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Joint report of SBI (Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases), FEBRASGO (Brazi...
Rossi,Patricia de; Cimerman,Sergio; Truzzi,José Carlos; Cunha,Clóvis Arns da; Mattar,Rosiane; Martino,Marinês Dalla Valle; Hachul,MaurícioABSTRACT Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common condition in women. There is an increased concern on reduction of bacterial susceptibility resulting from wrongly prescribing antimicrobials. This paper summarizes the recommendations of four Brazilian medical societies (SBI - Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases, FEBRASGO - Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations, SBU - Brazilian Soc...
Carbapenem-resistant bacilli in a hospital in southern Brazil: prevalence and t...
Costa,Jéssica Endy Scariot; Nogueira,Keite da Silva; Cunha,Clóvis Arns daAbstract Background Gram-negative bacilli (GNB), notably Acinetobacter spp., Pseudomonas spp., and Klebsiella spp., are becoming increasingly resistant to carbapenems and are associated with high health care costs and mortality, becoming a global concern. Objective To determine the prevalence rates of carbapenem resistance among Acinetobacter spp., Pseudomonas spp., and Klebsiella spp. in the main sites of noso...
Brazilian guidelines for the management of candidiasis - a joint meeting report...
Colombo,Arnaldo Lopes; Guimarães,Thaís; Camargo,Luis Fernando Aranha; Richtmann,Rosana; Queiroz-Telles,Flavio de; Salles,Mauro José CostaCandida infections account for 80% of all fungal infections in the hospital environment, including bloodstream, urinary tract and surgical site infections. Bloodstream infections are now a major challenge for tertiary hospitals worldwide due to their high prevalence and mortality rates. The incidence of candidemia in tertiary public hospitals in Brazil is approximately 2.5 cases per 1000 hospital admissions. Du...
Invasive aspergillosis in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: a retr...
Carvalho-Dias,Viviane Maria Hessel; Sola,Caroline Bonamin Santos; Cunha,Clóvis Arns da; Shimakura,Sílvia Emiko; Pasquini,RicardoInvasive aspergillosis (IA) currently is an important cause of mortality in subjects undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT) and is also an important cause of opportunistic respiratory and disseminated infections in other types of immunocompromised patients. We examined the medical records of 24 cases of proven and probable invasive aspergillosis (IA) at the Hospital de Clinicas of the Federal Uni...
Fasciíte necrotizante limitada a região pré-peritoneal
Coelho,Júlio Cezar Uili; Vianna,Rodrigo M. de M.; Cunha,Clóvis Arns da; Duarte,Cesar; Milcheski,DimasOur objective is to report a case of a patient with necrosis limited to the pre-peritoneal fascia and fat tissue of the abdomen and pelvis. A 34-year-old female presented with fever, chills, nausea, diarrhea and abdominal pain. She denies history of trauma, diabetes mellitus, use of immunosuppressive drugs, smoking, and drug dependence. Laboratory tests revealed hematocrit of 28.7%, white blood count of 12.200/...