Publications by authors named "Edith Silvia Moura de Moura Sousa"
Surveillance of cutaneous leishmaniasis in clinical samples: distribution of Leishmania guyanensis in the state of Amapá, Brazil, 2018.
Ariely Nunes Ferreira de Almeida Luciana de Cássia Silva do Nascimento Edith Silvia Moura de Moura Sousa Afonso José Diger de Oliveira Maria Gorete de Sena
Epidemiol Serv Saude
July 2021
Objective: to investigate Leishmania species in a series of autochthonous cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases in Amapá State, Brazilian Amazon.
Methods: this was a descriptive ecological study carried out from January-October/2018 at a reference center for CL diagnosis in Amapá; individuals with CL receiving care from January-May/2018 were recruited; clinical data and skin biopsies were obtained; from extracted DNA (phenol-chloroform) we amplified the hsp70-234 gene region (PCR) for nucleotide sequencing (Applied Biosystems: ABI3500XL).
Results: 38 individuals were interviewed, examined and diagnosed; men predominated (28/38; mean age=32.