Publications by authors named "Livia M V Silva"

Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis that causes pneumonia and meningoencephalitis. Strongyloidiasis is a chronic gastrointestinal infection caused by parasites of the genus Cryptococcosis and strongyloidiasis affect the lungs and are more prevalent in the same world regions, i.e.

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Cryptococcosis is an invasive mycosis caused by spp. that affects the lungs and the central nervous system (CNS). Due to the severity of the disease, it may occur concomitantly with other pathogens, as a coinfection.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study investigates the effectiveness and safety of pioglitazone (PIO), an antidiabetic drug, in combination with standard antifungal treatments for cryptococcosis, aiming to improve patient outcomes since current treatments have high toxicity and limited availability in Brazil.
  • - Conducted as a phase 1/2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, patients in Belo Horizonte will be divided into three groups receiving either a placebo, PIO 15 mg/day, or PIO 45 mg/day during treatment to assess changes in mortality, fungal burden, and side effects over a follow-up period of 60 days.
  • - The research aims to establish PIO as a beneficial adjuvant therapy, potentially increasing survival rates
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Background And Aim: The use of antimicrobials in the control of mastitis is of concern in public health due to their inefficiency in targeting microorganisms. Studies with medicinal plants have risen as an alternative to the use of conventional products. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an experimental disinfectant based on the essential oil (EO) from in preventing the development of new intramammary infections (IMI) in Holstein cows.

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Background And Aim: The term ESKAPE, recognized by the WHO, is an acronym, which refers to the pathogens , , , , , and spp., which is extremely virulent and multidrug-resistant. Although the term is used to designate nosocomial pathogens, in a milking environment, strains of Methicillin-resistant have been isolated from cattle diagnosed with clinical and subclinical mastitis.

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