HISTORICAL TRENDS IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CANDIDAEMIA: ANALYSIS OF AN 11-YEAR PERIOD IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN BRAZIL

Historical trends in the epidemiology of candidaemia: analysis of an 11-year period in a tertiary care hospital in Brazil

Candida species are an important cause of bloodstream infections (BSI).To evaluate the epidemiological, clinical and microbiological aspects of two cohorts {1994-1999 [period 1 (P1) ]; 2000-2004 [period 2 (P2) ]} of candidaemic patients, we performed a retrospective analysis from a laboratory-based survey.A total of 388 candidaemias were identified

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Detection of Mycoplasma synoviae infection in broiler breeder farms of Tehran province using PCR and culture methods

Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) is an important avian pathogen that can cause both respiratory disease and joint inflammation synovitis in poultry, inducing economic losses to the Iranian chicken industry especially breeder farms.The aim of this study was to use the MS specific PCR and culture methods in order to jolly rancher filled gummies detect of M.s

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Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of chicken anaemia virus obtained from backyard and commercial chickens in Nigeria : research communication

This work reports the first molecular analysis study of chicken anaemia virus (CAV) in backyard chickens in Africa using molecular cloning and sequence analysis to characterize CAV strains obtained from commercial chickens and Nigerian backyard chickens.Partial VP1 gene sequences were determined for three CAVs from commercial chickens and for six C

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