Author | Pacheco, Raquel S. | |
Author | Marzochi, Mauro C. A. | |
Author | Pires, Marize Q. | |
Author | Brito, Célia M. M . | |
Author | Madeira, Maria de Fátima | |
Author | Santos, Elizabeth G. O. Barbosa | |
Access date | 2020-10-12T16:45:46Z | |
Available date | 2020-10-12T16:45:46Z | |
Document date | 1998 | |
Citation | PACHECO, Raquel S. et al. Parasite Genotypically Related to a Monoxenous Trypanosomatid of Dog s Flea Causing Opportunistic Infection in an HIV Positive Patient. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 93, n. 4, p. 531-537, July/Aug. 1998. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 0074-0276 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/43938 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. | pt_BR |
Rights | restricted access | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | AIDS | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Infecção oportunista | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Trippanosomatidio monoxenous | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Hibridação | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Minicirculo | pt_BR |
Title | Parasite Genotypically Related to a Monoxenous Trypanosomatid of Dog`s Flea Causing Opportunistic Infection in an HIV Positive Patient | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1590/S0074-02761998000400021 | |
Abstract | An HIV positive patient presenting a clinical picture of visceral leishmaniasis co-infection was submitted to a bone marrow aspiration after admission to hospital. Amastigotes forms were seen in the bone
marrow aspirate and the parasite grew in culture as promastigotes. Molecular analyses showed that the
flagellates isolated did not belong to the genera Leishmania, Trypanosoma or Sauroleishmania. It was
not possible to establish infection in laboratory animals. In vitro culture of mouse peritoneal macrophages revealed the invasion of the host cells by the flagellates and their killing 48 hr after infection.
Opportunistic infection with an insect trypanosomatid was suspected. Further hybridization analyses
against a pannel of different monoxenous and heteroxenous trypanosomatids showed kDNA cross-homology with Leptomonas pulexsimulantis a trypanosomatid found in the dog’s flea. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | Opportunistic infection | pt_BR |
Subject | AIDS | pt_BR |
Subject | Monoxenous trypanosomatid | pt_BR |
Subject | Minicircle | pt_BR |
Subject | Hybridization | pt_BR |
e-ISSN | 1678-8060 | |