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Terpinen-4-ol, tyrosol, and β-lapachone as potential antifungals against dimorp...
Brilhante,Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira; Caetano,Érica Pacheco; Lima,Rita Amanda Chaves de; Marques,Francisca Jakelyne de FariasAbstract This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro antifungal activity of terpinen-4-ol, tyrosol, and β-lapachone against strains of Coccidioides posadasii in filamentous phase (n = 22) and Histoplasma capsulatum in both filamentous (n = 40) and yeast phases (n = 13), using the broth dilution methods as described by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrati...
Antiretroviral drugs saquinavir and ritonavir reduce inhibitory concentration v...
Brilhante,Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira; Caetano,Érica Pacheco; Riello,Giovanna Barbosa; Guedes,Glaucia Morgana de MeloAbstract Recent studies have shown that some drugs that are not routinely used to treat fungal infections have antifungal activity, such as protease inhibitor antiretroviral drugs. This study investigated the in vitro susceptibility of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum to saquinavir and ritonavir, and its combination with the antifungal itraconazole. The susceptibility assay was performed according to Clin...
Macrobrachium amazonicum: an alternative for microbiological monitoring of aqua...
Brilhante,Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira; Paiva,Manoel de Araújo Neto; Sampaio,Célia Maria de Souza; Teixeira,Carlos Eduardo Cordeiro; Ribeiro,Joyce FontelesThis study aimed to evaluate the role of the Amazon River prawn, Macrobrachium amazonicum, as carrier of Candida spp., by analyzing the correlation between Candida spp. from these prawns and their environment (surface water and sediment), through M13-PCR fingerprinting and RAPD-PCR. For this purpose, 27 strains of Candida spp. were evaluated. These strains were recovered from the gastrointestinal tract of adult...
Parainfluenza virus infections in a tropical city: clinical and epidemiological...
Fé,Mariana Mota Moura; Monteiro,André Jalles; Moura,Fernanda Edna AraújoLittle information on the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of human parainfluenza virus (HPIV) infections, especially in children from tropical countries, has been published. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of HPIV infections in children attended at a large hospital in Fortaleza in Northeast Brazil, and describe seasonal patterns, clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the...
Factors related to HIV/tuberculosis coinfection in a Brazilian reference hospital
Carvalho,Bráulio Matias de; Monteiro,André Jalles; Pires Neto,Roberto da Justa; Grangeiro,Thalles Barbosa; Frota,Cristiane CunhaInfection with both Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis is currently the world's leading cause of death due to infectious agents. We evaluated factors related to the development of tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected patients who were being treated at an infectious diseases hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. From January 2004 to December 2005, we made an epidemiological study thro...
Fatores relacionados com a positividade de cães para leishmaniose visceral em á...
Amóra,Sthenia Santos Albano; Santos,Maria José Paes; Alves,Nilza Dutra; Costa,Sylvio Celso Gonçalves da; Calabrese,Kátia da Silva; Monteiro,André JallesO presente estudo objetivou descrever alguns fatores relacionados à positividade de cães para leishmaniose visceral, em área endêmica do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Foram analisados 198 cães, dos quais 62 foram recrutados de propriedades rurais e 136 de residências urbanas. O diagnóstico foi realizado através dos testes de imunofluorescência indireta e imunoadsorção enzimática. Dos cães analisados, 45% dos p...
Viabilidade de cepas de Malassezia pachydermatis mantidas em diferentes métodos...
Girão,Marília Dutra; Prado,Marilena Ribeiro do; Brilhante,Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira; Cordeiro,Rossana Aguiar; Monteiro,André JallesA manutenção de culturas de Malassezia pachydermatis em micotecas é importante para estudos retrospectivos e prospectivos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o comportamento de Malassezia pachydermatis frente a diferentes métodos de conservação de culturas. Para tanto, após o processo de identificação, essa levedura foi estocada, por seis e nove meses, em salina e salina com óleo mineral a 28°C, bem como, em...