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Biofilm production and resistance profile of Enterobacter sp. strains isolated from pressure ulcers in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

Produção de biofilme e perfil de resistência de cepas de Enterobacter sp. isoladas de úlcera por pressão em Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brasil Gleise G. Soares1; Joice F. Costa1; Flávia B. S. Melo1; Rachel Mola1; Tereza Cristina L. Balbino2 1. Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Campus Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil2. Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (CPqAM/Fiocruz), Pernambuco, Brazil DOI: […]

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Sample selection – flow chart Flow chart showing the process followed by every newborn in our institution and then used in the present study to select our study population.

Hemoglobinopathy detection through an institutional neonatal screening program in Colombia

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 52, Issue 5 / cadmin

Sandra Johanna Echeverry-Coral; Claudia Carolina Colmenares-Mejía; Zuli Ximena Yepes-Molina; Oscar Martínez-Nieto; Mario A. Isaza-RugetJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):299-306DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160050 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Hemoglobinopathies are among the most common genetic disorders of hemoglobin worldwide and a public health problem. In Colombia, even though geographical areas with high incidence of this disorder have been reported, the absence of

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Hemoglobinopathy detection through an institutional neonatal screening program in Colombia

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Detecção de hemoglobinopatias por meio de um programa institucional de triagem neonatal na Colômbia Sandra Johanna Echeverry-Coral1; Claudia Carolina Colmenares-Mejía2; Zuli Ximena Yepes-Molina1; Oscar Martínez-Nieto1; Mario A. Isaza-Ruget3 1. Clínica Colsanitas S.A., Bogotá, Colombia2. Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, Colombia3. Organización Sanitas Internacional, Bogotá, Colombia Corresponding author Sandra Johanna Echeverry-CoralDirección Carrera 69 C#99, 45 Piso 2Bogotá,

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Evaluation of TP53 Gene Expression in Patients with Childhood Cancer in Northeast Santa Catarina, Brazil

Report of a case of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) with complex evolution and liver transplant

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 52, Issue 5 / cadmin

Railene Célia B. Alencar; Andréa M. Guimarães; Lacy C. Brito JuniorJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):307-311DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160051 ABSTRACT The paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare acquired disease, with thrombotic episodes and frequent pancytopenia. We report the case of a 32 year-old female PNH patient with bone marrow aplasia, which followed a complex course, diagnosed

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Report of a case of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) with complex evolution and liver transplant

Laboratory Medicine / cadmin

Relato de um caso de hemoglobinúria paroxística noturna (HPN) com evolução complexa e transplante hepático Railene Célia B. Alencar; Andréa M. Guimarães; Lacy C. Brito Junior Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Pará, Brazil DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160051 Corresponding author Lacy Cardoso de Brito JuniorUniversidade Federal do Pará; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas; Laboratório de Patologia Geral, Imunopatologia e

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Distribution of Enterococcus species (A) and evaluated production of gelatinase (B), cytolysin (C) and biofilm (D) by the samples included in the study

Expression of pathogenicity factors by Enterococcus strains isolated from inpatients with bloodstream infection in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 52, Issue 5 / cadmin

Samir de Deus E. Andrade; Amanda Maria P. Borges; Gustavo A. R. Duarte; Simone G. Santos; Luiz M. Farias; Paula P. MagalhãesJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):312-315DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160052 ABSTRACT In this investigation, we addressed the pathogenicity profile of 35 Enterococcus samples isolated from inpatients with bloodstream infections (BSI) at hospitals in Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil. The most

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Expression of pathogenicity factors by Enterococcus strains isolated from inpatients with bloodstream infection in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Laboratory Medicine / cadmin

Expressão de fatores de patogenicidade por amostras de Enterococcus isoladas de pacientes com infecção de corrente sanguínea em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil Samir de Deus E. Andrade; Amanda Maria P. Borges; Gustavo A. R. Duarte; Simone G. Santos; Luiz M. Farias; Paula P. Magalhães Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Minas Gerais, Brazil DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160052 Corresponding

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Native liver with chronic hepatitis C: ductal degeneration – cytoplasmic eosinophilia and loss of nuclear polarization (1,000×)

Histopathological study comparing native and post-transplant recurrent chronic hepatitis C with emphasis on confounders with acute cellular rejection

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 52, Issue 5 / cadmin

Isabela R. C. Fraga; Adriana Caroli-Bottino; Vera Lucia N. PannainJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):316-323DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160046 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Histological analyses of post-transplant liver biopsies may be difficult in distinguishing recurrent chronic hepatitis C (CHC) from other causes of graft dysfunction, especially acute cellular rejection (ACR).OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the histological characteristics of

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Histopathological study comparing native and post-transplant recurrent chronic hepatitis C with emphasis on confounders with acute cellular rejection

Laboratory Medicine / cadmin

Estudo histopatológico comparativo da hepatite crônica C nativa e recorrente pós-transplante com ênfase em achados semelhantes à rejeição celular aguda Isabela R. C. Fraga; Adriana Caroli-Bottino; Vera Lucia N. Pannain Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160046 Corresponding author Adriana Marques Caroli de Freitas BottinoRua Mario Barreto, 67, apto

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Protein molecular modeling of genetic markers for thyroid cancer

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 52, Issue 5 / cadmin

Luis Jesuino O. Andrade; Gabriela C. M. Oliveira; Alcina Maria V. Bittencourt; Paulo Roberto S. MeloJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):324-337DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160047 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The advances in thyroid molecular biology studies provide not only insight into thyroid diseases but accurate diagnosis of thyroid cancer.OBJECTIVE: Design a tutorial on protein molecular modeling of genetic markers for thyroid cancer.METHODS: The

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