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Actualización del manejo de microbacterias no tuberculosas

Desde el año 2007 se han generado guías de diagnóstico y tratamiento de micobacterias no tuberculosas (MNTB), la última de las cuales fue desarrollada en el año 2020 por ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA, en ella se actualizan los criterios diagnósticos, los cri...

Detección rápida de antígenos de Streptococcus pyogenes en pacientes de 0 a 14 años asistidos en dos servicios de urgencia pediátrica (14/2/2018-13/4/2018)

Arch. pediatr. Urug; 94 (1), 2023
Introducción: las infecciones estreptocócicas pueden presentarse con fiebre, inflamación faringoamigdalina con o sin exudados, petequias en el paladar, adenitis cervical, exantema escarlatiniforme y / o dolor abdominal. Resulta útil en área de urgencia disponer de pruebas de detección rápida de an...

In sickness and in health: the intestinal microbiome of dogs

Studies on the interactions between the intestinal microbiome and its host have strengthened in the last decade. However, publications on this topic in dogs still need to be made available, reinforcing the need for new studies and literary data for consultation. Given this, this review aims to describe t...

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 ...

Nicotine is a potent extracellular polysaccharide inducer in Fusobacterium nucleatum biofilms

Braz. j. oral sci; 22 (), 2023
The purpose of this in vitro study was to analyze the influence of nicotine on the extracellular polysaccharides in Fusobacterium nucleatum biofilm. Methods: F. nucleatum (ATCC 10953) biofilms supplemented with different concentrations of nicotine (0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, and 8 mg/mL) were grown in two differen...

Dogs naturally infected by Rangelia vitalii, Babesia canis vogeli, and Ehrlichia canis in São Paulo, Brazil

Several agents can cause hemoparasitic diseases in dogs, and blood-sucking arthropods transmit these diseases. These agents can cause several clinical manifestations and, in some cases, can kill the host. Because these agents are essential in animal health, this study aims to detect the frequency of Ehrl...

Caracterización de Escherichia coli productoras de toxina Shiga (STEC) recuperadas de canales bovinas uruguayas
Characterization of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) recovered from Uruguayan bovine carcasses

Escherichia coli productor de toxina Shiga (STEC) es un microorganismo zoonótico que coloniza el tracto intestinal de los animales y causa en el hombre diarrea de severidad variable y enfermedades graves, entre ellas, el síndrome urémico hemolítico post-entérico por STEC (SUH-STEC). El SUH-STEC inte...

Antagonistic activity of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Minas artisanal cheeses against Brucella abortus

This study aimed to evaluate methods for studying the in vitro antimicrobial activity of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) against Brucella abortus and to evaluate the antagonistic effect of LAB on the viability of this pathogen. A total of 18 LAB strains (Lactobacillus plantarum, n = 11; Pediococcus acidilacti...

Iron and glucose-regulated protein 78: fundamental components in the coinfection of Rhizopus oryzae and SARS-CoV-2

Clin. biomed. res; 43 (2), 2023
Along with the growing number of fatalities and lack of specific treatment at the time, the increasing incidence of mucormycosis worried world health agencies, as it ran the risk of more threatening outcomes for COVID-19 patients. In this context, this review aims to assemble case reports of COVID-19 ass...

Detecção de flavivirus e alphavirus em mosquitos (diptera: culicidae) capturados em região próxima à Três Lagoas – Ms

Introdução: Arbovírus são causadores de doenças humanas, sendo que mudança ecológicas e aumento do contato humano-vetor aumenta a possibilidade de surtos. Objetivo: Detectar, identificar e caracterizar arbovírus presentes em mosquitos vetores capturados em regiões de mata próximas a Três Lagoa...