Publications by authors named "Maria Almagro Molto"
Article Synopsis
- 53 isolates of Aspergillus section Nidulantes fungi were studied, revealing that 30 clinical isolates, including four from COVID-19 patients, were misidentified as the cryptic pathogen A. latus, which resulted from a hybridization event.
- The research showed that A. latus displays significant genetic diversity and that both parental subgenomes are actively expressed in clinical isolates, responding to different environmental conditions.
- Key differences in drug resistance and growth in oxidative stress were found between A. latus hybrids and related species, along with four features that could help in accurately identifying A. latus in the future.
Ulcerative keratitis due to Kocuria palustris: An emerging pathogen.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed)
July 2020
We performed a clinical evaluation of the Vitek MS matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) system with the commercial database version 2.0 for rapid identification of medically important yeasts as compared with the conventional phenotypic method API ID 32 C. We tested 161 clinical isolates, nine isolates from culture collections and five reference strains.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: We recovered 22 coagulase-negative staphylococci isolates in our hospital to study their identity, susceptibility, epidemiological profile, linezolid resistance mechanisms, and the possibilities of different antibiotic combinations.
Methods: Isolate identification was performed using mass spectrometry (Vitek-MS, bioMérieux). Susceptibility testing was carried out with the Vitek-2 system and the broth microdilution method according to CLSI guidelines.