Bacterial antigen detection in cerebrospinal fluid by the latex agglutination test Detecção de antígenos bacterianos no líquido cefalorraquidiano através do teste de aglutinação de latex

Autor: Ilka Maria Landgraf, Maria das Graças Adelino Alkmin, Maria de Fátima Paiva Vieira

Publikováno v: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 37, Iss 3, Pp 257-260 (1995)

Eighty purulent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from patients with clinical evidence of meningitis were studied using the Directigen latex agglutination (LA) kit to determine the presence of bacterial antigen in CSF. The results showed a better dia

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Compartmentalization of Interleukin-6 Response in a Patient with Septic Meningococcal Peritonitis

Autor: Alberto José da Silva Duarte, Maria das Graças Adelino Alkmin, Jaques Sztajnbok, Carla C. Romano, Maristela Marques Salgado, Antonio Carlos Seguro, Alexandre Leite de Souza

Publikováno v: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 13:1287-1290

We report the first case of Neisseria meningitidis -induced septic peritonitis diagnosed by PCR assay of peritoneal fluid. Concentrations of interleukin-6 were notably higher in the peritoneal fluid than in the blood. PCR diagnosis of septic meningoc

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https://doi.org/10.1128/cvi.00269-06

Cytokine activation in purulent pericarditis caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C

Autor: Maria das Graças Adelino Alkmin, Jaques Sztajnbok, Antonio Carlos Seguro, José E. Vidal, Maristela Marques Salgado, Alberto José da Silva Duarte, Alexandre Leite de Souza, Carla C. Romano

Publikováno v: International Journal of Cardiology. 113:419-421

Herein, we report a case of purulent pericarditis caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C in a previously healthy 5-year-old boy, which was detected in pericardial fluid by polymerase chain reaction. The concentrations of interleukin-6, interfer

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.09.042

Severe myalgia of the lower extremities as the first clinical feature of meningococcal purpura fulminans

Autor: Alexandre Leite de Souza, Maristela Marques Salgado, Antonio Carlos Seguro, Alberto José da Silva Duarte, Jaques Sztajnbok, Maria das Graças Adelino Alkmin, Carla C. Romano

Publikováno v: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 77(4)

In patients with meningococcal infection, devastating presentations, such as purpura fulminans, which can progress to extensive tissue necrosis of the limbs and digits, have a significant social impact. The case presented herein illustrates such a ph

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17978078

Bacterial antigen detection in cerebrospinal fluid by the latex agglutination test

Autor: I. M. Landgraf, Maria das Graças Adelino Alkmin, Maria de Fátima Paiva Vieira

Publikováno v: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Volume: 37, Issue: 3, Pages: 257-260, Published: JUN 1995
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 37 No. 3 (1995); 257-260
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 37 Núm. 3 (1995); 257-260
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; v. 37 n. 3 (1995); 257-260
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Instituto de Medicina Tropical (IMT)
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Eighty purulent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from patients with clinical evidence of meningitis were studied using the Directigen latex agglutination (LA) kit to determine the presence of bacterial antigen in CSF. The results showed a better dia

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8525273