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Emergence and Genomic Characterization of a Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolate From a New Clone in Brazil. [PDF]

Microbiol Immunol
ABSTRACT Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) has emerged globally as a major public health concern, often associated with severe community‐acquired and healthcare‐associated human infections. Despite alerts from PAHO/WHO on convergent hvKp strains with multidrug resistance in Latin America, comprehensive data from Brazil, the region's largest ...
Camargo CH, Costa ABN, Yamada AY, Miranda DS, Ferraro PSP, Souza AR, Bertani AMJ, Campos KR, Santos MBN, Rissetti RM, Paula CL, Paz PJL, Soares MSD, Salvador C, Pieri GP, Higa JS, Souza DDS, Ribeiro MG, Sacchi CT, Tiba-Casas MR, Madalosso G, Assis DB.   +21 more
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Low Compliance to Handwashing Program and High Nosocomial Infection in a Brazilian Hospital

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2012
Background. It is a fact that hand hygiene prevents nosocomial infection, but compliance with recommended instructions is commonly poor. The purpose of this study was to implement a hand hygiene program for increase compliance with hand hygiene and its ...
Lizandra Ferreira de Almeida e Borges, Lilian Alves Rocha, Maria José Nunes, Paulo Pinto Gontijo Filho   +3 more
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Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 18: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2023

EFSA Journal, Volume 21, Issue 7, July 2023., 2023
Abstract The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) approach was developed to provide a regularly updated generic pre‐evaluation of the safety of microorganisms, intended for use in the food or feed chains, to support the work of EFSA's Scientific Panels.
EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ), Konstantinos Koutsoumanis, Ana Allende, Avelino Alvarez‐Ordóñez, Declan Bolton, Sara Bover‐Cid, Marianne Chemaly, Alessandra De Cesare, Friederike Hilbert, Roland Lindqvist, Maarten Nauta, Romolo Nonno, Luísa Peixe, Giuseppe Ru, Marion Simmons, Panagiotis Skandamis, Elisabetta Suffredini, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Pablo Salvador Fernández Escámez, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Amparo Querol, Lolke Sijtsma, Juan Evaristo Suarez, Ingvar Sundh, Fulvio Barizzone, Sandra Correia, Lieve Herman   +26 more
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Efficacy study of a topical treatment with a plant extract with antibiofilm activities using an in vivo model of canine superficial pyoderma

Veterinary Dermatology, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 86-e8, April 2020., 2020
Background Canine pyoderma is a common skin infection caused predominantly by staphylococcal bacteria. Because of increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial isolates, there is an urgent need for alternative or supplementary treatment options.
Wolfgang Bäumer, Megan Jacobs, Chie Tamamoto‐Mochizuki   +2 more
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In‐Hospital Mortality of Disseminated Tuberculosis in Patients Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011
Background. Tuberculosis (TB) is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in patients with AIDS. The goal of our study was to determine predictors of in‐hospital mortality in patients with AIDS and disseminated tuberculosis in a middle‐income country. Material and Methods.
Rodrigo Pires dos Santos, Caroline Deutschendorf, Karin Scheid, Luciano Zubaran Goldani, Graeme Ayton Meintjes   +4 more
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Utilização de cateter central de inserção periférica e ocorrência da infecção da corrente sanguínea em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal

Vigilância Sanitária em Debate: Sociedade, Ciência & Tecnologia, 2015
Objetivo: Analisar a prevalência de infecção hospitalar primária da corrente sanguínea em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo, com análise de prontuários de uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal, no período de ...
Márcia Yumi Yonekura, Marcelo Luiz Abramczyk, Milton Soibelmann Lapchik   +2 more
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Antimicrobial use for treatment of healthcare-associated infections and bacterial resistance in a reference neonatal unit

Jornal de Pediatria, 2021
Objective: The use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials, such as third and fourth-generation, are responsible for emergence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms in neonatal units.
Ana Carolina Bueno e Silva, Leni Márcia Anchieta, Viviane Rosado, Janita Ferreira, Wanessa Trindade Clemente, Julia Sampaio Coelho, Paulo Henrique Orlandi Mourão, Roberta Maia de Castro Romanelli   +7 more
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DOENÇA DE CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB: RELATO DE TRÊS CASOS NO NORTE DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
A doença de Creutzfeldt-Jakob (DCJ) é uma encefalopatia espongiforme rara, progressiva e intratável. Tem uma incidência mundial de 1/1.000.000 por habitantes, três subtipos e uma forma variante que está associada ao consumo de carne bovina contaminada ...
Leide Daiana Silveira Cardoso, Luciano Freitas Fernandes, Cecília Corrêa Fernandes, Priscilla Moreira Gonçalves Pereira, Hellen Fonseca Silva Dourado   +4 more
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL PROFILES OF HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS IN AN OUTPATIENT DIALYSIS SERVICE AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL (2023–2025)

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction: In Brazil, an increasing annual number of patients require renal replacement therapy (RRT), and about 30% use vascular access for dialysis; device-related infections are the complications associated with the greatest morbidity and mortality.
Marcos Vinicios Costa Coutinho, Luciana de Oliveira Matias, Diogo Boldim Ferreira, Daniela Vieira da Silva Escudero, Dayana Souza Fram, Lucas Pereira Lima, Thaysa Sobral Antonelli, Felipe Meireles Doria, Eduardo A. Medeiros   +8 more
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IMPACT ON ADHERENCE TO THE CONCURRENT CLEANING PROTOCOL IN AN ADULT INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF A TERTIARY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AFTER A MULTIMODAL INTERVENTION

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction: Reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is a challenge in Intensive Care Units (ICUs), where multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR) are more prevalent.
Michelle Oliveira Max, Luciana de Oliveira Matias, Diego Cassola Pronunciato, Felipe Alberto Lei, Diogo Boldim Ferreira, Eduardo Alexandrino Medeiros   +5 more
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