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Evaluation of T3B fingerprinting for identification of clinical and environment...
Oliveira, Manoel Marques Evangelista de; Franco-Duarte, Ricardo; Romeo, Orazio; Pais, Célia; Criseo, Giuseppe; Sampaio, PaulaIn this study, PCR fingerprinting using the universal primer T3B was applied to distinguish among clinical and environmental species of the Sporothrix complex, Sporothrix brasiliensis, S. globosa, S. mexicana, S. pallida, S. luriei and S. schenckii sensu stricto. The T3B fingerprinting generated clearly distinct banding patterns, allowing the correct identification of all 43 clinical and environmental isolates ...
Different scenarios for Candida parapsilosis fungaemia reveal high numbers of m...
Barbedo, Leonardo Silva; Vaz, Catarina; Pais, Célia; Galdino Figueiredo-Carvalho, Maria Helena; Muniz, Mauro de Medeiros; Zancope-Oliveira, Rosely MariaNosocomial fungal bloodstream infections (BSI) are increasing significantly in hospitalized patients and Candida parapsilosis has emerged as an important pathogen responsible for numerous outbreaks. The objective of this study was to evaluate C. parapsilosis sensu lato infection scenarios, regarding species distribution and strain relatedness. One hundred isolates of C. parapsilosis sensu lato derived from bloo...
First autochthone case of sporotrichosis by Sporothrix globosa in Portugal
Oliveira, Manoel Marques Evangelista de; Verissimo, Cristina; Sabino, Raquel; Aranha, João; Zancope-Oliveira, Rosely Maria; Sampaio, Paula; Pais, CéliaIn this study, we characterize the first autochthone case of human sporotrichosis reported in Lisbon, Portugal. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization revealed that the infection was caused by Sporothrbc globosa. We conclude that sporotrichosis may be underdiagnosed particularly in Southern Europe and suggest Portugal as an emerging area for this fungal infection.
Inquerito com histoplasmina em pacientes HIV positivos: resultados de uma area ...
Bezerra, Fabricia Salvador; Zancope-Oliveira, Rosely Maria; Brilhante, Raimunda Samia Nogueira; Wanke, Bodo; Mota, Rosa Maria SalaniSUMMARY Background. Disseminated histoplasmosis is common in AIDS patients with advanced immunosuppression in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of Histoplasma infection in patients with HIV/AIDS living in Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará. Methods. Intradermal tests with histoplasmin (mycelial phase) were performed in 161 HIV patients with CD4 ≥ 350 cells/mm 3 . Ev...