Search Results - "Comarú Pasqualotto, Alessandro"

Sporothrix brasiliensis Causing Atypical Sporotrichosis in Brazil: A Systematic Review by Poester, Vanice Rodrigues, Xavier, Melissa Orzechowski, Munhoz, Lívia Silveira, Basso, Rossana Patricia, Zancopé-Oliveira, Rosely Maria, Freitas, Dayvison Francis Saraiva, Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú

“…Zoonotic sporotrichosis, a subcutaneous mycosis caused by , has become hyperendemic and a serious public health issue in Brazil and an emerging disease…”
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Latent tuberculosis screening before kidney transplantation in the South of Brazil by Meinerz, Gisele, Silva, Cynthia Keitel da, Dorsdt, Damaris Mikaela Balin, Adames, Julia Bertoni, Andrade, Julio Pasquali, Ventura, Pedro Enrico, Monteiro, Alexandre de Almeida, Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú, Garcia, Valter Duro, Keitel, Elizete

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is a prevalent infection after kidney transplantation (KT) in high-burden countries. Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening includes…”
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A search for Clostridium difficile ribotypes 027 and 078 in Brazil by de Almeida Monteiro, Alexandre, Pires, Renata Neto, Persson, Søren, Filho, Edison Moraes Rodrigues, Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú

“…Toxigenic strains of Clostridium difficile may be disseminating. Here we prospectively screened patients with nosocomial diarrhoea in two hospitals in Brazil…”
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Variability in Galactomannan detection by Platelia Aspergillus EIA™ according to the Aspergillus species by Xavier, Melissa Orzechowski, Araujo, Juliana S V, Aquino, Valério Rodrigues, Severo, Cecília Bittencourt, Guazzelli, Luciana Silva, Severo, Luiz Carlos, Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú

“…Here we investigate the extent to which different Aspergillus species release galactomannan (GM) in vitro. Marked variability was observed in GM reactivity…”
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Galactomannan detection from piperacillin-tazobactam brands available in the Brazilian market by Xavier, Melissa Orzechowski, Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú, Aquino, Valério Rodrigues, Sukiennik, Teresa Cristina Teixeira, Severo, Luiz Carlos

“…Piperacillin-tazobactam is a broad spectrum antimicrobial agent that can cause false-positive results in the commercial Platelia Aspergillus EIA test. So far,…”
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Koilocytes due to HPV in the urine sediment by Poloni, José Antonio Tesser, Meinerz, Gisele, Caurio, Cássia Ferreira Braz, Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú

“…ABSTRACT Koilocytes are the hallmark of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and can be observed during routine cytology tests stained by Papanicolaou…”
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The halo sign: HRCT findings in 85 patients by Alves, Giordano Rafael Tronco, Marchiori, Edson, Irion, Klaus, Nin, Carlos Schuler, Watte, Guilherme, Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú, Severo, Luiz Carlos, Hochhegger, Bruno

“…The halo sign consists of an area of ground-glass opacity surrounding pulmonary lesions on chest CT scans. We compared immunocompetent and immunosuppressed…”
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PERFORMANCE DO ANTÍGENO URINÁRIO DE HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM EM PACIENTES COM AIDS DE UM HOSPITAL DO NORDESTE DO BRASIL by Damasceno, Lisandra Serra, Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú, Lana, Daiane Dalla, de Mesquita, Jacó Ricarte Lima, Cavalcante, Karene Ferreira, Leitão, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva

“…A Histoplasmose Disseminada (HD) é uma doença endêmica no Ceará, em pessoas que vivem com HIV/AIDS. A cultura, que é um método tempo-dependente, ainda é o…”
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USO DE TESTES RÁPIDOS PARA DETERMINAR A PREVALÊNCIA DE HISTOPLASMOSE, CRIPTOCOCOSE E TUBERCULOSE EM PESSOAS VIVENDO COM HIV EM CINCO HOSPITAIS DO BRASIL - RESULTADOS PRELIMINARES by da Silva, Larissa Rocha, Reis, Nicole, Sued, Omar Gustavo, Godoy, Cassia Silva Miranda, de Melo, Marineide Gonçalves, Soares, Renata de Bastos Ascenço, Razzolini, Bruna Regis, Fonseca, Pedro Moreno, Hatem, Nayla Azanki, Vieceli, Tarsila, Falci, Diego Rodrigues, Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú, Perez, Freddy Mauricio

