[Mycotoxin research in humans]. / Investigación del efecto de las micotoxinas en el ser humano.
Rev Iberoam Micol
; 25(1): 7-11, 2008 Mar.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18338920
This study investigates the occurrence of aflatoxins in Ecuador. Early investigators proved the presence of aflatoxins in human and animal food, but the disturbing data lead to the formation of two research teams at Guayaquil University and the Agrarian University of Ecuador to investigate aflaxotins and other mycotoxins in food and their relationship to human health. Because the concept of mycotoxicosis as a result of the secondary metabolites produced by different species of moulds could cause different clinical patterns, the research team includes Aspergillus metabolites found in the urine of a patient with pulmonary aspergilloma. We considered that the body itself could create secondary metabolites. An ELISA method was used to detect mycotoxins with the specific reactive compounds using a company base assay. This allows the detection quantitative of such metabolites in 24 h collected urine. The patient was treated with itraconazole for nine months, after clinical, radiological and aflatoxins testing. We also investigated three other cases in children with a second level of malnutrition and only with vomitoxins results and in three investigated cases of otomycosis caused by Aspergillus niger only in one case traces of aflatoxins were found.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Contaminação de Alimentos
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Micotoxicose
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Micotoxinas
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Ecuador
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Iberoam Micol
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Equador
País de publicação:
Espanha