Immunological abnormalities of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and related disorders in patients from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Miranda-Silva, Wanessa; Galvão–Castro, Bernardo; Bonecini-Almeida, Maria da Glória; Daniel-Ribeiro, Cláudio Tadeu; Sion, Fernando Samuel; Sa, Chokshi

doi:10.1590/s0074-02761988000300007

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

1988

DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761988000300007

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Immunological abnormalities of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and related disorders in patients from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Wanessa Miranda-Silva¹,

Bernardo Galvão–Castro²,

Maria da Glória Bonecini-Almeida

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Abstract: The immunological profile of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and chronic lymphadenopathy syndrome (CLAS) in 15 and 11 Brazilian patients, respectively, was studied. The AIDS patients showed reduced percentage of total T (CD3) and T-helper-inducer (CD4) lymphocytes, relative increase in numbers of T-suppressor-cytotoxic (CD8) cells and a marked inversion of T-helper-inducer/suppressor-cytotoxic (CD4/CD8) ratio. Lymphoproliferative responses to PHA, ConA, PPD and PWM were diminished. Hypergammaglobulin… Show more

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HIV, Constructionism and Biopower

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2009

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In recent years we have seen the emergence of a wide range of critical analyses of political and social practices conducted under the heading of 'constructionism'. Drawing on Michel Foucault's historical work on sexuality and the formation of the sexed body, a branch of constructionist analysis has taken as its primary task to question the cultural constructions of gender, sex and sexuality as 'hetero-normative' bearings. We argue that the sexual critique posed by constructionism, despite its intention to break with the objectifying mechanisms of power over sexuality, may actually re-enforce those workings of power that target the sexual being. Through an analysis of health strategies aimed at homosexuals in the fight against AIDS in Brazil, we illustrate how constructionism has contributed to rendering a fluid and changeable sexual identity amenable to public health interventions both through and beyond the state apparatus. K E Y W O R D SBiopower; Brazil; conshuctionism; Foucault; HW the repressive hypothesis; sexuality; s~bjectivity. s), the Brazilian public health authorities as well as non-governmental organizations and activist groups (such as GRAB, GAPA and GGB)' have adopted an interventionist strategy designed to fight stigmatization of sexual minorities. With a view to promoting tolerance of sexual plurality, homosexuals have been invited to step forward and articulate their own needs and understanding. Campaigns have been characterized by an overall rejection of the notion of homosexuality as an essential feature associated with pathological conduct. Instead, sexuality has been promoted as a cultural con

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2009

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Changing Patterns of HIV-1 Transmission in Southern Brazil 1985–1991

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In order to describe the changing patterns of risk factors for HIV-1 transmission of patients using hospital services at an AIDS referral centre in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, data on demographic characteristics, referral patterns and risk factors at time of first presentation were collected prospectively on 405 patients between October 1985 and September 1991. Overall HIV-related patient workload increased during the study period, as did the proportion of infected female patients seen (P < 0.05). Of all patients, 147 (36%) presented with symptomatic HIV disease and 77 (19%) presented with an AIDS defining condition; men were more likely to present with symptomatic disease than women. Approximately 156 (44%) of men were self-referred compared with 4 (8%) of the women (P < 0.0001). Of the 357 infected men, 82 (23%) were bisexuals; of the 26 heterosexually infected women, 7 (24%) had bisexual male partners. These data suggest the increasing importance of heterosexual HIV transmission in this hitherto 'low' prevalence area, with male bisexuals constituting an important route through which heterosexual females are being infected in this area. The data also suggest that heterosexual women in Southern Brazil do not perceive themselves to be at risk for HIV-1 infection.

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Immunological abnormalities of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and related disorders in patients from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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