Aires Berne
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:174-8
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Pneumonia severity index compared to CURB-65 in predicting the outcome of community acquired pneumonia among patients referred to an Iranian emergency department: a prospective survey
Mostafa Alavi-Moghaddam, Hooman Bakhshi, Bareza Rezaei, Patricia Khashayar
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:179-83
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Syphilis and HIV-1 among parturient women in Salvador, Brazil: low prevalence of syphilis and high rate of loss to follow-up in HIV-infected women
Isabella Nóbrega, Paula Dantas, Priscila Rocha, Isabela Rios, Marcos Abraão, Eduardo M. Netto, Carlos Brites
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:184-93
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Review article
Safety aspects of protease inhibitors for chronic hepatitis C: adverse events and drug-to-drug interactions
Rosângela Teixeira, Yone de Almeida Nascimento, Déborah Crespo
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:194-204
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Special articles
Research on tuberculosis: 75 years of IBIT contributions
Geraldo Leite
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:205-10
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Assessing new strategies for TB diagnosis in low- and middle-income countries
Afrânio Kritski, Paula I. Fujiwara, Maria Armanda Vieira, Antonio Ruffino Netto, Martha Maria Oliveira, Gisele Huf, S. Bertel Squire
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:211-7
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Tuberculosis in Brazil: last ten years analysis – 2001–2010
Gisele Pinto de Oliveira, Ana Wieczorek Torrens, Patrícia Bartholomay, Draurio Barreira
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:218-33
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Revisiting the Rich's formula: an update about granulomas in human tuberculosis
João Carlos Coelho Filho, Iukary Takenami, Sérgio Arruda
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:234-8
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Antônio Carlos Moreira Lemos, Eliana Dias Matos
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:239-46
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Brief communications
Evaluation of Wondfo influenza A&B fast test based on immunochromatography assay for rapid diagnosis of influenza A H1N1
Yunping Peng, Junlin Wu, Xiaoyun Liu, Jihua Wang, Wenmei Li
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:247-50
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Rabies in humans and non-human in the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon
Marcus Emanuel Barroncas Fernandes, Lanna Jamile Corrêa da Costa, Fernanda Atanaena Gonçalves de Andrade, Lucila Pereira Silva
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:251-3
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Successful use of gentamycin as an antibiotic prophylaxis regimen to reduce the rate of healthcare-associated infections after renal transplantation
Cely S. Abboud, Maria Daniela Bergamasco, Ercilia Evangelista de Sousa, Eliana de Cássia Zandonadi, Doralice Cortez
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:254-5
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Clinical and microbiological observational study on AmpC β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a hospital of Nepal
Pankaj Baral, Sanjiv Neupane, Basudha Shrestha, Kashi Ram Ghimire, Bishnu Prasad Marasini, Binod Lekhak
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:256-9
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Case reports
An unusual cause of bilateral scrotal abscess in a preterm infant: Candida albicans
Merih Cetinkaya, Gokhan Buyukkale, Muge Payasli, Sibel Ozbek, Sultan Kavuncuoglu
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:260-2
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Congenitally transmitted visceral leishmaniasis: report of two Brazilian human cases
Myrlena Regina Machado Mescouto-Borges, Érika Maués, Dorcas Lamounier Costa, Maria Cristina da Silva Pranchevicius, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:263-6
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Clinical images
Positron emission tomography/computed tomography in cases with tuberculosis mimicking lung cancer
Hasim Boyaci, Ilknur Basyigit, Serap Argun Baris
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:267-9
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Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding caused by hookworms
Fengming Yi, Meifang Huang
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:270-1
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Letters to the editor
Immunoglobulin levels, cytology and microbiologic investigations of broncho-alveolar lavage in children with cystic fibrosis
Guergana Petrova, Tanya Strateva, Nikolay Ulevinov, Penka Perenovska
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:272-3
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Clinical implications of vancomycin susceptibility testing in Staphylococcus aureus
Marcelo J. Mimica
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:274
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Characterization of the high-risk human papillomavirus infection in Jining, China
Yinfeng Jia, Huan Guo, Feifei Liu, Guangqi Zhou, Haixin Dong, Ling Bi, Jialin Jia, Hui Sun
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:275-6
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A comparative analysis between survivors and nonsurvivors patients treated with tigecycline
Daniel Curcio
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:277-8
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Study of bronchoalveolar lavage in HIV-infected children
Selma Maria de Azevedo Sias, Raquel Coronato Nunes, Livia Maria Maia Nunes Cabral, Renata Mendonça de Oliveira, Tamires dos Santos Rocha, Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:279-80
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Co-infection cases of human common respiratory viruses in Beijing, 2010–2012
Shu-Juan Cui, Wei-Xian Shi, Fang Huang, Xing-Huo Pang, Ying Deng
Braz J Infect Dis. 2013;17:281-2
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