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Vol 52, Issue 5

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

Bacterial resistance in enterobacteria

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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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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 /

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

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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 /

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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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 /

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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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 /

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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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 /

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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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 /

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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NTRK1 proto-oncogene [Homo sapiens]

Protein molecular modeling of genetic markers for thyroid cancer

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

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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Relationship between first- and fifth-minute Apgar score < 6 and newborn survival

Preventable causes of death and factors associated with newborn survival at a university hospital in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

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

Mona A. Simões; Francisco Cesar Pabis; Ana Karyn E. Freitas; Patricia K. Watanabe; Rafael M. Kayano; Lúcia de NoronhaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):338-344DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160053 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The analysis of deaths occurred in the neonatal period and the association of these data to necropsy data are crucial to reduce infant mortality rate worldwide.OBJECTIVE: To analyze the preventable

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Hemorrhagic lesion, with ill-defined borders and small intestine perforation

Angiosarcoma of small intestine: case report and literature review

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

Roberto Heleno Lopes; Frederico Augustus M. Resende; João Baptista P. Fraga; Alexandre F. Oliveira; Matheus S. V. Pereira; Bruno A. R. Maciel; Raul Fernando B. LamimJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):345-348DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160054 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Angiosarcomas are rare pathologies, and their appearance in the small intestine is extremely unusual.CASE REPORT: Female patient presenting vomiting, colic, abdominal distension and

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