Publications by authors named "Jaqueline Abel Da Rocha"
Aim: ESCPM bacteria include spp, spp, spp, and spp. These Gram-negative bacilli harbor chromosomally encoded AmpC-type β-lactamases that cause resistance to β-lactam antibiotics, such as penicillins, β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors, and first-, second-, and third-generation cephalosporins. Bloodstream infections caused by ESCPM group bacteria (BSI-ESCPM) are difficult to treat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA rare and difficult to diagnose case of subacute infective endocarditis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and Libman-Sacks endocarditis has been reported. Our aim is to highlight the importance of molecular methods such as MALDI-TOF and PCR to explain clinical and epidemiological issues about infections caused by unusual pathogen.
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- Multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacteria, like Pseudomonas putida, are major global health threats, often leading to high mortality in bloodstream infections (BSIs).
- A case report from Brazil details a non-fatal peripheral line associated BSI in a 72-year-old man caused by P. putida with the blaKPC-2 carbapenemase gene.
- The study reveals that P. putida can transmit resistance genes, raising concerns about the spread of these resistant pathogens in healthcare and community settings.
Non-diphtheriae Corynebacterium species are usually considered as contaminants of clinical specimens due to their widely environmental distribution and colonization of the human skin and mucous membranes. However, these bacteria have been increasingly recognized as agents of life-threatening infections mainly in individuals in immunosuppressive conditions. These organisms have vast variation in morphology and biochemical reaction, characteristics that make the correct identification of Corynebacterium at the species level extremely difficult using conventional phenotypic methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDisability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) of Central-Line Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) in a University Hospital in a Developing Country, Brazil.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
May 2017
Central-line bloodstream infection (CLABSI) increases hospital mortality. A cohort study was conducted in a Brazilian hospital to estimate the disability-adjusted life year (DALY) of CLABSI using modified World Health Organization (WHO) methodology. CLABSI DALY was 20.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcute Paracoccidioidomycosis Due to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis S1 Mimicking Hypereosinophilic Syndrome with Massive Splenomegaly: Diagnostic Challenge.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
April 2016