| Author | Fagundes, Aline | |
| Author | Marzochi, Mauro C. A. | |
| Author | Fernandes, Octávio | |
| Author | Perez, Mauricio A. | |
| Author | Schubach, Armando O. | |
| Author | Schubach, Tânia M. P. | |
| Author | Amendoeira, Maria R. R. | |
| Author | Confort, Eliame Mouta | |
| Author | Marzochi, Keyla B. F. | |
| Access date | 2020-11-23T14:21:10Z | |
| Available date | 2020-11-23T14:21:10Z | |
| Document date | 2007 | |
| Citation | FAGUNDES, Aline et al. First encounter of subclinical human Leishmania (Viannia) infection in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 102, n. 8, p. 1003-1005, Dec. 2007. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 0074-0276 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/44587 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | Leishmania | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Reação em cadeia de polimerase | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Teste de pele de Montenegro | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Rio Grande do Sul | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Subclinical infection | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Brasil | pt_BR |
| Title | First encounter of subclinical human Leishmania (Viannia) infection in State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| DOI | 10.1590/S0074-02762007000800018 | |
| Abstract | The objective of the present study was to evaluate the specificity of the Montenegro skin test (MST) in an area in Brazil, state of Grande do Sul State (RS), which was considered to be non-endemic for leishmaniasis. Sixty subjects presented a positive MST and were reevaluated by clinical examination, serology and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of peripheral blood for the detection of subclinical Leishmania infection. None of the subjects presented clinical signs or symptoms of current leishmaniasis or a history of the disease. Leishmania (Viannia) DNA was detected in blood by PCR and hybridization in one subject. The PCR skin test-positive individual remained asymptomatic throughout the study. Clinical examination showed no scars suggestive of past cutaneous leishmaniasis. Human subclinical infection with Leishmania (Viannia) in RS was confirmed by PCR. This is the first report of subclinical infection with this parasite in the human population of this area. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Departamento de Micro Imunologia, Patologia. Laboratório de Parasitologia. Centro Nacional de Referência para Diagnóstico de Leishmaniose Tegumentar. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Epidemiologia Molecular de Doenças Infecciosas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Epidemiologia Molecular de Doenças Infecciosas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. LaboratÛrio de Toxoplasmose. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Leishmania | pt_BR |
| Subject | PCR | pt_BR |
| Subject | Montenegro skin test | pt_BR |
| Subject | Subclinical infection | pt_BR |
| Subject | Rio Grande do Sul | pt_BR |
| Subject | Brazil | pt_BR |
| e-ISSN | 1678-8060 | |
