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Acidentes de Trabalho , Eliminação de Resíduos , Países em Desenvolvimento , Primeiros Socorros , Inquéritos e Questionários , População Urbana , Ferimentos Penetrantes Produzidos por Agulha , Gerenciamento de Resíduos , Patógenos Transmitidos pelo Sangue , Resíduos Perigosos , México , Agulhas , SeringasAssuntos
Humanos , Acidentes de Trabalho/estatística & dados numéricos , Ferimentos Penetrantes Produzidos por Agulha/epidemiologia , Eliminação de Resíduos , Gerenciamento de Resíduos , Patógenos Transmitidos pelo Sangue , Países em Desenvolvimento , Primeiros Socorros , Resíduos Perigosos , México/epidemiologia , Agulhas , Inquéritos e Questionários , Seringas , População UrbanaRESUMO
This article details the various usage of Praziquantel, A new drug that is effective against a broad range of parasitic fluke (trematoda) and tape worm infections. Dosage, cost and possible side effects are in cluded in the discussion. In the U.S. it was approved for marketing by the FDA in June 1983, and is currently labeled only for schistosomiasis
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Refugiados , Praziquantel , 50230RESUMO
The collection of dried blood spots (DBS) on filter paper provides a powerful approach for the development of large-scale, population-based screening programs. DBS methods are particularly valuable in developing countries and isolated rural regions where resources are limited. Large numbers of field specimens can be economically collected and shipped to centralized reference laboratories for genetic and (or) serological analysis. Alternatively, the dried blood can be stored and used as an archival resource to rapidly establish the frequency and distribution of newly recognized mutations, confirm patient identity or track the origins and emergence of newly identified pathogens. In this report, we describe how PCR-based technologies are beginning to interface with international screening programmes for the diagnosis and genetic characterization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). In particular, we review recent progress using DBS specimens to resolve the HIV-1 infection status of neonates, monitor the genetic evolution of HIV-1 during early infancy and establish a sentinel surveillance system for the systematic monitoring of HIV-1 genetic variation in Asia.