Publications by authors named "Suzane Ribeiro Prestes"
Polymerase chain reaction-based method for the identification of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in mucosal tissues conserved in paraffin.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
April 2016
Introduction: In the Americas, mucosal leishmaniasis is primarily associated with infection by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. However, Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis is another important cause of this disease in the Brazilian Amazon. In this study, we aimed at detecting Leishmaniadeoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) within paraffin-embedded fragments of mucosal tissues, and characterizing the infecting parasite species.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study evaluated the occurrence of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, in the last 30 years with emphasis on the last 10 years (2001 to 2010). The disease was predominantly observed in males (76.2%), in the 21- to 30-year-old age group (26.
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- Chagas disease in the Amazon primarily involves the discrete typing units (DTUs) TcI and TcIV, linked to both acute oral transmission and chronic cases.
- Blood cultures and xenodiagnosis in 36 seropositive patients revealed no immediate infection, yet molecular analysis identified T. cruzi in 36% of triatomine fecal samples, mainly as DTU TcI with various haplotypes.
- The study concludes that DTU TcI, commonly associated with acute cases, is also implicated in chronic Chagas disease in certain areas of Amazonas, Brazil.
Background: Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is a parasite recognized as the most important etiologic agent of mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) in the New World. In Amazonia, seven different species of Leishmania, etiologic agents of human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, have been described. Isolated cases of ML have been described for several different species of Leishmania: L.
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