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Eduardo O. Chielle; Aline Feltez; Eliandra M. RossiJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(2):81-86DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170012 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Obesity is a chronic low-grade inflammation, in which macrophages play an important role in the maintenance of inflammation by producing pre-inflammatory and inflammatory substances such as retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4), which acts as a trigger for adipose tissue inflammation and

Marcelo Eduardo F. Oliveira; Danielle G. Araújo; Sibele R. OliveiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(2):87-91DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170013 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli (NFGNB) are a heterogeneous group of microorganisms that do not have the ability to ferment carbohydrates as a way to obtain energy. There are more than 120 species classified as pathogenic, among them, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter

Alexandre R. Silva; Orlando C. Ferreira Jr.; Rafael S. A. Sá; Antonio L. Correia Jr.; Suely G. C. Silva; Marco Antonio L. Carvalho Netto; Luís Cristóvão M. S. PôrtoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(2):92-99DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170016 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Infections caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are a major public health problem.OBJECTIVES: The

Alison R. Silva; Marcos Fabiano A. Queiroz; Edna A. Y. Ishikawa; Maria do Perpétuo S. A. Silvestre; Marilia B. XavierJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(2):100-107DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170014 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by the intracellular parasite Mycobacterium leprae. The diagnosis is essentially clinical, based on symptoms, skin exam, peripheral nerves and epidemiological history. Laboratory

Maiara A. Floriani; Marcelo R. Vilas Boas; Rafael Fabiano M. Rosa; Patrícia Trevisan; Luiza Emy Dorfman; Rosana C. M. Rosa; Tatiana D. Zen; Paulo Ricardo G. ZenJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(2):108-109DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170017 ABSTRACT Fragile X syndrome is considered the main known cause of inherited learning disabilities and it is characterized by mutations in the FMR1 gene.

Constança S. Barbosa; Elainne Christine S. Gomes; Jeann Marie R. Marcelino; Karina R. L. J. Cavalcante; Wheverton Ricardo C. NascimentoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(2):110-114DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170018 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Kato-Katz is a laboratory method recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (BMH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) as the gold standard for the diagnosis of human

Patrícia Luciana de Oliveira; Caroline S. Paula; Lisandra D. Rocha; Guilherme B. Collares; Roger T. Franco; Carolina P. Silva; Luiz M. Farias; Francisco José Penna; Edilberto N. Mendes; Teresa Cristina A. Ferrari; Paula P. MagalhãesJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(2):115-118DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170019 ABSTRACT Among the diseases which etiopathogenesis is associated with Escherichia coli, acute diarrhea stands out.