Publications by authors named "Flavia Correa Bastos"
Molecular Epidemiology of Sporadic and Outbreak-Related Typhi Isolates in the Brazilian North Region: A Retrospective Analysis from 1995 to 2013.
Infect Dis Rep
August 2022
Article Synopsis
- Typhoidal salmonellosis is a significant public health issue, particularly in the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, where most cases are reported.
- Molecular characterization of Typhi strains is crucial for understanding the disease's epidemiology and developing effective control strategies.
- The study analyzed bacterial isolates from patients in Acre and Pará from 1995 to 2013, identifying epidemic clones and multiple pulsotypes, which highlights the persistence and transmission patterns of the disease in this area.
Antimicrobial resistance of Shigella spp. isolated in the State of Pará, Brazil.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
October 2011
Introduction: Shigella spp. are Gram-negative, nonsporulating, rod-shaped bacteria that belong to the family Enterobacteriaceae and are responsible for shigellosis or bacillary dysentery, an important cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality.
Methods: We studied the antibiotic resistance profiles of 122 Shigella spp.
Introduction: The outbreak occurred between February and June 2006 and included identification of the cases, analysis of medical records, cultures from environmental sources, resistance analyses and genotyping profile of Serratia marcescens.
Methods: The cultures were composed of 13 blood isolates, 17 rectal and hand swabs and air sampling.
Results: The data obtained by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis exhibited three strains that contaminated 24 patients.