Objective. To study the prevalence, risk factors, and mortality of invasive fungal infections (IFI)
in patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE). Methods. A …

Background The majority of infections in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE)
patients are caused by virus and bacteria, and less frequently by opportunistic agents, …

In a prospective study, we performed immunological tests in patients with recurrent abortion.
Nine couples with two or more fetal losses of no apparent cause were selected as the …

The first synthetic polymers were introduced as constituents of everyday life, design objects,
and artworks at the end of the 19th century. Since then, the history of design has been …

Specific analytical tools are needed to investigate the composition and degradation processes
of the synthetic materials in the cultural heritage, and recent advancements in pyrolysis-…

… In the present study we determined PRL levels in maternal peripheral (MP) blood, in blood
from the IS and in blood from the umbilical artery (UA) and vein (UV) of 24 clinically normal …

Introduction: Primary immunodeficiencies (PID) are genetic diseases characterized by high
susceptibility to infections. Although the manifestations affect all organs, there are few reports …

… to medication was evaluated subjectively in terms of the presence or absence of improvement
in the menstrual pattern reported by the patient and by calculating a menstrual pattern (MP…

BACKGROUND Assisted hatching (AH) is a manipulation of zona pellucida aiming to
facilitate embryo implantation. METHODS Systematic review and meta-analysis of medical …

SciELO - Brasil - Treatment of infertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: approach
to clinical practice Treatment of infertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: approach …