2022
Microbial source tracking and antimicrobial resistance in one river system of a rural community in Bahia, Brazil
Moretto V, Bartley P, Ferreira V, Santos C, Silva L, Ponce-Terashima R, Blanton R, Reis M, Barbosa L. Microbial source tracking and antimicrobial resistance in one river system of a rural community in Bahia, Brazil. Brazilian Journal Of Biology 2022, 82: e231838. PMID: 33681894, DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.231838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBrazilCattleDrug Resistance, BacterialHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsRiversRural PopulationSwineConceptsHuman fecal contaminationMicrobial source trackingRiver systemsFecal contaminationSource trackingGram-negative bacteriaGut of humansSpecies levelVillage centerWater supplyRiverRural communitiesNegative bacteriaBacteriaAntimicrobial resistanceNatural resistanceResidual antibioticsAntibiotic bacteriaHuman sourcesContaminationFood animalsBahiaClasses of antibioticsCommunityUse of antibiotics
2019
Bloodstream infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: epidemiological, clinical and microbiological features
Leal H, Azevedo J, Silva G, Amorim A, de Roma L, Arraes A, Gouveia E, Reis M, Mendes A, de Oliveira Silva M, Barberino M, Martins I, Reis J. Bloodstream infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: epidemiological, clinical and microbiological features. BMC Infectious Diseases 2019, 19: 609. PMID: 31296179, PMCID: PMC6624930, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4265-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK. pneumoniaePrevious antimicrobial useLaboratory-based surveillanceAntimicrobial susceptibility testingMDR bacteremiaMDR-GNBDrug-resistant pathogensNegative bacteremiaLiver diseaseBloodstream infectionsHigh morbidityMale sexRisk factorsEpidemiological aspectsNegative bacilliHealthcare professionalsMicrobiological featuresSusceptibility testingBacteremiaInfectionAntimicrobial useCausative agentAntibiotic resistanceIntervention measuresResistance determinants
2016
Genetic profiles and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae non-PCV10 serotype isolates recovered from meningitis cases in Salvador, Brazil
Azevedo J, Dos Anjos ES, Cordeiro S, Dos Santos M, Escobar E, Lobo P, Carvalho MD, Reis M, Reis J, Campos L. Genetic profiles and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae non-PCV10 serotype isolates recovered from meningitis cases in Salvador, Brazil. Journal Of Medical Microbiology 2016, 65: 1164-1170. PMID: 27599851, DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBrazilChildChild, PreschoolDrug Resistance, BacterialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldFemaleGenetic VariationGenotypeHospitalsHumansInfantMaleMeningitis, PneumococcalMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedMolecular EpidemiologyMultilocus Sequence TypingMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionPneumococcal VaccinesSerogroupSerotypingStreptococcus pneumoniaeYoung AdultConceptsPost-vaccine periodMulti-locus sequence typing resultsIntroduction of PCV10Non-vaccine serotypesCases of meningitisPneumococcal conjugate vaccineBenefits of vaccinationChildhood vaccination programsAntimicrobial susceptibility testingMulti-locus sequence typingPCV10 introductionPneumococcal meningitisConjugate vaccineReference hospitalSerotype 19AMeningitis casesSerotype 12FVaccination programMore antibioticsSerotype isolatesQuellung reactionE-testStreptococcus pneumoniaeMeningitisSusceptibility testing
2000
Clonally Related Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 14 from Cases of Meningitis in Salvador, Brazil
Ko A, Reis J, Coppola S, Gouveia E, Cordeiro S, Lôbo T, Pinheiro R, Salgado K, Dourado C, Tavares-Neto J, Rocha H, Reis M, Johnson W, Riley L. Clonally Related Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 14 from Cases of Meningitis in Salvador, Brazil. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2000, 30: 78-86. PMID: 10619737, DOI: 10.1086/313619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPenicillin-nonsusceptible isolatesSerotype 14 isolatesSerotype 14Pneumococcal meningitisActive hospital-based surveillanceCases of meningitisHospital-based surveillancePrevious antibiotic useIntermediate-level resistanceSerotype 14 strainsPolymerase chain reaction analysisAntibiotic useChain reaction analysisPrevalent serotypesMeningitisUnrelated patternsPCR patternsCity of SalvadorPatientsStreptococcus pneumoniae serotype 14Reaction analysisIsolatesLarge proportionGeographic areasInfection