Publications by authors named "Bruno Bezerra Rosa"

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  • * A study in Brazil analyzed data from adult patients who had serum creatinine tests from June 2018 to May 2021 and found that 42% of those tests did not include urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio assessments, which are important for evaluating kidney health.
  • * The results showed that non-nephrologists were the main requesters of kidney function tests, indicating a need for better adherence to guidelines and promoting teamwork among healthcare professionals to enhance CKD management.
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Background: Currently there is an urgent need to develop new classes of antimicrobial agents with different mechanisms of action from conventionally antibiotics used for the control of pathogenic microorganisms. The acylpolyamine called VdTX-I was isolated from the venom of the tarantula , and first described with activity as an antagonist of nicotinic cholinergic receptors. The main objective of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity found in the venom of the spider, with emphasis on the toxin VdTX-I.

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