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Prevalência de Staphylococcus resistente à meticilina em profissionais de enfermagem: revisão integrativa

Objetivo: estimar a prevalência de colonização por Staphylococcus resistente à meticilina entre profissionais de enfermagem conforme evidências científicas. Método: revisão integrativa da literatura, realizada em setembro de 2020, mediante acesso nas bases de dados LILACS, MEDLINE,...

Susceptibility of field populations of Haematobia irritans to fipronil in Uruguay

Pesqui. vet. bras; 41 (), 2021
Fipronil was registered in Uruguay in 1997, and, since then, it has been used for the control of Haematobia irritans irritans and Rhipicephalus microplus. The susceptibility of H. irritants to this drug has not been evaluated. Therefore, the goal of the present study was to evaluate the resistance of H. ...

Pathological, microbiological and immunohistochemical characterization of avian colibacillosis in broiler chickens of Mozambique

Pesqui. vet. bras; 41 (), 2021
Avian colibacillosis is an acute and globally occurring infectious disease of domestic and wild birds caused by Escherichia coli, and it is associated with considerable economic losses mainly due to the morbidity and mortality associated. The present study aimed to describe the pathological, bacteriologi...

Molecular detection of Apicomplexa protozoa in tissues from Alouatta guariba clamitans

Pesqui. vet. bras; 41 (), 2021
The brown howler monkey (Alouatta guariba clamitans) is a primate species widely distributed in South America. Infections by protozoa are common in primates. However, studies on protozoa in primates in Brazil are scarce, so the goal of this study was to investigate DNA from the apicomplexan protozoa Neos...

Persistent mycotic superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm after endovascular treatment: a case report

Abstract Mycotic pseudoaneurysms of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) are rare and are usually secondary to colonization of an atherosclerotic plaque during an episode of bacteremia. We describe the case of a 68 year-old diabetic male who presented to the Emergency Department with pyrexia and a painfu...

Mycotic aortic aneurysm in a debilitated patient with compromised immunity; beware of Candida!

Abstract Candida is a rare cause of infected aortic aneurysms. We report the case of a diabetic patient with end stage kidney disease who underwent repair of a leaking abdominal aortic aneurysm. He was on long-term antibiotic treatment for malignant otitis externa. Candida albicans was isolated from the ...

Corynespora cassiicola in soybean seeds: incidence and transmission

Biosci. j. (Online); 36 (Supplement1), 2020
The fungus Corynespora cassiicola, the causal agent of the target spot in soybeans, has been considered, from the seed pathology point of view, a seed-borne pathogen of limited importance. Therefore, little importance has been given to the role of the seeds in the transmission of this patho...

Essential oils in the management of soft rot of kale in the brazilian semiarid region

Biosci. j. (Online); 36 (Supplement1), 2020
The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of essential oils on the control of soft rot of kale. Clove essential oil at 0.25%, lemongrass and palmarosa essential oils at 0.5%, melaleuca and orange essential oils at 0.75%, bergamot, rosemary, sage and ginger essential oils at 1% were evaluated for th...

O viajante como agente ativo na transmissibilidade do SARS-CoV-2: uma revisão sistemática

O objetivo deste trabalho foi evidenciar o papel dos viajantes na transmissão e na disseminação do novo coronavírus. A busca pelos artigos foi realizada nas bases de dados PubMed®, SciELO, MEDLINE®, Cochrane, Center for Disease Control and Prevention e UpToDate. Foram incluídos artigos relacio...

Paracoccidioidomycosis in the Central Nervous System

Arq. bras. neurocir; 39 (4), 2020
Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemicmycosis caused by the Paracoccidioides brasiliensis fungus, which is endemic in Latin America. Brazil is the country with the highest number of cases. The affection of the central nervous system (CNS), a potentially fatal condition, occurs in 12% of the cases. The fol...