Se realizó la presente investigación para evaluar el efecto antibacteriano in vitro del extracto etanólico de Cucurbita moschata Duch. “loche” frente a Escherichia coli, Shigella sp., Salmonella enterica y Vibrio cholerae. Así como para evaluar la acción antihelmíntica in vivo del extracto acuoso de Cucurbita moschata Duch. “loche” contra Syphacia obvelata (oxiuros) e Hymenolepis nana var. fraterna. La actividad antibacteriana se determinó mediante Disco difusión donde se enfretnaron las bacterias mencionadas a concentraciones del 100, 75, 50 y 25% del extracto etanólico, mientras que los parásitos se mantuvieron en ratones Mus musculus a los que se les aplicó el extracto acuoso. Se encontró que Cucurbita moschata Duch. carece de actividad antibacteriana, así como contra H. nana var. fraterna, pero posee una muy eficaz actividad antihelmíntica.

Background: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic zoonosis of the central nervous system caused by the tapeworm Taenia solium, which affects developing countries with poor basic sanitation. Objective: To describe the use and concordance of radiological tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and western blot (WB) serology in the diagnosis of NCC in a hospital in northern Peru. Material and Methods: Retrospective observational study. The medical history was the unit of analysis. The cases were searched in the Epidemiology office using the ICD-10-B69 and registry of the Laboratory of Parasitology, Metaxenics and Zoonoses of the same hospital, in the period from 2015 to 2017. Results: 67 medicales records were studied, which complied with the absolute diagnostic criteria for NCC. The patients were men in 55.2% and had a mean age of 40.2 (± 17.8) years. 35.9% had a positive re...