1987
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651987000300010
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Febre purpúrica brasileira: resultados preliminares da investigação etiológica

Abstract: Em várias regiões do interior do Estado de São Paulo, notificou-se a partir do final de 1984 a 1986, a ocorrência de doença até então desconhecida, com características clínicas, em muitos aspectos, semelhante à meningococcemia. Esta síndrome foi denominada Febre Purpúrica Brasileira (FPB). Em quinze dos casos com quadro clínico compatível com a síndrome, o Haemophilus aegyptius foi isolado a partir de culturas de sangue, de líquido cefalorraquidiano sanguinolento, de secreção conjuntival e orofaríngea. Analisa… Show more

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“…Thus, whether one (or more) of the identified phenotypic markers is associated with virulence or is simply an epidemiological marker of a particular H. influenza biogroup aegyptius strain requires further study. The BPF clone has been isolated from the conjunctivae, oropharynges, petechiae, blood, and hemorrhagic cerebrospinal fluid of patients with BPF (5)(6)(7)18). It should be noted that not every patient with conjunctivitis due to H. influenza biogroup aegyptius with the BPF clone develops BPF.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, whether one (or more) of the identified phenotypic markers is associated with virulence or is simply an epidemiological marker of a particular H. influenza biogroup aegyptius strain requires further study. The BPF clone has been isolated from the conjunctivae, oropharynges, petechiae, blood, and hemorrhagic cerebrospinal fluid of patients with BPF (5)(6)(7)18). It should be noted that not every patient with conjunctivitis due to H. influenza biogroup aegyptius with the BPF clone develops BPF.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To estimate the specificity of an increase in conjunctivitis cases, we reviewed forms from June through March for 17 randomly selected towns that had not reported BPF cases to determine how many of these had an increase in conjunctivitis cases. Of the 17 towns, 9 (53%) reported increases, indicating a low specificity.…”
Section: ~~~~~~~~~~~Minireviews 603mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…HISTORICAL VIEWS OF H. AEGYPTIUS H. aegyptius, the etiologic agent of BPF (5,12,17), has long been known as a cause of seasonal epidemics of acute purulent conjunctivitis. Acute purulent conjunctivitis is an age-old disease, often referred to as pink eye or gnat sore-eye, that continues to occur in parts of the world with hot climate and high incidences of gnats and/or flies.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Até o início do surto em Serrana, o único dado freqüente encontrado foi o isolamento de Haemophylus aegyptius da conjuntiva de crianças com conjuntivite que não tiveram FPB 13 . Este agente também foi isolado da conjuntiva de crianças nos municípios de Lins (simultâneo ao surto de Promissão, 1984) e de Guariba (simultâneo ao surto de Serrana, 1986), porém nestes não ocorreu (pelo menos não se teve conhecimento) nenhum caso de FPB, neste período.…”
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