Search Results - "Figueiredo, Agnes M.S."

Biofilm development and computational screening for new putative inhibitors of a homolog of the regulatory protein BrpA in Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae by Alves-Barroco, Cinthia, Roma-Rodrigues, Catarina, Balasubramanian, Natesan, Guimarães, Marcia Aparecida, Ferreira-Carvalho, Bernadete T., Muthukumaran, Jayaraman, Nunes, Daniela, Fortunato, Elvira, Martins, Rodrigo, Santos-Silva, Teresa, Figueiredo, Agnes M.S., Fernandes, Alexandra R., Santos-Sanches, Ilda

“…Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae (SDSD), a Lancefield group C streptococci (GCS), is a frequent cause of bovine mastitis. This highly prevalent…”
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What is behind the epidemiological difference between community-acquired and health-care associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus? by Figueiredo, Agnes M. S.

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Detection of the international lineage ST71 of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in two cities in Rio de Janeiro State by Penna, Bruno, Silva, Marcella B., Botelho, Ana M. N., Ferreira, Fabienne A., Ramundo, Mariana S., Silva-Carvalho, Maria C., Rabello, Renata F., Vieira-da-Motta, Olney, Figueiredo, Agnes M. S.

“…Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is the main coagulase-positive staphylococci associated with canine skin/soft tissue infections (SSTI), otitis externa, and…”
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Comparative genomics of MRSA strains from human and canine origins reveals similar virulence gene repertoire by Penna, Bruno, Silva, Marcella B., Soares, André E. R., Vasconcelos, Ana T. R., Ramundo, Mariana S., Ferreira, Fabienne A., Silva-Carvalho, Maria C., de Sousa, Viviane S., Rabello, Renata F., Bandeira, Paula T., de Souza, Viviane S., Planet, Paul J., Vieira-da-Motta, Olney, Botelho, Ana M. N., Figueiredo, Agnes M. S.

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important pathogen associated with a wide variety of infections in humans. The ability of MRSA to…”
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Reductive evolution of virulence repertoire to drive the divergence between community- and hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of the ST1 lineage by Côrtes, Marina Farrel, Botelho, Ana Maria N., Bandeira, Paula Terra, Mouton, William, Badiou, Cedric, Bes, Michèle, Lima, Nicholas C. B., Soares, André Elias R., Souza, Rangel C., Almeida, Luiz G. P., Martins-Simoes, Patricia, Vasconcelos, Ana T. R., Nicolás, Marisa F., Laurent, Frédéric, Planet, Paul J., Figueiredo, Agnes M. S.

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) of the ST1-SCCmecIV lineage has been associated with community-acquired (CA) infections in North America and…”
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Complete genome sequence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (strain USA400-0051), a prototype of the USA400 clone by Côrtes, Marina Farrel, Costa, Maiana Oc, Lima, Nicholas Cb, Souza, Rangel C, Almeida, Luiz Gp, Guedes, Luciane Prioli Ciapina, Vasconcelos, Ana Tr, Nicolás, Marisa F, Figueiredo, Agnes Ms

“…Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus, commonly referred as S. aureus, is an important bacterial pathogen frequently involved in hospital- and community-acquired…”
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Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from ST1 lineage harboring a new SCCmec IV subtype containing the tetK gene by Cortes, Marina F, Botelho, Ana MN, Almeida, Luiz GP, Souza, Rangel C, Cunha, Oberdan de Lima, Nicolas, Marisa F, Vasconcelos, Ana TR, Figueiredo, Agnes MS

“…A pivotal event in the evolutionary path of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the acquisition of the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec…”
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Complete Genome Sequence of the MRSA Isolate HC1335 from ST239 Lineage Displaying a Truncated AgrC Histidine Kinase Receptor by Botelho, Ana M N, Costa, Maiana O C, Beltrame, Cristiana O, Ferreira, Fabienne A, Lima, Nicholas C B, Costa, Bruno S S, de Morais, Guilherme L, Souza, Rangel C, Almeida, Luiz G P, Vasconcelos, Ana T R, Nicolás, Marisa F, Figueiredo, Agnes M S

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is still one of the most important hospital pathogen globally. The multiresistant isolates of the…”
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The Predominant Variant of the Brazilian Epidemic Clonal Complex of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Has an Enhanced Ability to Produce Biofilm and to Adhere to and Invade Airway Epithelial Cells by Amaral, Maribel M., Coelho, Leonardo R., Flores, Rosania P., Souza, Raquel R., Silva-Carvalho, Maria C., Teixeira, Lenise A., Ferreira-Carvalho, Bernadete T., Figueiredo, Agnes M. S.

