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The role of pacas of captivity as a potential reservoir of zoonotic fungi in Acre, Western Amazon, Brazil

Wild animals can be natural reservoirs of different microorganisms, essential for monitoring these pathogens for the generation of knowledge and creation of tools aimed at programs for the prevention and control of infectious diseases, including zoonoses. The objective was to report the fungal diversity ...

Correlation between pathogenic species and clinical findings, disease severity, and visual outcome in patients with fungal keratitis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To determine whether a correlation exists between pathogenic species and clinical findings, disease severity, and visual outcome in patients with keratitis and fungal growth in microbiological culture. Methods: A retrospective study of patients with fungal growth in the microbiologi...

Candida blankii: um patógeno emergente de difícil diagnóstico e tratamento clínico

Clin. biomed. res; 39 (4), 2019
O gênero Candida possui várias espécies conhecidas e que podem tornar-se patogênicas em determinadas situações. Candida blankii é uma espécie emergente que, na última década, foi identificada como um agente de doenças sistêmicas. Ainda não existe um protocolo de tratamento específico, ap...

Role of Candida species from HIV infected children in enamel caries lesions: an in vitro study

J. appl. oral sci; 25 (1), 2017
Abstract Objectives This study analyzed the capacity of Candida spp. from dental biofilm of HIV infected (HIV+) children to demineralize primary molar enamel in vitro by Transversal Microhardness (TMH), Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) and the quantity of calcium ions (Ca2+) released from the enamel. ...

Candida auris: emergence and epidemiology of a highly pathogenic yeast

Clin. biomed. res; 37 (3), 2017
Candida auris is a multidrug-resistant emerging yeast, which was responsible for healthcare-associated infection outbreaks, and was cataloged as a new species in 2009, after being isolated from a patient’s ear canal secretion in Japan. Since the notification of this first occurrence, numerous cases hav...

Candida dubliniensis: una levadura emergente
Candida dubliniensis: an emergent yeast

Rev. chil. tecnol. méd; 20 (1/2), 2000
Las infecciones por Candida son la micosis más frecuente en los pacientes infectados por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VHI). Candida dubliniensis es un agente micótico recientemente descrito que ha sido recuperado, principalmente desde la cavidad oral de individuos VHI positivo y pacientes c...

Infecciones intra hospitalarias en el paciente postquirurgico: trabajo de investigacion ano rural de enfermeria

Con el fin de identificar las causas de las infecciones potoperatorias entre marzo y junio de 1988 se diseno y aplico un formulario a los pacientes sometidos a procedimientos quirurgicos limpios, obteniendose los siguentes datos: la poblacion de pacientes esta entre 10 y 45 o mas anos y el 79// (26) corr...