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Intestinal Paracoccidioidomycosis: Case report and systematic review
Cruz,Eduarda Renz da; Forno,Amanda Dal; Pacheco,Suelen Apratto; Bigarella,Lucas Goldmann; Ballotin,Vinicius Remus; Salgado,Karina; Freisbelen,DiogoABSTRACT Background: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis considered endemic and limited to Latin America with the majority of registered cases originating from Brazil. The purpose of this paper was to report a case of a female patient with paracoccidioidomycosis mimicking inflammatory bowel disease and to systematically review available cases of the intestinal presentation of this infectious disease. C...
Catheter-related infection due to Papiliotrema laurentii in an oncologic patien...
Londero,Marcos Rech; Zanrosso,Crisley Dossin; Corso,Leandro Luis; Michelin,Lessandra; Soldera,JonathanABSTRACT Background: Papiliotrema laurentii is one of several non-neoformans cryptococci that have rarely been associated with human infection, since it was previously considered saprophyte and thought to be non-pathogenic to humans. Nevertheless, increasing number of reports of human infection have emerged in recent years, mostly in oncologic patients. Aim: To report a case of a female patient with pyloric obs...
Mortalidade e custos da pneumonia pneumocócica em adultos: um estudo transversal
Michelin,Lessandra; Weber,Fernanda M.; Scolari,Bruna W.; Menezes,Bruna K.; Gullo,Maria CarolinaRESUMO Objetivo A pneumonia pneumocócica é uma causa significativa de morbimortalidade entre adultos. Desta maneira, o objetivo principal deste estudo foi avaliar a mortalidade intra-hospitalar e os custos relacionados à doença adquirida em adultos. Métodos Este estudo transversal utilizou prontuários de pacientes adultos com pneumonia pneumocócica internados em um hospital universitário no Brasil, de outubro d...
2018 recommendations for the management of community acquired pneumonia
Corrêa,Ricardo de Amorim; Costa,Andre Nathan; Lundgren,Fernando; Michelin,Lessandra; Figueiredo,Mara Rúbia; Holanda,Marcelo; Gomes,MauroABSTRACT Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite the vast diversity of respiratory microbiota, Streptococcus pneumoniae remains the most prevalent pathogen among etiologic agents. Despite the significant decrease in the mortality rates for lower respiratory tract infections in recent decades, CAP ranks third as a cause of death in Brazil. Since the latest Guidelines o...