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13. Worrisome trends in rising minimum inhibitory concentration values of antibiotics against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Insights from a tertiary care center, South India
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Appearance of isolated reports of resistance to anti-methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) drugs is worrisome underscoring the need to continuously monitor the susceptibility of clinical MRSA isolates to these drugs. Hence, the present study is conducted to determine the susceptibility of MRSA isolates to various classes
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2015-12
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14. MRSA from Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil: intriguing epidemiological differences compared to other Brazilian regions
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) is one of the most frequently isolated agents in both nosocomial and community settings. It is a constant challenge for antibacterial therapy. Therefore, it becomes essential to understand the epidemiology of MRSA isolates in the institution and/or region to guide empirical therapy. The objective of this stud
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2015-08
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15. Molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility profiles of Candida parapsilosis complex species isolated from culture collection of clinical samples
AbstractINTRODUCTION:Candida parapsilosis is a common yeast species found in cases of onychomycosis and candidemia associated with infected intravascular devices. In this study, we differentiated Candida parapsilosis sensu stricto, Candida orthopsilosis , and Candida metapsilosis from a culture collection containing blood and subungual scraping samples. Furt
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. Publicado em: 2015-08
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16. Avaliação da suscetibilidade antimicrobiana de bactérias anaeróbias facultativas isoladas de canais radiculares de dentes com insucesso endodôntico frente aos antibióticos de uso sistêmico
Resumo Introdução Bactérias associadas ao insucesso do tratamento endodôntico são capazes de adquirir e expressar resistência aos agentes antimicrobianos comumente empregados para tratar infecções, o que torna necessário, em determinadas situações, a realização de testes laboratoriais para detectar a resistên
Rev. odontol. UNESP. Publicado em: 2015-08
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17. Identificação molecular e perfil de sensibilidade a antimicrobianos de sete isolados clínicos de Nocardia spp. no Brasil
Nocardia é um microorganismo ubiquitário relacionado a infecções piogranulomatosas, com difícil resolução tecidual em humanos e animais. A doença é mundialmente emergente devido ao aumento de doenças e tratamentos imunossupressores. Este relato de casos ocorridos no Brasil visa apresentar a identificação molecular dos isolados e o padrão de sens
Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo. Publicado em: 2015-06
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18. Antimicrobial resistance of Helicobacter pylori strains to five antibiotics, including levofloxacin, in Northwestern Turkey
INTRODUCTION: Antibiotic resistance is the main factor that affects the efficacy of current therapeutic regimens against Helicobacter pylori. This study aimed to determine the rates of resistance to efficacy clarithromycin, amoxicillin, tetracycline, levofloxacin and metronidazole among H. pylori strains isolated from Turkish patients with dyspepsia. METHOD
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. Publicado em: 2015-06
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19. Antifungal Susceptibility In Vitro Determined by the Etest(r) for Candida Obtained from the Oral Cavity of Irradiated and Elderly Individuals
Esse estudo objetivou avaliar a susceptibilidade antifúngica in vitro de espécies de Candida obtidas de pacientes irradiados em cabeça e pescoço (Grupo 1), idosos não institucionalizados (Grupo 2) e idosos institucionalizados (Grupo 3) usando a metodologia Etest(r). Candida foi isolada da saliva e identificada presuntivamente pelo teste CHROMagar Candid
Braz. Dent. J.. Publicado em: 2015-04
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20. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing for Helicobacter pylori isolates from Brazilian children and adolescents: comparing agar dilution, E-test, and disk diffusion
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing for Helicobacter pylori is increasingly important due to resistance to the most used antimicrobials agents. Only agar dilution method is approved by CLSI, but it is difficult to perform routinely. We evaluated the reliability of E-test and disk diffusion comparing to agar dilution method on Helicobacter pylori antimicrobi
Braz. J. Microbiol.. Publicado em: 2014-12
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21. Avaliação de métodos na detecção da MIC de vancomicina e mudanças na acurácia relacionada a diferentes valores de MIC
INTRODUÇÃO: Staphylococcus aureus resistente à meticilina (MRSA) apresentando suscetibilidade reduzida à vancomicina tem sido associado à falha terapêutica. Alguns métodos utilizados por laboratórios clínicos podem não ser suficientemente precisos para detectar este fenótipo, comprometendo os resultados e o desfecho do paciente. OBJETIVOS: Avaliar
Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo. Publicado em: 2014-12
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22. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics and risk factors for mortality in patients with candidemia in hospitals from Bogotá, Colombia
Background:Bloodstream infection by Candida species has a high mortality in Latin American countries. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of patients with documented bloodstream infections caused by Candida species in third level hospitals and determine the risk factors for in-hospital-mortality.Methods:Patients from seven tertiary-care
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2014-12
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23. In vitro susceptibility to methicillin, vancomycin and linezolid of staphylococci isolated from bloodstream infections in eastern Turkey
Staphylococcus species are one of the major causes of bacterial bloodstream infections. Multi-resistant staphylococci infections are major therapeutic problems. This study was aimed to detect methicillin, linezolid and vancomycin susceptibilities of Staphylococcus isolates. A total of 870 Staphylococcus strains isolated from blood cultures of hospitalized pa
Braz. J. Microbiol.. Publicado em: 2014-09
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24. Pharmacodynamic profiling of commonly prescribed antimicrobial drugs against Escherichia coli isolates from urinary tract
Since antimicrobial resistance among uropathogens against current first line agents has affected the management of severe urinary tract infection, we determined the likelihood that antibiotic regimens achieve bactericidal pharmacodynamic exposures using Monte Carlo simulation for five antimicrobials (ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, piperacillin/tazobactam, ertap
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2014-09