Publications by authors named "Meila Bastos De Almeida"

Animal hoarding disorder (AHD) is classified as a psychiatric obsessive-compulsive condition characterized by animal accumulation and often accompanied by unsanitary conditions and animal cruelty. Although AHD may increase pathogen transmission and spread, particularly for zoonotic diseases, human and dog exposure in such cases has yet to be fully established. Accordingly, this study aimed to assess Brucella canis in 19 individuals with AHD (11 households) and their 264 dogs (21 households) in Curitiba, the eighth largest city in Brazil, with approximately 1.

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  • * In an experiment with forty male Wistar rats, four groups were studied: a control group, a group treated with BMSCs, a group covered by AM, and a group treated with both BMSCs and AM, to evaluate their effects on healing after a full-thickness skin lesion.
  • * Results indicated that the combination of AM and BMSCs led to better healing outcomes, with lower levels of harmful cytokines and higher collagen production, suggesting these treatments promote
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Public health threats such as the current COVID-19 pandemics have required prompt action by the local, national, and international authorities. Rapid and noninvasive diagnostic methods may provide on-site detection and immediate social isolation, used as tools to rapidly control virus spreading. Accordingly, the aim of the present study was to evaluate a commercial breath analysis test (TERA.

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Acellular amniotic membrane (AM) has been studied, with promising results on the reconstruction of lesioned tissues, and has become an attractive approach for tracheal repair. This study aimed to evaluate the repair of the trachea with human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hucMSCs) differentiated in chondrocytes, grown on an experimental model. Tracheal defects were induced by surgical tracheostomy in 30 New Zealand rabbits, and the acellular amniotic membrane, with or without cells, was covering the defect.

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  • * Although there were no significant differences in overall seroprevalence between the two tests, they showed poor agreement, indicating potential inconsistencies in their results.
  • * The IDEXX ELISA with a moderate cutoff value demonstrated better sensitivity (38.1%) than the NVSL ELISA (19.1%), but both tests had varying sensitivity and specificity, with optimal cutoff values indicating how well each test performed.
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