The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) of vancomycin change during HD, increasing the risk of subtherapeutic concentrations. The aim of this study was to evaluate during and after the conventional and...

Radiological presentation of active pulmonary tuberculosis in kidney transplant recipients: a retrospective study of four cases and a review of the literature

Oliveira V, Almeida R, Cavalcante R, Modelli de Andrade L, Ribeiro S

Radiol Bras . 2024 Jul; 57:e20230124. PMID: 38993963

Although kidney transplantation is the best therapeutic option for patients with chronic kidney disease, the immunosuppression required greatly increases susceptibility to infections that are responsible for high post-transplant mortality. Pulmonary...

Epidemiology of candidemia during COVID-19 pandemic era in a teaching hospital: A non-concurrent cohort study

Brandt F, Sawazaki J, Cavalcante R

Med Mycol . 2024 Jul; 62(7). PMID: 38986511

During the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in the incidence of bloodstream infections caused by fungi of the Candida genus, also known as candidemia, was observed in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection....

Body fat predicts urinary tract infection in kidney transplant recipients: a prospective cohort study

Antonelli T, Mantovani M, Carvalho N, Archangelo T, Minicucci M, Ferreira Filho S, et al.

J Nephrol . 2024 Apr; 37(6):1551-1562. PMID: 38630338

Background: The association between obesity and infectious diseases is increasingly reported in the literature. There are scarce studies on the association between obesity and urinary tract infection after kidney transplantation...

Standardization of Semi-Quantitative Dot Blotting Assay-Application in the Diagnosis, Follow-Up, and Relapse of Paracoccidioidomycosis

Pereira B, Cavalcante R, Pereira-Chioccola V, de Souza Carvalho Melhem M, de Carvalho L, Mendes R

Microorganisms . 2024 Feb; 12(2). PMID: 38399756

Introduction: This study standardized a semi-quantitative dot blotting assay (DB) and a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to detect specific antibodies for and its DNA in PCM patients. Methodology:...

Rapid Classification of Serum from Patients with Paracoccidioidomycosis Using Infrared Spectroscopy, Univariate Statistics, and Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA)

Koehler A, Scroferneker M, de Souza N, de Moraes P, Pereira B, Cavalcante R, et al.

J Fungi (Basel) . 2024 Feb; 10(2). PMID: 38392819

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic mycosis that is diagnosed by visualizing the fungus in clinical samples or by other methods, like serological techniques. However, all PCM diagnostic methods have limitations....

A Study on the Epidemiological-Molecular Role of Strains in the Development of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in a Tertiary Hospital in Brazil

Bonesso M, Fortaleza C, Cavalcante R, Sobrinho M, Ronchi C, Abraao L, et al.

Antibiotics (Basel) . 2023 Aug; 12(8). PMID: 37627756

This study aimed to explore the molecular epidemiology of isolated from patients on mechanical ventilation and the participation of virulence factors in the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). A prospective...

Secondary syphilis concomitant with primary lesion and early neurosyphilis in a kidney transplant recipient

Shwetz A, Berg de Almeida G, Cavalcante R, Schmitt J, Abbade L, Almeida R

An Bras Dermatol . 2023 May; 98(5):725-729. PMID: 37225628

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Reproducibility of double agar gel immunodiffusion test using stored serum and plasma from paracoccidioidomycosis patients

Tomazini K, Pereira B, Sylvestre T, Cavalcante R, de Carvalho L, Mendes R

J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis . 2023 Jan; 29:e20220045. PMID: 36660367

Background: Serological evaluation performed by double agar gel immunodiffusion test (DID) is used for diagnosis, evaluation of severity, management of paracoccidioidomycosis patients, and development of new clinical studies. For these...

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A scoping study of pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis: severity classification based on radiographic and tomographic evaluation

Ribeiro S, Nunes T, Cavalcante R, Paniago A, Pereira B, Mendes R

J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis . 2022 Dec; 28:e20220053. PMID: 36465893

The lungs have great importance in patients with paracoccidioidomycosis since they are the portal of entry for the infecting fungi, the site of quiescent foci, and one of the most...