Genetic relatedness, Virulence factors and Antimicrobial Resistance of C. difficile strains from hospitalized patients in a multicentric study in Brazil

Autor: Gabriele Z. Saldanha, Renata N. Pires, Ana P. Rauber, Daiana de Lima-Morales, Diego R. Falci, Juliana Caierão, Alessandro C. Pasqualotto, Andreza F. Martins

Publikováno v: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, Vol 22, Iss , Pp 117-121 (2020)

Background: Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile infection (CDI) is recognized worldwide as a public health concern, related mainly with hypervirulent strains. In Brazil there are few studies about molecular epidemiology of C. difficile, for this r

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Clostridium difficile contamination in retail meat products in Brazil

Autor: Renata N. Pires, Cassia F.B. Caurio, Gabriele Z. Saldanha, Andreza F. Martins, Alessandro C. Pasqualotto

Publikováno v: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 4, Pp 345-346

ABSTRACT Introduction Clostridium difficile is an important cause of diarrhoea, particularly in patients receiving antibiotic therapy. Recent studies have shown that a substantial proportion of C. difficile infections are acquired in the community, a

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Hypervirulent Clostridium difficile Strain Has Arrived in Brazil

Autor: Cassia Ferreira B. Caurio, Teresa C. T. Sukiennik, Franciele Caroline Adam, Alexandre A. Monteiro, Alessandro C. Pasqualotto, Andreza Francisco Martins, Renata N. Pires, Diego R. Falci, Gabriele Z. Saldanha

Publikováno v: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 39:371-373

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https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.280

Clostridium difficile contamination in retail meat products in Brazil

Autor: Andreza Francisco Martins, Alessandro C. Pasqualotto, Renata N. Pires, Cassia Ferreira B. Caurio, Gabriele Z. Saldanha

Publikováno v: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 4, Pp 345-346 (2018)
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 345-346, Published: AUG 2018
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 4, Pp 345-346

Introduction: Clostridium difficile is an important cause of diarrhoea, particularly in patients receiving antibiotic therapy. Recent studies have shown that a substantial proportion of C. difficile infections are acquired in the community, as a zoon

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867018303842

Discrepancies among three laboratory methods for Clostridium difficile detection and a proposal for their optimal use

Autor: Lilian C. Carneiro, Rejane Giacomelli Tavares, Alessandro C. Pasqualotto, Ludmila Fiorenzano Baethgen, Steven Park, Edison Moraes Rodrigues Filho, David S. Perlin, Juliana Caierão, Alexandre A. Monteiro, Renata N. Pires

Publikováno v: FEMS microbiology letters. 350(2)

Clostridium difficile is the major cause of nosocomial diarrhoea. Several detection methods are available for the laboratory diagnosis of C. difficile, but these vary in terms of sensitivity and specificity. In this study, we compared the performance

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24236508