Molecular characterization and frequency of human pegivirus type 1 (HPgV-1) in kidney transplant recipients from Central-West Brazil.

Human Pegivirus Type 1 (HPgV-1), a ubiquitous commensal virus, has been recently suggested as a marker of immunologic function. There is scarce data for the presence, genotypes, and molecular characteristics of HPgV-1 among kidney transplant recipients. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and the molecular characteristics (cycle threshold, genotypes) of this viral infection among kidney transplant recipients from the Brasília, Federal District of Brazil.

Environmental spreading of clinically relevant carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli: the occurrence of bla strains relates to local hospital activities.

Background: Aquatic matrices impacted by sewage may shelter carbapenem-resistant (CR) Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) harboring resistance genes of public health concern. In this study, sewage treatment plants (STPs) servicing well-defined catchment areas were surveyed for the presence of CR-GNB bearing carbapenemase genes (bla or bla).

Results: A total of 325 CR-GNB were recovered from raw (RS) and treated (TS) sewage samples as well as from water body spots upstream (UW) and downstream (DW) from STPs.

Insertion sequences disrupting mgrB in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Brazil.

Objectives: This study aimed to characterise insertional mutations disturbing themgrB gene in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKp).

Methods: A total of 118 clinical CRKp isolates were surveyed for polymyxin resistance and insertion sequence (IS) elements disruptingmgrB.

Results: Of the 118 isolates, 78 (66.