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Clostridium difficile contamination in retail meat products in Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction Clostridium difficile is an important cause of diarrhoea, particularly in patients receiving antibiotic therapy. Recent studies have shown that a substantial proportion of C. difficile infections are acquired in the community, as a zoonotic disease. Brazil is a large exporter of me...

Central venous catheter-related infections caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum and other multiresistant non-diphtherial corynebacteria in paediatric oncology patients

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Bloodstream and venous catheter-related corynebacterial infections in paediatric patients with haematological cancer were investigated from January 2003 to December 2014 at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We observed that during cancer treatment, invasive coryn...

Meningoencefalitis: etiología infecciosa en pacientes pediátricos de un hospital de referencia

Resumen Introducción: Las causas de meningoencefalitis, meningitis o encefalitis pueden ser infecciosas o no infecciosas. Para el diagnóstico microbiológico se requieren cultivos y pruebas moleculares. El objetivo del estudio fue describir las causas infecciosas de meningoencefalitis y su presentaci...

Efeito da farinha de banana verde no crescimento de bactérias láticas contidas nos grãos de kefir
Effect of green banana flour on the growth of lactic acid bacteria contained in kefir grains

Hig. aliment; 32 (282/283), 2018
Kefir é um produto fermentado, ácido, levemente alcoólico, produzido a partir de grãos que apresentam uma população microbiana simbiótica considerada estável, imersos em uma matriz constituída de polissacarídeos e proteínas. Está relacionado à reparação da mucosa intestinal, redução dos ...

Avaliação microbiológica de hambúrgueres industrializados congelados comercializados na cidade de Maceió, AL
Microbiological evaluation of frozen commercialized hamburgers commercialized in the city of Maceió, AL

Hig. aliment; 32 (282/283), 2018
O hambúrguer é um produto industrializado de origem animal, extremamente utilizado pela população principalmente pela sua praticidade no consumo. Esse trabalho teve como objetivo realizar a análise microbiológica de hambúrgueres congelados comercializados em Maceió-AL. Foram selecionadas nove mar...

Avaliação microbiológica e higienicossanitária do leite in natura comercializado na cidade de Teresina, PI
Microbiological and hygienicosanitary evaluation of fresh milk marketed in the city of Teresina, PI

Hig. aliment; 32 (282/283), 2018
O leite é um dos alimentos mais consumidos no mundo, pois é completo, rico em nutrientes necessários para saúde dos seres vivos. Este alimento exige controle e preocupação com a segurança da matéria-prima e do produto beneficiado. O presente estudo objetivou verificar a qualidade microbiológica ...

Chromoblastomycosis: an etiological, epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, and treatment update

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (4), 2018
Abstract: Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic, granulomatous, suppurative mycosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by traumatic inoculation of dematiaceous fungi of the family Herpotrichiellaceae. The species Fonsecaea pedrosoi and Cladophialophora carrionii are prevalent in regions where the dise...

Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis - the answer to a three-year history of red eye

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis is a rare infection of the lacrimal system, and can lead to misdiagnosis due to its overlapping presentation to other common entities. The authors report a case of lacrimal canaliculitis with a three-year history of recurrent unilateral red eye and mucopurulent dis...

Primera comunicación en Chile de la detección del gen mcr-1 en un aislado clínico de Escherichia coli resistente a colistín

Rev. chil. infectol; 35 (4), 2018
Recently it was described the plasmidial gene mcr-1 associated with colistin resistance. We screened by PCR and sequencing for gene mcr-1 in thirteen clinical isolates resistant to colistin. We observed amplification in one E. coli. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the presence of mcr-1 gene...

Poisoning by Senna obtusifolia in sheep

Pesqui. vet. bras; 38 (8), 2018
In a paddock highly invaded by Senna obtusifolia 10 out of 60 sheep showed muscle weakness and 9 died after a clinical manifestation period of 24-76 hours. Serum activities of creatine kinase were increased in all sheep examined. Multifocal polyphasic muscle segmental degeneration and necrosis was observ...