LytA-based identification methods can misidentify Streptococcus pneumoniae

Authors: Ardanuy C, de Lencastre H, Goossens H, Henriques-Normark B, Linares J, Rolo D, Sá-Leão R, Simões AS, Tavares DA
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Link: http://www.dmidjournal.com/article/S0732-8893(16)30072-4/fulltext

Streptococcus pneumoniae and LytA methods Surveillance studies detected 11 isolates displaying conflicting or novel results when characterized by widely accepted phenotypic (optochin susceptibility and bile solubility) and genotypic (lytA-BsaAI-RFLP and MLST) identification methods. The authors aimed to determine the genetic basis for the unexpected results given by lytA-BsaAI-RFLP. They also wanted to investigate the accuracy […]
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Study of the Sociodemographic Factors and Risky Behaviours Associated with the Acquisition of Sexual Transmitted Infections by Foreign Exchange Students in Portugal

Authors: Borges-Costa J, Castro R, Gravata A
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Acta Médica Portuguesa
Link: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/viewFile/6692/4910

Sociodemographic Factors and Risky Behaviours Assess sociodemographic factors and risky behaviours associated with sexual transmitted infections it´s essencial to reduce the morbidity of these diseases. Because of that this study aimed to evaluate personal knowledge of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in foreign exchange students in Portugal. The authors used a questionnaire as instrument for data collection […]
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Environmental distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. Gattii around the Mediterranean basin

Authors: Akcaglar S, Al-Yasiri MH, Alonso B, Bertout S, Boekhout T, Caggiano G, Cerikcioglu N, Cogliati M, Colom MF, Criseo G, D'Amicis R, De Giglio O, Desnos-Ollivier M, Dipineto L, Dromer F, Ellabib MS, Ergin C, Ferreira-Paim K, Hagen F, Ilkit M, Inácio J, Kaya M, Korem M, Kwon-Chung KJ, Lockhart SR, Macci C, Mallié M, Marchese A, Martins Mda L, McCormick-Smith I, Meyer W, Mlinaric-Missoni E, Montagna MT, Nardoni S, Oliveri S, Pasquale V, Pereira C, Polacheck I, Ranque S, Rickerts V, Romeo O, Sampaio AC, Scopa A, Serio F, Susever S, Theelen B, Tintelnot K, Tore O, Tortorano AM, Trovato L, Varma A, Velegraki A, Vencà AC, Vezzulli L, Vieira ML, Zani A
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: FEMS Yeast Research
Link: https://academic.oup.com/femsyr/article/16/4/fow045/2680354

In order to elucidate the distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii in the Mediterranean basin, an extensive environmental survey was carried out during 2012-2015. A total of 302 sites located in 12 countries were sampled, 6436 samples from 3765 trees were collected and 5% of trees were found to be colonized by cryptococcal yeasts. […]
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Modern approaches to accelerate discovery of new antischistosomal drugs

Authors: Andrade CH, Cravo P, Machado RB, Muratov E, Neves BJ
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery
Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17460441.2016.1178230?journalCode=iedc20

INTRODUCTION: The almost exclusive use of only praziquantel for the treatment of schistosomiasis has raised concerns about the possible emergence of drug-resistant schistosomes. Consequently, there is an urgent need for new antischistosomal drugs. The identification of leads and the generation of high quality data are crucial steps in the early stages of schistosome drug discovery […]
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Anti-inflammatory properties of menthol and menthone in Schistosoma mansoni infection

Authors: Afonso A, Allegretti SM, Anibal FF, Cagnazzo TDO, Faccioli LH, Feitosa KA, Soares EG, Zaia MG
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Frontiers in Pharmacology
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4911957/

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by several species of trematode worms and it is believed that more than 261 million people are affected worldwide. New drug development has become essential because there is a risk of the parasite becoming resistant to Praziquantel, the only drug available for this infection. This study evaluated parasitological, immunological […]
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LytA-based identification methods can misidentify Streptococcus pneumoniae

Study of the Sociodemographic Factors and Risky Behaviours Associated with the Acquisition of Sexual Transmitted Infections by Foreign Exchange Students in Portugal

Environmental distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. Gattii around the Mediterranean basin

Modern approaches to accelerate discovery of new antischistosomal drugs

Anti-inflammatory properties of menthol and menthone in Schistosoma mansoni infection

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