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Characterization of Enterococcus spp. isolated from a fish farming environment in southern Brazil

Braz. j. biol; 81 (4), 2021
Abstract The aim of present study is to characterize the resistance and virulence profile of enterococci isolated from aquaculture excavated ponds and masonry tanks (6 samples) in southern Brazil. Samples were cultured in selective medium, 10 colonies were randomly selected from each sample, which were i...

Genotypic evaluation of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus spp. isolated from bovine clinical mastitis

Bovine clinical mastitis caused by Staphylococcus spp. is a serious and widespread disease in the world of dairy farming. Antimicrobial therapy is of fundamental importance in the prevention and treatment of infectious mastitis, but the indiscriminate use of antimicrobials acts as a determining factor fo...

Virulence genotyping and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Yersinia enterocolitica isolated from meat and meat products in Egypt

Braz. j. biol; 81 (2), 2021
Pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica (Y. enterocolitica) is one of the food-borne entero-pathogen responsible for yersiniosis in humans. The purpose of this research was to survey the prevalence, virulence-associated genes, and antimicrobial resistance of Y. enterocolitica isolated from meat and meat produ...

Role of aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes and 16S rRNA methylase (ArmA) in resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates against aminoglycosides

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to determine the role of genes encoding aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes (AMEs) and 16S rRNA methylase (ArmA) in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates. METHODS: We collected 100 clinical isolates of A. baumannii and identified and confirmed them using micro...

Coagulase-negative staphylococci: a 20-year study on the antimicrobial resistance profile of blood culture isolates from a teaching hospital

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT The increasing rates of nosocomial infection associated with coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) were the rationale for this study, aiming to categorize oxacillin-resistant CoNS species recovered from blood culture specimens of inpatients at the UNESP Hospital das Clínicas in Botucatu, Braz...

Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA and genetic markers for Isoniazid resistance in Ziehl-Neelsen stained slides

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
BACKGROUND Early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and identification of strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to anti-TB drugs are considered the main factors for disease control. OBJECTIVES To standardise a real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay technique and apply it to identify mu...

Antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus faecalis from persistent endodontic infections

Enterococci are important nosocomial pathogens due to their intrinsic multiresistance and the acquisition of new antibiotic resistance genes (ARG). Enterococcus faecalis has been shown to be one of the main pathogens in persistent endodontic infections, therefore, the main objective of this study was to ...

Antibiotic susceptibility patterns and prevalence of streptococcus agalactiae rectovaginal colonization among pregnant women in iran

Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet; 42 (8), 2020
Abstract Objective Streptococcus agalactiae is an important pathogen in neonates and pregnant women. Neonatal invasive infections due to S. agalactiae are life-threatening and preventive strategies for this challenge of human have become a concern. The aim of the present study was to determine the prev...

Mutaciones que confieren resistencia a fármacos antituberculosis de primera línea en Perú: una revisión sistemática de la literatura

RESUMEN Objetivos. Sistematizar la información disponible referente a las mutaciones que confieren resistencia a los fármacos antituberculosis de primera línea. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica para identificar artículos que reportaron mut...

Mutaciones del gen ARN ribosómico 23S de Helicobacter pylori asociadas con resistencia a claritromicina en pacientes atendidos en una unidad de endoscopia de Medellín, Colombia

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.2), 2019
Resumen Introducción. La claritromicina es el antibiótico de primera línea para el tratamiento de la infección por Helicobacter pylori. La resistencia bacteriana se produce principalmente por mutaciones puntuales del gen ARN ribosómico 23S (ARNr 23S). Objetivo. Determinar la frecuencia de las muta...