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Zulma Medeiros
Researcher at Universidade de Pernambuco
Publications - 117
Citations - 2176
Zulma Medeiros is an academic researcher from Universidade de Pernambuco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Wuchereria bancrofti & Lymphatic filariasis. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 108 publications receiving 2015 citations. Previous affiliations of Zulma Medeiros include Centra & Oswaldo Cruz Foundation.
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Assessment of the efficacy of diethylcarbamazine on adult Wuchereria bancrofti in vivo
Joaquim Norões,Gerusa Dreyer,Abiel Santos,Verônica Gonçalves Mendes,Zulma Medeiros,David G. Addiss +5 more
TL;DR: Above 6 mg/kg, the macrofilaricidal effect of DEC did not increase with dose; a significant proportion of adult W. bancrofti were not susceptible to DEC during the study period.
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Acute attacks in the extremities of persons living in an area endemic for bancroftian filariasis: differentiation of two syndromes.
Gerusa Dreyer,Zulma Medeiros,Maria José Netto,Nilma Cintra Leal,Luiz Gonzaga de Castro,Will F. Piessens +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a prospective analysis of 600 patients referred to the filariasis clinic of the Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes/FIOCRUZ in Recife, Brazil, indicated that two distinct acute syndromes accompanied by lymphangitis occur in residents of this filariasi-endemic area.
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Renal abnormalities in microfilaremic patients with Bancroftian filariasis.
Gerusa Dreyer,Eric A. Ottesen,Eliane Galdino,Luiz Dias de Andrade,Abraham Rocha,Zulma Medeiros,Izolda Moura,Ilecir Casimiro,Fátima Béliz,Amaury Coutinho +9 more
TL;DR: The long-term response to DEC in all of the microfilaremic patients was resolution of the abnormal renal findings during the two-month followup period, and no hematuria or proteinuria was detected before, during, or after treatment with DEC.
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Occurrence of living adult Wuchereria bancrofti in the scrotal area of men with microfilaraemia
TL;DR: The lymphatic vessels of the spermatic cord appear to be a common, and perhaps the principal, site of adult W. bancrofti in men with asymptomatic microfilaraemia and studies are needed to define the relationship between the presence of filarial worms in the scrotal area and the development of filaria-associated morbidity.
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Evaluation of the Og4C3 ELISA in Wuchereria bancrofti infection : infected persons with undetectable or ultra-low microfilarial densities
Abraham Rocha,David G. Addiss,M E Ribeiro,Joaquim Norões,M Baliza,Zulma Medeiros,Gerusa Dreyer +6 more
TL;DR: The findings support the increasingly widespread use of the Og4C3 for field investigations and epidemiological assessments, however, the sensitivity of the assay may be low in persons who are microfilaria‐negative or with densities of <1 microFilaria per ml.