Rationale: Mozambique has recorded cyclically epidemic outbreaks of cholera. Antibiotic therapy is recommended in specific situations for management and control of cholera outbreaks. However, an increase in resistance rates to antibiotics by Vibrio cholerae has been reported in several epidemic outbreaks...
Vibrio cholerae/drug effects,
Environmental Monitoring,
Drug Resistance, Microbial,
Health,
Tetracycline,
Vibrio cholerae/isolation & purification,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Cholera/microbiology,
Cholera/epidemiology,
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use
Background: Although Chikungunya virus has rapidly expanded to several countries in sub-Saharan Africa, little attention has been paid to its control and management. Until recently, Chikungunya has been regarded as a benign and self-limiting disease. In this report we describe the first case of severe Ch...
Severity of Illness Index,
Leukocytosis/diagnosis,
Immunoglobulin M/blood,
Chikungunya Fever,
Anti-Bacterial Agents,
Mozambique,
Leukocytosis/therapy,
Leukocytosis/virology,
Melena/diagnosis,
Melena/therapy,
Melena/pathology,
Melena/virology,
Fever/diagnosis,
Fever/parasitology,
Fever/therapy,
Fever/virology,
Chikungunya Fever/diagnosis,
Chikungunya Fever/parasitology,
Chikungunya Fever/virology,
Chikungunya Fever/therapy
Background: S. pneumoniae is the leading cause of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) in children. Vaccination using the 10-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV-10) was recently introduced into the National Immunization Program in Mozambique, but data on serotype coverage of this vaccine formulation are scarce. In...
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology,
Pneumococcal Vaccines,
DNA, Bacterial/analysis,
Ceftriaxone/pharmacology,
Microbial Sensitivity Tests,
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial,
Epidemiological Monitoring,
Meningitis, Bacterial/epidemiology,
Meningitis, Bacterial/microbiology,
Meningitis, Bacterial/prevention & control,
Penicillins/pharmacology,
Pneumococcal Infections/immunology,
Pneumococcal Infections/microbiology,
Pneumococcal Vaccines/administration & dosage,
Streptococcus pneumoniae/classification,
Streptococcus pneumoniae/genetics,
Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification,
Streptococcus pneumoniae/radiation effects,
Polymerase Chain Reaction,
Mozambique/epidemiology
Introdução: A prescrição de antibióticos representa um problema global de saúde pública, e merece uma atenção especial, principalmente quando são prescritos a pacientes HIV seropositivos que dependem inteiramente de medicamentos para obter uma vida prolongada e com qualidade.
Objectivo: Preten...
A prescrição de antibióticos representa um problema global de saúde pública, e merece uma atenção especial, principalmente quando são prescritos a pacientes HIV seropositivos que dependem inteiramente de medicamentos para obter uma vida prolongada e com qualidade.
Objectivo: Pretendeu-se com est...
Introdução: Na maioria dos países da África sub-sahariana, onde a meningite bacteriana aguda (MBA) continua a ser uma das principais causas de mortalidade infantil, a vigilância de MBA é baseada principalmente em cultura. Além disso, as amostras de LCR de baixa qualidade e alta frequência de cons...
Background: Group A streptococcal ß-hemolytic (GAS) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among children and responsible for 20 – 30% of bacterial pharyngitis. Rare to few published data on the pattern of GAS epidemiology in Mozambique exists.
Objective: To Characterize the epidemiology of ...
Anti-Bacterial Agents,
Health Centers,
Fever,
Respiratory Tract Infections,
Patients,
Signs and Symptoms,
Streptococcus pyogenes,
Family Characteristics,
Epidemiology,
Infections,
Diagnosis,
Microbiological Techniques,
Population,
Pharyngitis,
Hemolytic Agents
The antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae) grown in Mozambique was investigated. The chemical composition was studied by means of GC and GC-MS analysis. Hexacosane (13.9%), pentacosane (13.3%) and heptacosane (11.4%) were the main components...
Anti-Bacterial Agents/isolation & purification,
Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry,
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology,
Mozambique,
Antifungal Agents/isolation & purification,
Antifungal Agents/pharmacology,
Moringa oleifera/chemistry,
Oils, Volatile/chemistry,
Oils, Volatile/isolation & purification,
Oils, Volatile/pharmacology,
Plant Leaves/chemistry,
Plant Oils/isolation & purification,
Plant Oils/pharmacology,
Quercetin
Background: Pneumonia is the major cause of mortality and morbidity in children worldwide. Procalcitonin (PCT) and Creactive protein (CRP) are used in developed countries to differentiate between viral and bacterial causes of pneumonia. Validity of these markers needs to be further explored in Africa. Me...
Mandomand, inacio;
Espasa, mateu;
Valles, xavier;
Pons, maria J;
Jaintilal, dinis;
Mensa, laura;
Macete, eusebio;
Sacarlal, jahit;
Sanz, Sergi;
Sigauque, Betuel;
Abacassamo, fatima;
Alonso, pedro L;
Ruiz, joaquim.
The antimicrobial susceptibility and mechanisms of resistance of 109 Shigella and 40 Salmonella isolates from children with diarrhea in southern Mozambique were assessed. The susceptibility to seven antimicrobial agents was tested by disk diffusion, and mechanisms of resistance were searched by PCR or co...