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged as a therapeutic problem. In the present study, the molecular characterization by pulsed-field…”
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Emergence in Brazil of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates carrying SCCmecIV that are related genetically to the USA800 clone by de Miranda, O.P., Silva-Carvalho, M.C., Ribeiro, A., Portela, F., Cordeiro, R.P., Caetano, N., Vidal, C.F.L., Figueiredo, A.M.S.

“…An increasing incidence of nosocomial infections caused by non-multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (nMMRSA) has been reported worldwide…”
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Emergence of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone related to the Brazilian epidemic clone III::B:A causing invasive disease among AIDS patients in a Brazilian hospital by Teixeira, L A, Lourenço, M C, Figueiredo, A M

“…In a previous study we described the extensive geographic spread of a multidrug-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone in hospitals…”
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Clinical and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying SCCmecIV in a university hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil by SCRIBEL, Leticia V, SILVA-CARVALHO, Maria C, RODRIGUES SOUZA, Raquel, SUPERTI, Silvana V, KVITKO, Carlos H. C, FIGUEIREDO, Agnes M. S, ZAVASCKI, Alexandre P

“…We evaluated clinical outcomes and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying SCCmecIV recovered from patients who attended…”
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Genetic relatedness between group B streptococci originating from bovine mastitis and a human group B streptococcus type V cluster displaying an identical pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern by Oliveira, I.C.M., de Mattos, M.C., Pinto, T.A., Ferreira-Carvalho, B.T., Benchetrit, L.C., Whiting, A.A., Bohnsack, J.F., Figueiredo, A.M.S.

“…Twenty isolates of group B streptococcus (GBS) were recovered from the milk of cows with bovine mastitis on three farms located in the south and south-east of…”
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Clinical and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying SCC mecIV in a university hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil by Scribel, Letícia V., Silva-Carvalho, Maria C., Souza, Raquel Rodrigues, Superti, Silvana V., Kvitko, Carlos H.C., Figueiredo, Agnes M.S., Zavascki, Alexandre P.

“…We evaluated clinical outcomes and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying SCC mecIV recovered from patients who…”
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Clinical and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying SCC mec IV in a university hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil by Scribel, Letícia V, Silva-Carvalho, Maria C, Souza, Raquel Rodrigues, Superti, Silvana V, Kvitko, Carlos H.C, Figueiredo, Agnes M.S, Zavascki, Alexandre P

“…Abstract We evaluated clinical outcomes and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying SCC mec IV recovered from patients…”
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Detection and molecular characterization of a gentamicin-susceptible, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone in Rio de Janeiro that resembles the New York/Japanese clone by Melo, M.C.N., Silva-Carvalho, M.C., Ferreira, R.L., Coelho, L.R., Souza, R.R., Gobbi, C.N., Rozenbaum, R., Solari, C.A., Ferreira-Carvalho, B.T., Figueiredo, A.M.S.

“…Staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections in many countries, and multiple factors contribute to the ability of these bacteria…”
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Spread of the Brazilian epidemic clone of a multiresistant MRSA in two cities in Argentina by COIMBRA, MARCUS V. DA SILVA, TEIXEIRA, LENISE A, RAMOS, ROSE L. B, PREDARI, SILVIA C, CASTELLO, LILIANA, FAMIGLIETTI, ANGELA, VAY, CARLOS, KLAN, LILIAN, FIGUEIREDO, AGNES M. S

“…Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Bactérias, Centro de Ciências da…”
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Penicillin and clindamycin alter some group A streptococcal products by Figueiredo, A M, Benchetrit, L C

“…The effects of subMICs of penicillin and clindamycin on group A streptococcal products were analyzed. Penicillin caused an increase in the expression of the…”
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