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Chronic skull ostemyelitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans: first case report in an HIV-infected patient
Publication date: Available online 6 December 2018Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesAuthor(s): Natanael Sutikno Adiwardana, Juliana de Angelo Morás, Leandro Lombo Bernardo, Giselle Burlamaqui Klautau, Wladimir Queiroz, Jose Ernesto Vidal (Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - December 7, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Epidemiology of pathogens causing urinary tract infections in an urban community in southern Brazil
Publication date: Available online 5 December 2018Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesAuthor(s): Carlos E. Reu, Waldemar Volanski, Karoline C. Prediger, Geraldo Picheth, Cyntia M.T. Fadel-PichethAbstractThe frequency of urinary tract infection (UTI) and uropathogens in the community was determined by assessing urine culture results of outpatients at a Brazilian public laboratory in a year period. Patients were classified according to sex and age; women were additionally classified considering pregnancy or diabetes. Cultures were considered positive when growing pure cultures with colony counts>104 CFU/...
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - December 6, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Assessing and screening for T-cell epitopes from Mycobacterium tuberculosis RD2 proteins for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis
In conclusion, these results suggest that the six epitopes from the RD2 of M. tuberculosis have potential diagnostic value in TB. (Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - December 6, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

HTLV-1 infection among men who have sex with men in Central Brazil
Publication date: Available online 6 December 2018Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesAuthor(s): Lisie Souza Castro, Grazielli Rocha de Rezende, Fernanda Rodas Pires Fernandes, Larissa Melo Bandeira, Marco Antonio Moreira Puga, Tayana Serpa Ortiz Tanaka, Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis, Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente, Koko Otsuki, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-CastroAbstractHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was the first retrovirus discovered in humans and is endemic in several parts of the world. Because of risk behaviors, mainly sexual, men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of acquiring HTLV...
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - December 6, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Molecular types of Cryptococcus species isolated from patients with cryptococcal meningitis in a Brazilian tertiary care hospital
Publication date: Available online 30 November 2018Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesAuthor(s): Fernanda Wirth, Maria Isabel Azevedo, Luciano Z. GoldaniAbstractThere are limited data on the molecular epidemiology of cryptococcosis in Brazil. Here, we report on the identification of the molecular pattern of the Cryptococcus species that caused meningitis in patients admitted in a Brazilian reference tertiary care hospital, and review the published studies addressing the molecular epidemiology of Cryptococcus in Brazil. Our study has shown the predominance of molecular type VNII in predominantly HIV-infecte...
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - December 1, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Clinical management of leprosy patients during the yellow fever outbreak in Brazil
Publication date: Available online 27 November 2018Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesAuthor(s): Rachel Gimenes Albuquerque, Jane Tomimori, Lucile Maria Floeter-Winter, Sergio Tufik, Monica Levy Andersen (Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - November 28, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Assessment of conventional PCR and real-time PCR compared to the gold standard method for screening Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women
In this study, we aimed to compare the performance of conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and real-time PCR (qPCR) assays as screening methods for GBS in pregnant women against the microbiological culture method considered as the gold-standard. A total of 130 samples from pregnant women were analyzed for sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS software, version 20.0. The verified colonization rate was 3.8% with the gold-standard, 17.7% with conventional PCR assay, and 29.2% with the qPCR test. The trials with conventional...
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - November 23, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Time of catheter removal in candidemia and mortality
ConclusionsThe impact of CVC removal is dependent on whether the optimal analysis strategy is deployed and should be taken into consideration in future analyses. (Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - November 21, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Monetary costs and hospital burden associated with the management of invasive fungal infections in Mexico: a multicenter study
ConclusionsIFIs are as frequent as HIV asymptomatic infection and tuberculosis. Costs estimations allow to assess cost-avoidance strategies to increase targeted driven therapy and decrease adverse events and their costs. (Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - November 3, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

The influenza season 2016/17 in Bucharest, Romania – surveillance data and clinical characteristics of patients with influenza-like illness admitted to a tertiary infectious diseases hospital
ConclusionsDistinctive co-circulation of A/H3 and B/Victoria in Bucharest, Romania in the 2016/17 influenza season was found. While the A/H3 subtype was predominant throughout Europe that season, B/Victoria appears to have circulated specifically in Romania and the Eastern European region, predominantly affecting preschoolers and school children. (Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - November 1, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

A 19-year old man with IgA vasculitis after vaccination
Publication date: Available online 30 October 2018Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesAuthor(s): Alexandre Malek, Sara Isabel Gomez-Villegas, Alejandro de la Hoz, Cima Nowbakht, Cesar A. AriasAbstractA 19-year-old patient who mistakenly received two doses of influenza vaccine 10 days before presentation, was admitted with malaise, weakness, and a purpuric non-blanching rash most prominent on the ankles followed by abdominal pain and hematochezia 72 h later. The diagnosis of influenza vaccine-related Henoch–Schonlein vasculitis was made. This complication, although rare, is the most common vasculitis ...
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - October 31, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex bacteremia among HIV and non-HIV patients in a Mexican tertiary care center
ConclusionsFew studies have reported on the characteristics associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex bacteremia, especially among HIV-negative patients. Out of 145 TB-infected patients with blood culture results available, 21 turned out positive. Anemia, hypoalbuminemia, and a BMI < 18 kg/m2 were associated with mycobacteremia. (Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - October 31, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Is community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) an emerging pathogen among children in Brazil?
ConclusionsCA-MRSA is an emergent pediatric pathogen in Brazil. Our results highlight the relevance of choosing an appropriate initial antimicrobial drug for treating children with severe S. aureus infections. (Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - October 31, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Molecular detection of Mycobacterium leprae by Polymerase Chain Reaction in captive and free-ranging wild animals
Publication date: Available online 30 October 2018Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesAuthor(s): Fernanda H. Maruyama, Thais O. Morgado, Richard C. Pacheco, Luciano Nakazato, Valeria Dutra (Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - October 31, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Antiretroviral therapy immunologic non-response in a Brazilian population: association study using pharmaco- and immunogenetic markers
ConclusionSome significant univariate associations remained independently associated at multivariate survival analysis modeling, such as pre-treatment CD4+ T cells counts, IL2 and ABCB1 genotypes, and use of protease inhibitors, yielding a predictive model for the probability for immune response. More studies are needed to unravel the genetic basis of ART immunological non-response. (Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - October 29, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research