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Antimicrobial resistance in Enterobacteriaceae in Brazil: focus on ß-lactams and polymyxins

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (supl.1), 2016
ABSTRACT During the last 30 years there has been a dissemination of plasmid-mediated β-lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae in Brazil. Extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) are widely disseminated in the hospital setting and are detected in a lower frequency in the community setting. Cefotaximases ...

Bacillary angiomatosis with bone invasion

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract Bacillary angiomatosis is an infection determined by Bartonella henselae and B. quintana, rare and prevalent in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. We describe a case of a patient with AIDS and TCD4+ cells equal to 9/mm3, showing reddish-violet papular and nodular lesions, dissemin...

To evaluate of the effect of adding licorice to the standard treatment regimen of Helicobacter pylori

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of licorice in H. pylori eradication in patients suffering from dyspepsia either with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) or non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD) in comparison to the clarithromycin-based standard triple regimen. Methods: In this randomiz...

Endocarditis infecciosa por Abiotrophia defectiva diagnosticada por espectrometría de masas (MALDI-TOF MS) en Argentina

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (6), 2016
We report the case of a 63-year-old woman with congestive heart failure due to a bicuspid aortic valve and severe aortic stenosis. The patient had a febrile syndrome with positive blood cultures for Abiotrophia defectiva, Transesophageal echocardiogram revealed the presence of paravalvular abscess, which...

Gastric syphilis - Case report

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5), 2016
Abstract: Gastric syphilis is an uncommon extracutaneous manifestation of syphilis, occurring in less than 1% of patients, presenting nonspecific clinical manifestations. In general, it occurs on secondary stage. The critical point is the recognition of the syphilitic gastric involvement, without which t...

Empirical antimicrobial therapy for late-onset sepsis in a neonatal unit with high prevalence of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (5), 2016
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to compare two different empiric treatments for late-onset neonatal sepsis, vancomycin and oxacillin, in a neonatal intensive care unit with a high prevalence of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in an neonata...

Microbial investigation of biofilms recovered from endotracheal tubes using sonication in intensive care unit pediatric patients

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (5), 2016
Abstract Objectives To compare cultured microorganisms identified on endotracheal tubes biofilms through sonication technique with traditional tracheal aspirate collected at extubation of pediatric intensive care unit patients. Methods Demographic and epidemiological data were analyzed to identify fact...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia: the influence of bacterial resistance, prescription errors, and de-escalation of antimicrobial therapy on mortality rates

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (5), 2016
Abstract Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most prevalent nosocomial infection in intensive care units and is associated with high mortality rates (14–70%). Aim This study evaluated factors influencing mortality of patients with Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), including bacterial resis...

Rosacea fulminans: unusual clinical presentation of rosacea

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5,supl.1), 2016
Abstract Rosacea fulminans or pyoderma faciale is a rare cutaneous disorder that usually affects women usually between the ages of 15-46. The disease is characterized by sudden onset of papules, pustules, cysts, and painful coalescing nodules with red-cyanotic centrofacial erythema. Although its etiology...

Profilaxis con levofloxacina en pacientes neutropénicos
Levofloxacin prophylaxis in neutropenic patients

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (5), 2016
La profilaxis con fluorquinolonas ha demostrado utilidad en la prevención de infecciones en pacientes neutropénicos de alto riesgo. Nuestro objetivo fue describir y comparar las características clínicas, microbiológicas, terapéuticas y la evolución en pacientes durante el primer episodio de neutro...