Doenças infeciosas e tropicais

van der Meeren B.T., Millard P.S., Scacchetti M., Hermans M.H., Hilbink M., Concelho T.B., Ferro J.J., Wever P.C.
Tropical Medicine and International Health. 2014 Feb;19(2):169-76.

The aim of this study was to investigate antibiotic resistance patterns, including health care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) and the staphylococcal toxin Panton–Valentine leukocidin (PVL) in Mozambique’s Beira Hospital. Previous studies had been conducted on post-operative and burn wound infections at the Central Hospital of Beira and on skin and soft tissue abscesses at St. [...]

Bregani E.R., Valcarenghi C., Tien T.V., Monzani V.
International Journal of Mycobacteriology. 2013 Dec;2(4):211-3.

Pulmonary tubercolosis (TB) is a major public health problem in developing countries. Diagnosis of the disease is often difficult, as it is based mainly on clinical criteria and simple laboratory tests that are not easily available in most health care facilities in limited-resource settings. We analyzed the data of 117 TB patients from April 2006 [...]

Berti A., Rino Bregani E., Valcarenghi C.
Infez Med. 2013 Jun;21(2):139-41.

Meningitis is a serious disease that is found worldwide and affects people of every age. Meningococcal disease with pericarditis, whose initial symptoms can be very serious and which can progress very aggressively, is more commonly found in children. Currently there is little information available on the acute phase of the disease. Lack of access to [...]

Segagni Lusignani L., Quaglio G., Atzori A., Nsuka J., Grainger R., Palma Mda C., Putoto G., Manenti F.
BMC Infectious Diseases. 2013 Apr 8;13:168.

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death in Angola, where delays in diagnosis of the disease constitute a significant hindrance to preventing its widespread transmission. Operational research can play an important role in helping to improve the quality and effectiveness of national TB programs, yet no such in-depth studies have been carried [...]