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Malignant Syphilis in a Human Immunodeficient Virus-Infected Patient
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017)
Herein, we describe a 25-year-old man who presented a rare widespread form of secondary syphilis characterized by fever and disseminated ulcerative crusted lesions of 1 month duration and in whom malignant syphilis was ...
Heat Treatment: Effect on Microbiological Changes and Shelf Life
(2016-01-01)
Foods are complex ecosystems constituted by the environment and the microorganisms that live in it. The food environment consists of intrinsic factors such as pH, water activity, and nutritional components and extrinsic ...
Associations among Household Animal Ownership, Infrastructure, and Hygiene Characteristics with Source Attribution of Household Fecal Contamination in Peri-Urban Communities of Iquitos, Peru
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020)
Using previously validated microbial source tracking markers, we detected and quantified fecal contamination from avian species and avian exposure, dogs, and humans on household cooking tables and floors. The association ...
Microbiological findings in febrile neutropenic patients in a tertiary hospital of Southern Brazil
(HCPA/FAMED/UFRGS, 2012)
Randomized comparison of aztreonam and chloramphenicol in treatment of typhoid fever
(American Society for Microbiology, 1994)
Patients with clinical typhoid fever plus a blood, bone marrow, or bile culture positive for Salmonella typhi or Salmonella paratyphi mere included in an open clinical trial to compare the efficacy of aztreonam (6 g/day ...
GeneXpert--a game-changer for tuberculosis control?
(Public Library of Science, 2011)
Carlton Evans considers whether the new tuberculosis diagnostic test, GeneXpert, is the solution for TB control that it's said to be.
Manual MGIT system for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: insights from a high TB burden setting
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2016)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of manual MGIT (MMGIT) compared to the gold standard, Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ), in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in a high-burden setting. METHODS: Individuals ...
Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum beta-Lactamase-Producer Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Causing Neonatal Sepsis in Peru
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016)
Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) is the most common cause of neonatal sepsis in the low- and middle-income countries. Our objective was to describe the phenotypic and molecular characteristics of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase ...