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https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/1/3054| Title: | Presence of antibodies against Leishmania chagasi in haemodialysed patients |
| Authors: | Souza, Roberto Mascarenhas Oliveira, Isaac Braullio Maia Delfino de Paiva, Vinícius Câmara de Sousa Lima, Kenio Costa Santos, Rivaldo Pereira dos Almeida, José Bruno de Luz, Kleber Giovanni |
| Keywords: | Visceral leishmaniasis;Infection;Haemodialysis;Asymptomatic |
| Issue Date: | 2009 |
| Publisher: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| Citation: | SOUZA, R. M,; OLIVEIRA, I. B. M. D.; PAIVA, V. C. S.; LIMA, K. L.; SANTOS, R. P.; ALMEIDA, J. B. ; LUZ, K. G.(2009) |
| Abstract: | In the last decades there has been an increase in cases of visceral leishmaniasis complicating the post-transplant phase, mainly following kidney transplantation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reactivity of haemodialysed patients using IFAT. Blood samples of 310 individuals from Natal, RN, Brazil, were collected and analysed. Data regarding blood transfusion, cause of end-stage renal disease and duration of haemodialysis were also analysed. In total, 69 patients (22.3%) were positive by IFAT. This study suggests that antibody detection should be performed in this group of patients since they are possible candidates for kidney transplantation |
| Description: | SOUZA,Roberto Mascarenhas et al.Presence of antibodies against Leishmania chagasi in haemodialysed patients.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,v. 103, p.749-751, 2009. |
| URI: | https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/1/3054 |
| ISSN: | 0035-9203 |
| Appears in Collections: | CCS - DOD - Artigos publicados em periódicos |
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