RESUMO
Trypanosoma cruzi parasitemia observed in immunocompromised patients (transplant or positive HIV) occurred more frequently by the artificial xenodiagnosis method (10/38) compared with hemoculture (2/38), given the same quantity of blood. Other ways of diagnosis, like mice inoculation (5/38), QBC and buffy coat (2/38), were evaluated also. This result showed the importance of the artificial xenodiagnosis. The other techniques increased only one more patient positive.
Assuntos
Doença de Chagas/diagnóstico , Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido , Parasitemia/diagnóstico , Trypanosoma cruzi/imunologia , Xenodiagnóstico , Animais , Doença de Chagas/imunologia , Humanos , CamundongosRESUMO
Taking for granted the sensitivity of the Quantitative Buffy Coat (QBC) system, as documented in a murine experimental model, we assayed to detect Trypanosoma cruzi in the peripheral blood of 100 patients with Chagas disease in its chronic phase. By means of the method, no positivity occurred, evently as a consequence of small parasitemias, undetectable by this technique as assessed by the cases in consideration.
Assuntos
Doença de Chagas/parasitologia , Trypanosoma cruzi/isolamento & purificação , Laranja de Acridina , Adulto , Idoso , Animais , Doença de Chagas/sangue , Doença Crônica , Feminino , Corantes Fluorescentes , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Trypanosoma cruzi/imunologiaRESUMO
Taking for granted the sensitivity of the Quantitative Buffy Coat (QBC) system, as documented in a murine experimental model, we assayed to detect Trypanosoma cruzi in the peripheral blood of 100 patients with Chagas disease in its chronic phase. By means of the method, no positivity occurred, evently as a consequence of small parasitemias, undetectable by this technique as assessed by the cases in consideration.
Valorizando a sensibilidade do sistema Quantitative Buffy Coat (QBC), documentada em modelo experimental murino, estando os animais com infecção aguda pelo Trypanosoma cruzi houve tentativa de evidenciar esse parasita no sangue periférico de 100 pacientes com doença de Chagas, em fase crônica. Com o emprego desse método, nenhuma positividade ocorreu, evidentemente em virtude das pequenas parasitemias, não reveláveis pela técnica, pelo menos conforme o verificado através da casuística considerada.
Assuntos
Adulto , Idoso , Animais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Doença de Chagas/parasitologia , Trypanosoma cruzi/isolamento & purificação , Doença Crônica , Corantes Fluorescentes , Doença de Chagas/sangue , Laranja de Acridina , Trypanosoma cruzi/imunologiaRESUMO
Influence of Montenegro skin test for American tegumentar leishmaniasis was evaluated to verify possible interference in serological diagnosis for this disease, performed by immunoenzymatic assay (ELISA). If this interference could occur, it would hamper scientific, epidemiological and patient care; happily we did not find any interference on serological diagnosis by performance of skin testing.