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Autopsy findings A) acute pneumonia with bacterial colonies; B) bacterial colony in the lung (highest increase) with suspicious histiocytic aggregates; C) suspected histiocytic aggregates in hepatic parenchyma; D) suspicious histiocytic aggregates in the gallbladder wall.

Multisystemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis: case report

Article Type, Issue, Pathology, Vol 52, Issue 6 / wadmin

Larissa A. Paiva; Daniela M. Takano; Valeska A. S. Queiroz; Laís S. PríncipeJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(6):426-428DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160066 ABSTRACT Langerhans cell histiocytosis is the designated name for a spectrum of rare diseases that affects children from one- to three-years-old, which name refers to the proliferation of cells morphologically and immunophenotypically similar to the specialized […]

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Underreporting of scientific knowledge: a theme for reflection

Multisystemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis: case report

Pathology / wadmin

Histiocitose de células de Langerhans – forma multissistêmica: relato de caso Larissa A. Paiva1; Daniela M. Takano1; Valeska A. S. Queiroz2; Laís S. Príncipe3 1. Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Pernambuco, Brazil2. Serviço de Verificação de Óbitos de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil3. Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo, Brazil DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160066

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Frequency of classes I and II HLA alleles in deceased donors of solid organs in Espírito Santo, Brazil

Laboratory Medicine / wadmin

Frequência alélica HLA de classes I e II em doadores falecidos de órgãos sólidos no Espírito Santo, Brasil Fabiana Regina Barbosa1; Karla O. Freitas1; Rafaela C. Silva1; Sarah P. C. Pires1; Rodrigo Pratte-Santos1, 2 1. Faculdade PIO XII, Espírito Santo, Brazil2. Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Espírito Santo, Brazil Corresponding author Rodrigo Pratte-SantosAvenida Afonso

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

Bacterial resistance in enterobacteria

Article Type, Editorial, Issue, Vol 52, Issue 5 / cadmin

Cecilia Godoy CarvalhãesJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):282-283DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160048 ABSTRACT The increase on antimicrobial resistance rates worldwide is a fact that has received great emphasis, not only in the scientific community, but also within the governmental, economic and social scope. In 2013, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, bacterial resistance was described as one

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Bacterial resistance in enterobacteria

Editorial / cadmin

Cecilia Godoy Carvalhães Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160048 The increase on antimicrobial resistance rates worldwide is a fact that has received great emphasis, not only in the scientific community, but also within the governmental, economic and social scope. In 2013, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, bacterial resistance

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Detection of antimicrobial resistance genes in beta-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae by patient surveillance cultures at an intensive care unit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Laboratory Medicine / cadmin

Detecção de genes de resistência a antimicrobianos em Klebsiella pneumoniae produtoras de betalactamases e carbapenemases por culturas de vigilância de pacientes em uma unidade de terapia intensiva no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Claudia Flores1; Célia Maria C. P. A. Romão1; Kayo Bianco1; Catia Chaia de Miranda1; Angela Breves1; Ana Paula S. Souza2; Rosana Maria R. Santos2; Bianca

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Antibiotic resistance genes detected in ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae ESBL: extended-spectrum beta-lactamases.

Detection of antimicrobial resistance genes in beta-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae by patient surveillance cultures at an intensive care unit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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

Claudia Flores; Célia Maria C. P. A. Romão; Kayo Bianco; Catia Chaia de Miranda; Angela Breves; Ana Paula S. Souza; Rosana Maria R. Santos; Bianca O. Fonseca; Ivano de Filippis; Maysa M. ClementinoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):284-292DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160049 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The increasing incidence of multi-resistant microorganisms has been considered a public health problem. One of

Prevalence of microorganisms isolated from PU exudate among internal medicine inpatients, Petrolina (PE) PU: pressure ulcer.

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

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

Gleise G. Soares; Joice F. Costa; Flávia B. S. Melo; Rachel Mola; Tereza Cristina L. BalbinoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):293-298DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160045 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The Enterobacter genus is formed by lactose-fermenting bacteria. These microorganisms cause a wide range of hospital infections such as pneumonia, urinary tract infections and wounds; and they are associated with the colonization of medical

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

Laboratory Medicine / cadmin

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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