In an attempt to clone some specific parasite antigen genes, a Trypanosoma cruzi cDNA library was constructed in lambda gt11. Efficient isolation of undegraded mRNA from total RNA was obtained which is a critical step for the construction of representative cDNA libraries. Lambda gtll recombinant phages w...
Amonoclonal antibody (MoAb), designated TCY-3, against Trypanosoma cruzi was obtained from spleen cells of BALB/c mice immunized with crude soluble antigens of T. curzi trypomastigotes. This MoAb Showed no cross-reactivity with 12 other heterologous parasite antigens, including promastigotes of Leishmani...
An indirect agglutination test using Trypanosoma cruzi antigen-coated gelatin particles was employed to Trypanosomiasis in Paraguay. Results with this test were quite comparable to those obtained with enzyme-linked immusorbent assay (Elisa). Furthermore, nonspecific reaction to the gelatin particles alon...
In Paraguay, there are no updated data about mean values of weight and height in adults. The Instituto de Investigacion en Ciencias de la Salud (IICS) and the German Techinical Cooperation (GTZ) performed a study on cardiovascular risk factors in Asunción and metropolitan area. The aim of that study was...
Velázquez, Graciela;
Pozzoli, Lourdes;
Guillén, Ivalena;
Meza, Teresa;
Ferro, Esteban;
Kaspar, Peter;
Canese, Andrés;
Gómez, Francisca;
Villagra, Verónica;
González, Lidia;
Alvarez, Mercedes;
Beltrán, Miguela;
Meyer, Teresa;
Plans, José;
Zoulek, Gert.
A quality conrol assesssment laboratories of clinical analysis was performed in March 1989. Glucose, urea, bilirubin, and GOT were determined in a sample of the same control serum. Statistical evaluation of the results showed that the coefficient of variation (CV) of each parameter was much higher than t...
In this study, 1606 individuals were studied in order to establish the prevalence of hyperlipemia in Asunción and metropolitan areas. The prevalence of hyperlipemia was 12.8 percent, and acoording to age the hypercholesterolemia was: 7.4 percent (20 to 49 years), 8.5 percent (50 to 59 years), and 12.9 p...
Klinefelter syndrome is caused by a chromosomal anomaly which implies a partial or total duplication of chromosome X in presence of chromosome Y. It is reported the case of a sixmonth old child who was the second child of a non-related couple. The physical exam revealed a general hypotony, hipertelorism,...
Presenta un directorio de las organizaciones campesinas del Praguay, su objetivo es que todas las organizaciones rurales se conozcan entre sí, de manera de facilitar la comunicación y el relacionamiento entre ellas, y que las otras organizaciones gremiales urbanas sepan la existencia y localización ge...
El conocimiento de las necesidades de atención médica y la forma como se usan los servicios...
