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Isolation and antifungal susceptibility testing of Trichosporon asahii in Ceará, Brazil / Isolamento e teste de susceptibilidade aos antifúngicos de Trichosporon asahii no Ceará, Brasil
Menezes, Everardo Albuquerque; Marinho, José Arlécio de Sousa; Angelo, Maria Rozzelê F; Cunha, Maria da Conceição dos Santos Oliveira; Cunha, Francisco Afrânio; Vasconcelos Júnior, Antônio Alexandre de.
  • Menezes, Everardo Albuquerque; Federal University of Ceará. College of Pharmacy. Laboratory of Microbiology of Yeasts. of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis.
  • Marinho, José Arlécio de Sousa; Federal University of Ceará. College of Pharmacy. Laboratory of Microbiology of Yeasts. of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis.
  • Angelo, Maria Rozzelê F; General Hospital of Fortaleza.
  • Cunha, Maria da Conceição dos Santos Oliveira; Federal University of Ceará. College of Pharmacy. Laboratory of Microbiology of Yeasts. of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis.
  • Cunha, Francisco Afrânio; Federal University of Ceará. College of Pharmacy. Laboratory of Microbiology of Yeasts. of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis.
  • Vasconcelos Júnior, Antônio Alexandre de; Federal University of Ceará. College of Pharmacy. Laboratory of Microbiology of Yeasts. of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis.
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 54(1): 1-3, Jan.-Feb. 2012.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-614888
ABSTRACT
Trichosporon spp. are yeasts capable of causing invasive disease, which mainly affect immunocompromised patients. A clinical strain of T. asahii was isolated from the blood cultures of patients admitted to the General Hospital of Fortaleza. Susceptibility tests were conducted by disk diffusion and broth microdilution. The isolated strain of T. asahii was resistant to fluconazole. The patient used amphotericin B and caspofungin in order to facilitate the microbiological cure. It was the first isolation and identification of T. asahii in blood culture in Ceará, Brazil.
RESUMO
Trichosporon spp. são leveduras capazes de causar doença invasiva, que afetam principalmente pacientes imunocomprometidos. Uma cepa clínica de T. asahii foi isolada em hemocultura de paciente internado no Hospital Geral de Fortaleza. Os testes de suscetibilidade foram realizados por difusão em disco e microdiluição em caldo. A cepa isolada do T. asahii foi resistente ao fluconazol, o paciente fez uso de anfotericina B e caspofungina então a cura microbiológica ocorreu. Foi o primeiro isolamento e identificação de T. asahii em hemocultura no Ceará, Brasil.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Trichosporon / Fluconazole / Amphotericin B / Cross Infection / Trichosporonosis / Antifungal Agents Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Trichosporon / Fluconazole / Amphotericin B / Cross Infection / Trichosporonosis / Antifungal Agents Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil