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β-Lactam antibiotics and vancomycin inhibit the growth of planktonic and biofil...
Sidrim, José J.C.; Teixeira, Carlos E.C.; Cordeiro, Rossana A.; Brilhante, Raimunda S.N.; Castelo-Branco, Débora S.C.M.; Bandeira, Silviane P.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of cefepime, meropenem, piperacillin/tazobactam (TZP) and vancomycin on strains of Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis in planktonic and biofilm forms. Twenty azole-derivative-resistant strains of C. albicans (n = 10) and C. tropicalis (n = 10) were tested. The susceptibility of planktonic Candida spp. to the antibacterial agents was investigated by broth mi...
Histoplasmosis in HIV-positive patients in Ceará, Brazil : clinical-laboratory ...
Caetano, Erica Pacheco; Brilhante, Raimunda S.N.; Fechine, Maria A.B.; Mesquita, Jacó R.L.; Cordeiro, Rossana A.; Rocha, Marcos F.G.; Monteiro, André J.This study contains a descriptive analysis of histoplasmosis in AIDS patients between 2006 and 2010 in the state of Ceará, Brazil. Additionally, the in vitro susceptibility of Histoplasma capsulatum isolates obtained during this period was assessed. We report 208 cases of patients with histoplasmosis and AIDS, describing the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory and therapeutic aspects. The in vitro antifungal ...