“…Infecções oportunistas são importantes causas de mortalidade entre pessoas vivendo com HIV (PVHIV). Ensaios de diagnóstico rápido (EDRs) adiantam o tratamento…”
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Candida ESOPHAGITIS : SPECIES DISTRIBUTION AND RISK FACTORS FOR INFECTION by KLIEMANN, Dimas Alexandre, COMARU PASQUALOTTO, Alessandro, FALAVIGNA, Maicon, GIARETTA, Thiane, SEVERO, Luiz Carlos

“…Although Candida albicans is the main cause of fungal esophagitis, other species such as C. tropicalis, C. krusei and C. stellatoidea have also been…”
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Invasive candidosis: contrasting the perceptions of infectious disease physicians and intensive care physicians by Schultz, Vanessa, Colombo, Arnaldo Lopes, Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú

“…We analyze how infectious disease physicians perceive and manage invasive candidosis in Brazil, in comparison to intensive care unit specialists. A 38-question…”
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COVID-19-Associated Histoplasmosis in an AIDS Patient by Basso, Rossana Patricia, Poester, Vanice Rodrigues, Benelli, Jéssica Louise, Stevens, David A., Zogbi, Heruza Einsfeld, Vasconcellos, Izadora Clezar da S., Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú, Xavier, Melissa Orzechowski

“…Most reports associating fungal infections with COVID-19 have been cases of invasive aspergillosis. Here, we report a case of severe histoplasmosis and…”
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An Outbreak of Pichia anomala Fungemia in a Brazilian Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Comarú Pasqualotto, Alessandro, Teixeira Sukiennik, Teresa Cristina, Severo, Luiz Carlos, Soares de Amorim, Cledja, Lopes Colombo, Arnaldo

“…To report an outbreak of Pichia anomala fungemia that occurred in a Brazilian pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) from October 2002 to January 2004. Unmatched…”
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Candidemia in a Brazilian tertiary care hospital: species distribution and antifungal susceptibility patterns by Antunes, Ana Graciela Ventura, Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú, Diaz, María Cristina, d'Azevedo, Pedro Alves, Severo, Luiz Carlos

“…Recent studies have shown differences in the epidemiology of invasive infections caused by Candida species worldwide. In the period comprising August 2002 to…”
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Candida guilliermondii as the aetiology of candidosis by Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú, Antunes, Ana Graciela Ventura, Severo, Luiz Carlos

“…Candida guilliermondii is one of the components of human microbiota. This yeast has been infrequently associated with human infections, which may be related to…”
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Optimization of a commercial Histoplasma galactomannan EIA test in a population from an endemic area of histoplasmosis in southern Brazil by Blan, Bianca dos Santos, Poester, Vanice Rodrigues, Basso, Rossana Patricia, Benelli, Jéssica Louise, Sanchotene, Karine Ortiz, Caceres, Diego H., Doherty, Brian, Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú, Xavier, Melissa Orzechowski

“…Background Since 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends Histoplasma antigen detection for the diagnosis of disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) in…”
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Candida tropicalis in the peripheral blood of a surgical patient by Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú, Biermann, Maristela Bittencourt

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Distribution of filamentous fungi causing invasive fungal disease at the Haematological Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil by Aquino, Valério Rodrigues, Verçosa, Emanuelle Bergonsi, Falhauber, Gustavo, Lunardi, Luciano Werle, Silla, Lucia, Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú

“…Very limited data are available in the literature to elucidate the aetiology of invasive mould infections in Latin America. Here we report that Aspergillus…”
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Distribution of filamentous fungi causing invasive fungal disease at the haematological unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil by Aquino, Valério Rodrigues, Verçosa, Emanuelle Bergonsi, Falhauber, Gustavo, Lunardi, Luciano Werle, Silla, Lucia, Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú

“…Very limited data are available in the literature to elucidate the aetiology of invasive mould infections in Latin America. Here we report that Aspergillus…”
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Cryptococcemia. An analysis of 28 cases with emphasis on the clinical outcome and its etiologic agent by Pasqualotto, Alessandro Comarú, Bittencourt Severo, Cecília, de Mattos Oliveira, Flávio, Severo, Luiz Carlos

“…Clinical protocols of 28 cases of cryptococcemia studied between April 1995 and November 2002 were reviewed. The varieties of Cryptococcus neorformans, the…”
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