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Biofilme em cateteres associados a infecções de corrente sanguínea na unidade de terapia intensiva

Objetivo: avaliar a prevalência de microrganismos em infecções da corrente sanguínea relacionadas ao uso de cateteres venosos centrais em pacientes adultos de UTI, destacando os patógenos mais prevalentes, os fatores de risco e as medidas preventivas. Método: revisão integrativa da litera...

Detection of Cutibacterium acnes in Tissue Samples from Clean Primary Shoulder Surgeries - Part II

Abstract Objective Research and identification of Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) and other microorganisms in deeptissue samples collected in clean shoulder surgeries of patients who did not undergo any previous invasive joint procedure and who had no clinical history of infection. Methods We analyzed t...

Staphylococcus epidermidis productor de biofilm como causa de uretritis en el sexo masculino
Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation as a cause of urethritis in males

Rev. inf. cient; 102 (), 2023
Introducción: La emergencia de Staphylococcus epidermidis como patógeno oportunista está relacionada a su capacidad de formación de biofilm. Objetivo: Identificar Staphylococcus epidermidis productor de biofilm como causa de uretritis en el sexo masculino, en el laboratorio de Microbiología del Cent...

A novel approach to Cestrum intermedium (mata-boi): anatomical and physical-chemical characterization, in vitro biological activities, and metabolites of a Brazilian native species

Abstract The Brazilian native species Cestrum intermedium, known as mata-boi, induces hepatotoxicity and death when ingested by cattle. While most studies on this species focus on toxicological features, our study is the first to describe the anatomy and in vitro biological activities of Cestrum intermed...

Characterization, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Potentials of Tamarindus indica L. Fruit Pulp Extract Loaded O/W Nanoemulsions

Abstract The main purposes of the current study were to formulate o/w nanoemulsions as a carrier for Tamarindus indica (tamarind) fruit pulp extract and to study the antioxidant and antibacterial potentials of nanoemulsions containing tamarind extract, focusing on cosmetic/hygiene applications. The o/w n...

Coagulase-negative staphylococci isolates from blood cultures of newborns in a tertiary hospital in southern Brazil

Abstract Neonatal sepsis continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), commonly found on the skin, being the main agents isolated. The aim of this study was to evaluate CoNS isolated from blood cultures of newborn (NB) infants. The study took...

Staphylococcus coagulasa negativos como causantes de endocarditis en un recién nacido pretérmino

Arch. pediatr. Urug; 92 (2), 2021
Los estafilococos coagulasa negativos son microorganismos frecuentemente aislados cuya significancia clínica puede ser difícil de establecer por su carácter de comensales habituales de la piel. En la población neonatal estos patógenos han ido adquiriendo mayor protagonismo debido a la sobrevida de p...

Infecciones intrahospitalarias por estafilococo coagulasa negativo en una unidad de neonatología

Arch. pediatr. Urug; 92 (2), 2021
Introducción: la sepsis tardía por estafilococo coagulasa negativo (SCoN) es una causa común de morbimortalidad en la unidad neonatal. Los SCoN son los microorganismos más frecuentemente involucrados con aproximadamente el 50% de los casos. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la incidencia y las ...

Demanda de culturas microbiológicas e prevalência de microrganismos em um hospital universitário de Pernambuco

Objetivo: verificar a demanda de hemoculturas, aspirados traqueais e uroculturas realizadas no HU-UNIVASF/ EBSERH e a prevalência dos microrganismos identificados no período de janeiro a junho de 2016. Métodos: estudo retrospectivo documental com abordagem quantitativa. Resultados: o setor de microbio...

Infection of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and Dacron-coated stents with Staphylococcus epidermidis: an experimental study in pigs

Abstract Background Diagnosis of the etiologic agent of endoprosthesis infections is essential to enable treatment, since these infections constitute important complications of endovascular procedures. Sonication of explanted tissue and materials is a technique that can be used to facilitate detection o...