Maria Luiza Moretti

• Abstract

  The identification of the etiologic agent is the key for the early and appropriate use of antifungal therapy. Conventional identification of fungi depends on the combination of microscopic analyzes and growth of the microorganism in culture; these techniques have low sensitivity and delays the identification of pathogen due to the time required for growth. Molecular methods are promising …

  Development and standardization of DNA microarray and Loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for identification of pathogenic fungi in clinical samples, AP.R

• Abstract

  The project is based on the development and application of new technologies for the diagnosis of fungal infections in patients with AIDS and other immunosupressive conditions. The following methods are being studied and applied in three different projects that correspond to three thesis of post graduated students under my supervision: a) development of specific DNA chips for microarray in…

  The project for new diagnostic approaches in the management of fungal infections in AIDS and other immunocompromised patients, AP.R
• Clonal dissemination of van a-type glycopeptide-resistant enterococcus faecalis between hospitals located in two cities in the state of sao paulo., AR.EXT

(Only some records are available in English at this moment)

• Abstract

  Cryptococcal meningitis is an infection caused by Cryptococcus yeasts that primarily affects patients infected with HIV, immunocompromised hosts and organ transplant recipientes. Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are species that cause meningitis in humans, being the meningitis caused by C. gatti more serious than by C. neoformans, which have been proposed different treatmen…

  Evaluation of the performance of molecular techniques as DNA microarray and LAMP for diagnosis and accompaniment in patients with cryptococcal meningitis, BP.MS

• Abstract

  Fungal keratitis are a group of diseases that cause inflammatory damage to the cornea, many of them showing a destructive and potentially vision threatening. The fungi of the genus Fusarium are the main agents of fungal keratitis in tropical and subtropical climate. About 60 % of infections in humans are caused by members of the Fusarium solani complex and are associated with injuries of …

  Clinic epidemiologic study of patients with Fusarium spp. keratitis attended at the Ambulatory of Ophthalmology of the Hospital de Clínicas da UNICAMP, BP.IC

• Abstract

  Fusarium species can cause invasive infections with high mortality rates in patients with severe and persistent neutropenia. From 2006 to 2013, 34 patients from Hospital de Clínicas - Unicamp were diagnosed with invasive fusariosis. The incidence density in our hospital was surprisingly higher than most hospitals worldwide. Considering that the quality of the environment can have a direct…

  Molecular profile and phylogenetic analysis of Fusarium species recovered from air and isolated from blood cultures of immunocompromised patients, BP.IC