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Community-genotype methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections in Latin America: a systematic review

Braz. j. infect. dis; 25 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Background: Community-genotype methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CG-MRSA) emerged in the 1990s as a global community pathogen primarily involved in skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) and pneumonia. To date, the CG-MRSA SSTI burden in Latin America (LA) has not been assessed. Ob...

Microbiologic characteristics and antibiotic resistance rates of diabetic foot infections

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: the purpose of this research was to identify the sociodemographic and microbiological characteristics and antibiotic resistance rates of patients with diabetic foot infections, hospitalized in an emergency reference center. Methods: it was an observational and transversal study. The s...

Early switch/early discharge opportunities for hospitalized patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus complicated skin and soft tissue infections in Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Early antibiotic switch and early discharge protocols have not been widely studied in Latin America. Our objective was to describe real-world treatment patterns, resource use, and estimate opportunities for early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics and early discharge for pa...

Características clínicas y microbiológicas de las infecciones de piel y tejidos blandos por Staphylococcus aureus en niños de un hospital en Medellín durante los años 2013 a 2015

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (5), 2017
Resumen Introducción: El principal microorganismo implicado en las infecciones de piel y tejidos blandos (IPTB) es Staphylococcus aureus, con incremento en las cepas resistentes a meticilina en los últimos años. Objetivo: Identificar la frecuencia de S. aureus resistente a meticilina (SARM) en IPTB ...

Actividad antibacteriana in vitro de diecinueve aceites esenciales frente a bacterias asociadas al acné
In vitro antibacterial activity of nineteen essential oils against acne-associated bacteria

Rev. cuba. farm; 49 (1), 2015
Objetivos: evaluar la actividad antibacteriana de 19 aceites esenciales sobre tres cepas asociadas al desarrollo del acné, (Propionibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus epidermidis y Staphylococcus aureus) y seleccionar los más promisorios con base en sus respectivas concentraciones mínimas inhibitorias (C...