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      Influence of canine brain decomposition on laboratory diagnosis of rabies Translated title: Influência da decomposição do cérebro de cães no diagnóstico laboratorial da raiva

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          Canine brains infected with rabies virus were submitted to decomposition by being left at room temperature of 25 to 29oC for up to 168h. At 24h intervals, brain fragments were analyzed by immunofluorescence (IF) and by the mouse intracerebral inoculation (MI) test to confirm the diagnosis of rabies and to measure the putrefaction effect on the accuracy of the diagnosis. Forty eight h after the beginning of the experiment, the MI test showed signs of impairment with four negative results, while after 72h, 100% of the results were negative to the MI test and only one result was negative to the IF test, indicating that the threshold period for accurate diagnosis is 24 to 48h before putrefaction. The authors recommend the shipment of suspected cases of rabies to the laboratory for confirmation, but the use of putrid materials for diagnosis is meaningless because of false-negative results.

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          Cérebros de cães infectados com o vírus da raiva foram submetidos à decomposição, deixando-os à temperatura ambiente de 25 a 29oC por até 168 horas. A cada 24 horas, fragmentos de cérebros foram analisados pela imunofluorescência (IF) e inoculação intracerebral em camundongos (IC) para confirmar o diagnóstico de raiva e medir o efeito da putrefação na acurácia do teste. Após 48 horas do início do experimento o teste de IC começou a ser prejudicado, detectando-se quatro resultados negativos, enquanto que, após 72 horas, 100% dos resultados foram negativos para IC e apenas um foi negativo para IF, indicando que o período limite para um diagnóstico seguro está entre 24 e 48 horas antes da putrefação. Os autores recomendam o envio de material suspeito para o diagnóstico laboratorial, no entanto, o uso de materiais em adiantado estado de decomposição não é adequado, devido à ocorrência de resultados falsos-negativos.

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                Journal
                rsbmt
                Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
                Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT (Uberaba )
                1678-9849
                February 1999
                : 32
                : 1
                : 19-22
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                [1 ] Instituto Biológico de São Paulo Brazil
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                S0037-86821999000100004
                10.1590/S0037-86821999000100004
                798f7833-a0e5-452c-a229-5e05c05a5586

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                TROPICAL MEDICINE

                Infectious disease & Microbiology
                Immunofluorescence,Rabies,Mice inoculation,Decomposition,Canine brain,Imunofluorescência,Raiva,Inoculação em camundongos,Decomposição

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