Fungemia by yeasts in Brazil: occurrence and phenotypic study of strains isolated at the Public Hospital, Botucatu, São Paulo

Autor(es)

Ruiz, L. da S. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas. Departamento de Microbiologia - Brasil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL DE MYCOLOGIE MEDICALE; v. 15, n. 1, p. 13-21, mar. 2005.
• Área do conhecimento: Ciências Biológicas - Microbiologia
• Assunto(s): Toxinas Candida albicans

Resumo

In this study strains of yeasts isolated from the blood of human patients were analyzed taxonomically, their virulence factors were determined and compared, and phenotypic markers were used to compare the samples with respect to phenotypic differences across the range of patients as well as between samples isolated from the same patient. In association with phenotypic methods, genetic analyses should also be made of the samples under study to help in the rational development of a wider range of preventive measures and better control of hospital-contracted infections. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 00/09673-8 - Estudo da epidemiologia, fatores de virulência e sensibilidade a antifúngicos de amostras de leveduras isoladas de sangue de pacientes internados no Hospital das Clínicas de Botucatu-SP
• Beneficiário: Luciana da Silva Ruiz Menezes
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado