A 188-bp DNA fragment obtained by PCR amplification using an oligonucleotide primer pair which anneal to the ends of a highly repetitive 155-bp Trypanosoma cruzi nuclear DNA was cloned in pUC18 and its sequences determined...
The prevalence of Candida albicans, Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, and trichomonas vaginalis as some of the most important agents of sexually transmditted disease (STD), were studied in 100 women, belonging to a high risk group (protitues). Also a questionnaire were provided, in order to determine the potential...
The configuration of E Rosettes with sheep red blood cells and the expression of the epitope detected for the monoclonal antibody anti-CD2 was detected in mononuclear cells from 9 Cebus apella monkeys. Nine human controls were employed, and also the results demostrated the existence of inhibition in the ...
Studies on microbial degradation of cellulosic material have been performed over the past few years, and the enzymes involved in the biological saccharification of cellulose are subject of oncreasing interest because it constitutes the most abundant renewable carbon source on earth...
Anatomopathological studies were performed in 15 placentas of pregnant women who were seropositive for Chagas' disease. Nests of Trypanosoma cruzi amastigote s were found in the placenta and umbilical cord of three of them (20 percent). The parasitism was extensive in two of the cases, where the nests we...
The rhabdoid tumor of kindey (RTK) is a neoplasia with well defined clinical and pathological characteristics. Itis is very important to distinguish it form the Wilms'tumor, because RTK is a very aggressive and has poor prognosis. The first case of a RTK diagnsed in Paraguay is presented.The diagnosis wa...
Blood samplens from 300 soldiers were examined for specific IgG antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii (strain RH) by Elisa. Out of the 300 samples studies, 136 yielded positive serology results, Which represents 45.33 precent of the total. The samples showing a titer greater than 160 UI were considered as...
It is reported the case of a child of 9 months of age, who at the time of born, displayed multiple malformations and extensive hypotonia. The cytogenetical analysis revealed a intersticial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 2, karyotype: 46, XY, del(2)(q31,q33). The abnormality was detected by perfor...
To detect the precence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in penis cancer, 28 specimens from infiltrating epidermoid carcinoma were studied by Dot-blot analysis. All samples were from Paraguayan patients ranging in age from 30 to 80 years. Of these 14 (50 percent), contain DNA sequence homology. Nine samp...
Presenta información estadística actualizada sobre la población en Paraguay correspondiente al año 1990...
