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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of ESKAPE pathogens from the Federal District, Brazil

Daniely M. Silva; Eulina Maria N. Menezes; Emerson V. Silva; Thaís A. C. LamounierJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(4):240-245DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170037 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The leading cause of hospital-acquired infections are the pathogens named by the acronym ESKAPE, which are the initials for the following bacterial: Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumanni, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter spp., which have high […]

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Hereditary hemochromatosis: study of laboratory alterations related to polymorphism

Hemocromatose hereditária: estudo de alterações laboratoriais relacionadas com polimorfismos Andressa C. Castilhos; Bianca T. Canci; Márcia K. Alves; Karen Olívia B. GoulartJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(4):227-232DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170035 Andressa C. Castilhos1; Bianca T. Canci2; Márcia K. Alves2; Karen Olívia B. Goulart1,2 1. Centro Universitário da Serra Gaúcha (FSG), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil2. Faculdade Nossa

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Effect of multiple freeze-thaw cycles on the stability of positive anti-treponemal serum samples

Marcia Jorge Castejon; Rosemeire Yamashiro; Camila C. Oliveira; Elaine L. Oliveira; Edilene P. R. Silveira; Carmem Aparecida F. OliveiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(4):246-251DOI; 10.5935/1676-2444.20170038 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Biological samples have long been used in multiple laboratory investigations, and this procedure has been an issue of concern, as the samples are submitted to repeated freeze-thaw cycles, which

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Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of zika fever: an update

Analúcia R. Xavier; Salim Kanaan; Ronielly P. Bozzi; Luiza V. AmaralJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(4):252-257DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170039 ABSTRACT Zika fever can be defined as an acute febrile viral illness, mainly transmitted by the mosquito of the genus Aedes. It makes a differential diagnosis from diseases caused by other flaviviruses, such as chikungunya and dengue fever.

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Evaluation of the fetal urine sample through vesicocentesis: an approach to diagnostic and therapeutic application

Andressa S. Santos; Naiane C. Bassani; Maiara A. Floriani; Paulo Renato Krahl Fell; Cristine Dietrich; Ernani B. Rosa; Jamile D. Correia; Paulo Ricardo G. Zen; Rafael Fabiano M. RosaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(4):258-260DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170040 ABSTRACT We report the case of a fetus with mega-bladder and suspected lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO). The 20-week pregnancy

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Tissue microarray: physical and chemical parameters involved in the construction of recipient blocks

Microarranjo de tecidos: parâmetros físicos e químicos envolvidos na construção dos blocos receptores Marcos P. Santos; Thaiane A. Robeldo; Edwin David Castañeda; Ana Carolina Pagliarone; Karina N. Z. Pinto; Ricardo C. BorraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(4):261-269DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170041 Marcos P. Santos; Thaiane A. Robeldo; Edwin David Castañeda; Ana Carolina Pagliarone; Karina N. Z. Pinto; Ricardo

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Effect of multiple freeze-thaw cycles on the stability of positive anti-treponemal serum samples

Efeito dos múltiplos ciclos de congelamento e descongelamento na estabilidade de amostras de soro antitreponêmico positivo Marcia Jorge Castejon; Rosemeire Yamashiro; Camila C. Oliveira; Elaine L. Oliveira; Edilene P. R. Silveira; Carmem Aparecida F. OliveiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(4):246-251DOI; 10.5935/1676-2444.20170038 Marcia Jorge Castejon; Rosemeire Yamashiro; Camila C. Oliveira; Elaine L. Oliveira; Edilene P. R.

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Evaluation of the fetal urine sample through vesicocentesis: an approach to diagnostic and therapeutic application

Avaliação da urina fetal por meio da vesicocentese: uma abordagem com aplicação diagnóstica e terapêutica Andressa S. Santos; Naiane C. Bassani; Maiara A. Floriani; Paulo Renato Krahl Fell; Cristine Dietrich; Ernani B. Rosa; Jamile D. Correia; Paulo Ricardo G. Zen; Rafael Fabiano M. RosaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(4):258-260DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170040 Andressa S. Santos1; Naiane C.

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Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of zika fever: an update

Diagnóstico clínico e laboratorial da febre pelo vírus da zika: uma atualização Analúcia R. Xavier; Salim Kanaan; Ronielly P. Bozzi; Luiza V. AmaralJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(4):252-257DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170039 Analúcia R. Xavier; Salim Kanaan; Ronielly P. Bozzi; Luiza V. Amaral Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Corresponding author Analúcia Rampazzo XavierHospital Universitário Antônio

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Perforation of pyometra presenting as obstructive acute abdomen and peritonitis: a case report

Paulo Melo; Luis Jesuino Andrade; Fernando Elias Cruz; Emannuel ConradoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(4):270-272DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170042 ABSTRACT We report a rare case of a 67-year-old postmenopausal woman presenting diffuse peritonitis secondary to spontaneous perforation of pyometra with obstructive acute abdomen. During laparotomy was performed subtotal abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. The histopathology found the presence

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