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Effect that an educational program for cystic fibrosis patients and caregivers ...
Zuana,Adriana Della; Garcia,Doroti de Oliveira; Juliani,Regina Célia Turola Passos; Silva Filho,Luiz Vicente Ribeiro Ferreira daOBJECTIVE: To describe the pathogens found in home nebulizers and in respiratory samples of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, and to evaluate the effect that a standardized instruction regarding cleaning and disinfection of nebulizers has on the frequency of nebulizer contamination. METHODS: We included 40 CF patients (22 males), all of whom used the same model of nebulizer. The median patient age was 11.2 ± 3.74 ...
Proteases (caseinase and elastase), hemolysins, adhesion and susceptibility to ...
Garcia,Doroti de Oliveira; Timenetsky,Jorge; Martinez,Marina Baquerizo; Francisco,Waldemar; Sinto,Sumiko I.; Yanaguita,Roberto MitioForty-six S. maltophilia isolates obtained from hospital clinical specimens were studied for protease (caseinase and elastase) production, hemolytic activity, adhesion to HEp-2 cells, plastic and glass. Susceptibility to antimicrobial agents was also evaluated. The majority of isolates were obtained from respiratory tract secretions of patients using medical devices. All the isolates grown overnight were able t...