Article Type – Page 56 – Brazilian Journal of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Lymphoepithelial cyst on the tongue: case report at unusual location

Cisto linfoepitelial em língua: relato de caso em localização incomum Rafaella B. Leite; Mara Luana B. Severo; Patrícia T. Oliveira; Ana Miryan C. Medeiros; Carlos Augusto G. Barboza; Ericka Janine D. SilveiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(4):273-275DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170043 Rafaella B. Leite; Mara Luana B. Severo; Patrícia T. Oliveira; Ana Miryan C. Medeiros; Carlos Augusto G. […]

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Underreporting of scientific knowledge: a theme for reflection

Waste in laboratory medicine

Article Type, Editorial, Issue, vol 53 issue 4 / wadmin

Wilson Shcolnik; Adagmar AndrioloJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(4):226DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170034 For some years now, spending on health care and pensions has been one of the major economic concerns in most countries. Public and private resources employed in health care range from 6% to 12% of the gross domestic product (GDP), with some exceptions, such as

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Hereditary hemochromatosis: study of laboratory alterations related to polymorphism

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory medicine, vol 53 issue 4 / wadmin

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 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is an inherited condition associated with excessive iron storage. Its strong presence is underestimated because patients are asymptomatic. In the city of Caxias do Sul (RS), due to the higher frequency of

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

Pathology / wadmin

Perfuração de piometra apresentando-se como abdômen agudo obstrutivo e peritonite: relato de caso Paulo Melo; Luis Jesuino Andrade; Fernando Elias Cruz; Emannuel ConradoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(4):270-272DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170042 Paulo Melo; Luis Jesuino Andrade; Fernando Elias Cruz; Emannuel Conrado Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), Bahia, Brazil Corresponding author Paulo Roberto Santana de MeloRua Artur

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

Repetition of biochemistry tests in a laboratory of public hospital in southwest of Bahia, Brazil, and associated cost

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory medicine, vol 53 issue 4 / wadmin

Márlon S. P. Rodrigues; Claudio L. Souza; Márcio V. OliveiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(4):233-239DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170036 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Test repetitions are an age-old practice common to clinical laboratories used primarily for confirmation of results. However, knowing the history of patients, the repetitions become avoidable. They impair the time to release results, increase input consumption, and cost

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Hereditary hemochromatosis: study of laboratory alterations related to polymorphism

Laboratory medicine / wadmin

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

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory medicine, vol 53 issue 4 / wadmin

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

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory medicine, vol 53 issue 4 / wadmin

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

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory medicine, vol 53 issue 4 / wadmin

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

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory medicine, vol 53 issue 4 / wadmin

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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