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Barberino,Maria Goreth; Silva,Nanci; Rebouças,Carla; Barreiro,Katarine; Alcântara,Ana Paula; Netto,Eduardo M.; Albuquerque,Lígia; Brites,Carlos. |
Invasive infections caused by Candida spp. are an important problem in immunocompromised patients. There is scarce data on the epidemiology of blood stream candidiasis in Salvador, Brazil. This study evaluates the risk factors associated with candidemia, among patients admitted to three tertiary, private hospitals, in Salvador, Brazil. We conducted a case-control, retrospective study to compare patients with diagnosis of candidemia in three different tertiary hospitals in Salvador, Brazil. Patients were matched for nosocomial, acquired infections, according to the causal agent: cases were defined by positive blood cultures for Candida species. Controls were those patients who had a diagnosis of systemic bacterial infection, with a positive blood culture to... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Invasive candidiasis; Risk factors; Bacteremia. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000100008 |
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Santos-López,Gerardo; Scior,Thomas; Borraz-Argüello,María del Tránsito; Vallejo-Ruiz,Verónica; Herrera-Camacho,Irma; Tapia-Ramírez,José; Reyes-Leyva,Julio. |
A point mutation from guanine (G) to adenine (A) at nucleotide position 1081 in the hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) gene has been associated with neurovirulence of Urabe AM9 mumps virus vaccine. This mutation corresponds to a glutamic acid (E) to lysine (K) change at position 335 in the HN glycoprotein. We have experimentally demonstrated that two variants of Urabe AM9 strain (HN-A1081 and HN-G1081) differ in neurotropism, sialic acidbinding affinity and neuraminidase activity. In the present study, we performed a structure-function analysis of that amino acid substitution; the structures of HN protein of both Urabe AM9 strain variants were predicted. Based on our analysis, the E/K mutation changes the protein surface properties and to a lesser extent... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hemagglutinin-neuraminidasa; Mumps virus; Paramyxovirus; 3D structure prediction; Sialic acid. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000100007 |
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Fortaleza,Carlos Magno Castelo Branco; Abati,Paulo Afonso Martins; Batista,Márcia Regina; Dias,Adriano. |
Although most recent publications focus on Ventilator-associated Pneumonia, Non-Ventilator-associated Hospital-acquired pneumonia (NVHAP) is still worrisome. We studied risk factors for NVHAP among patients admitted to a small teaching hospital. Sixty-six NVHAP case patients and 66 controls admitted to the hospital from November 2005 through November 2006 were enrolled in a case-control study. Variables under investigation included: demographic characteristics, comorbidities, procedures, invasive devices and use of medications (Sedatives, Antacids, Steroids and Antimicrobials). Univariate and multivariable analysis (hierarchical models of logistic regression) were performed. The incidence of NVHAP in our hospital was 0.68% (1.02 per 1,000 patients-day).... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hospital acquired pneumonia; Non-ventilator associated pneumonia; Risk factors. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000400009 |
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Ricci,Gabriela; Netto,Eduardo Martins; Luz,Estela; Rodamilans,Cynthia; Brites,Carlos. |
Abstract Background Successful treatment of HIV-positive children requires a high level of adherence (at least 95%) to highly active antiretroviral therapy. Adherence is influenced by factors related to the child and caregivers. Objectives To evaluate children and caregivers characteristics associated to children's adherence. Methods Cross-sectional study, from September 2013 to June 2015, comprising a sample of caregivers of perinatally HIV-infected children, in the age group of 1–12 years, under antiretroviral therapy for at least 6 months and on follow-up in two AIDS reference centers in Salvador, Bahia. Caregiver self-reports were the sole source of 4 days adherence and sociodemographic information. Study participants who reported an intake >95%... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Adherence; Antiretroviral therapy; Children; Caregivers. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702016000500429 |
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Dizbay,Murat; Kalkanci,Ayse; Sezer,Busra Ergut; Aktas,Firdevs; Aydogan,Sibel; Fidan,Isil; Kustimur,Semra; Sugita,Takashi. |
We investigated a nosocomial cluster of four Candida parapsilosis fungemia episodes that occurred in a neurological intensive care unit over a two-week period. The four infected patients had received parenteral nutrition through central lines, and all four had catheter-related candidemia. All of the isolates were susceptible to all of the antifungals tested, including amphotericin B, fluconazole, voriconazole, and caspofungin. They had strictly related fingerprints, based on randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis. Additional DNA sequencing data revealed that they were same strain. Although no isolate of Candida parapsilosis was recovered from other clinical, surveillance, or environmental samples, nosocomial spread of this yeast ceased, following the... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Candidemia; Candida parapsilosis; Nosocomial outbreak; Intensive care unit; RAPD; DNA sequencing. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000500010 |
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Chaves,Alexandre Silva; Rodrigues,Michele Fernandes; Mattos,Ana Márcia Menezes; Teixeira,Henrique Couto. |
ABSTRACT Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the etiologic agent of tuberculosis, one of the world's greatest cause of morbidity and mortality due to infectious disease. Many evolutionary mechanisms have contributed to its high level of adaptation as a host pathogen. Prior to become dormant, a group of about 50 genes related to metabolic changes are transcribed by the DosR regulon, one of the most complex and important systems of host-pathogen interaction. This genetic mechanism allows the mycobacteria to persist during long time periods, establishing the so-called latent infection. Even in the presence of a competent immune response, the host cannot eliminate the pathogen, only managing to keep it surrounded by an unfavorable microenvironment for its growth.... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Tuberculosis; Latency; DosR antigens; Diagnosis. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702015000600636 |
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Stamatiou,K.; Polyzois,K.; Dahanis,S.; Lambou,T.; Skolarikos,A. |
We examined the clinical presentation and outcome of Brucellar infections of genitalia and the lower urinary tract through a review of the medical records of 10 cases of male patients with brucellar infections of the genitalia and lower urinary tract. The mean age of the patients with brucellosis was 49.2, (median 52, range 15-77 years). Eleven out of 17 patients were rural residents, 15 reported that they might have consumed unpasteurized dairy products) and four reported occupational exposure. Symptoms onset was acute in almost all cases. Scrotal pain, epidedimal swelling and fever were the most common symptoms. The Wright test was positive in 13 patients, while Brucella sp. was isolated from blood cultures in six cases. Only two patients were found with... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Human brucellosis; Epididymoorchitis; Brucellar infections; Occupational exposure. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000200003 |
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