Occurrence of 102 cases of paracoccidioidomycosis in 18 months in the Itaipu Lake region, Western Paraná
INTRODUCTION: The study investigated the incidence of disease and death events among patients with paracoccidioidomycosis who were residents in the Itaipu Lake region from 2008 to 2009. METHODS: A review of patient records was conducted at the Department of Tuberculosis of the Epidemiology Center of...
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| author | Eduardo Alexandre Loth Solange Venturini de Castro Joseane Rodrigues da Silva Rinaldo Ferreira Gandra |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: The study investigated the incidence of disease and death events among patients with paracoccidioidomycosis who were residents in the Itaipu Lake region from 2008 to 2009. METHODS: A review of patient records was conducted at the Department of Tuberculosis of the Epidemiology Center of the City of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná. RESULTS: The results identified 102 new cases of paracoccidioidomycosis in the period described, 72 men and 30 women, and 15 deaths were recorded during the study. CONCLUSIONS: It can be concluded that the Itaipu Lake region is an endemic region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ada61cb6d96048b7a9ce9fed42c640822022-12-22T00:14:43ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492011-10-0144563663710.1590/S0037-86822011000500023S0037-86822011000500023Occurrence of 102 cases of paracoccidioidomycosis in 18 months in the Itaipu Lake region, Western ParanáEduardo Alexandre Loth0Solange Venturini de Castro1Joseane Rodrigues da Silva2Rinaldo Ferreira Gandra3Universidade Estadual do Oeste do ParanáCentro de Vigilância Epidemiológica de Foz do IguaçuUniversidade Estadual do Oeste do ParanáUniversidade Estadual do Oeste do ParanáINTRODUCTION: The study investigated the incidence of disease and death events among patients with paracoccidioidomycosis who were residents in the Itaipu Lake region from 2008 to 2009. METHODS: A review of patient records was conducted at the Department of Tuberculosis of the Epidemiology Center of the City of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná. RESULTS: The results identified 102 new cases of paracoccidioidomycosis in the period described, 72 men and 30 women, and 15 deaths were recorded during the study. CONCLUSIONS: It can be concluded that the Itaipu Lake region is an endemic region.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000500023&lng=en&tlng=enParacoccidioidomicoseParacoccidioides brasiliensisLago de Itaipu |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo Alexandre Loth Solange Venturini de Castro Joseane Rodrigues da Silva Rinaldo Ferreira Gandra Occurrence of 102 cases of paracoccidioidomycosis in 18 months in the Itaipu Lake region, Western Paraná Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Paracoccidioidomicose Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Lago de Itaipu |
| title | Occurrence of 102 cases of paracoccidioidomycosis in 18 months in the Itaipu Lake region, Western Paraná |
| title_full | Occurrence of 102 cases of paracoccidioidomycosis in 18 months in the Itaipu Lake region, Western Paraná |
| title_fullStr | Occurrence of 102 cases of paracoccidioidomycosis in 18 months in the Itaipu Lake region, Western Paraná |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occurrence of 102 cases of paracoccidioidomycosis in 18 months in the Itaipu Lake region, Western Paraná |
| title_short | Occurrence of 102 cases of paracoccidioidomycosis in 18 months in the Itaipu Lake region, Western Paraná |
| title_sort | occurrence of 102 cases of paracoccidioidomycosis in 18 months in the itaipu lake region western parana |
| topic | Paracoccidioidomicose Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Lago de Itaipu |
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