Rheological properties of cryptococcal polysaccharide change with fiber size, antibody binding and temperature.

abstract：AIM:To quantitatively assess Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. MATERIALS & METHODS:In addition to the qualitative Congo red agar (CRA) method, we used the bioluminescence (BLM), safranine (SAF), crystal violet (CRV) and resazurin (RES) high-throughput microtiter plate-based quantitative assays. RESULTS:60.47% (26/43) o...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Elkhatib WF,Khairalla AS,Ashour HM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Diagnosis of pleural TB poses serious challenges due to paucibacillary nature of specimens and there is an urgent need to devise a reliable diagnostic test. METHODS:We compared GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampin assay and the multiplex PCR (M-PCR) targeting mpb64 (Rv1980c) and IS6110 in pleural fluids (...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Sharma S,Dahiya B,Sreenivas V,Singh N,Raj A,Sheoran A,Yadav A,Gupta KB,Mehta PK

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Sporotrichosis occurs through contact with contaminated soil and plant. However, the incidence of sporotrichosis as a zoonotic epidemic has increased, particularly in Rio de Janeiro. Aim: In this work, we decided to evaluate some T-cell phenotypes involved in the immune response. Materials & methods: We us...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Corrêa-Moreira D,De Luca PM,Romeo O,C Menezes R,Paes RA,Oliveira RZ,de Moraes AM,de L Neto RG,Moraes Borba C,E de Oliveira MM

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Living organisms adapt to the dynamic external environment for their survival. Environmental adaptation in prokaryotes is thought to be primarily accomplished by signaling events mediated by two-component systems, consisting of histidine kinases and response regulators. However, eukaryotic-like serine/threonine kinase...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Burnside K,Rajagopal L

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Nosocomial infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in cancer patients. As a result of their debilitated immune system, cancer patients are likely candidates for colonization with anaerobes. We sought to compare the distribution of nosocomial infections in neutropenic and non-neutropenic cancer patient...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： El-Sharif A,Elkhatib WF,Ashour HM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:AFN-1252 is a novel inhibitor of FabI, an essential enzyme in Staphylococcus spp. This study was undertaken to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic properties of AFN-1252, following oral administration in an ascending dose trial. MATERIALS & METHODS:This was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-cont...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Hafkin B,Kaplan N,Hunt TL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histoplasma capsulatum, an environmental fungus, is the most common endemic pulmonary mycosis in the USA. Disease is most frequently observed in immunocompromised patients living in endemic areas. We present the mechanisms of fungal recognition, innate immune response and adaptive immune response that lead to protecti...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Horwath MC,Fecher RA,Deepe GS Jr

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: In an Emergency Department (ED), the etiological identification of infected subjects is essential. 13 infection-related biomarkers were assessed using a new flow cytometry procedure. Materials & methods: If subjects presented with febrile symptoms at the ED, 13 biomarkers' levels, including CD64 on neutrophils (n...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Bourgoin P,Lediagon G,Arnoux I,Bernot D,Morange PE,Michelet P,Malergue F,Markarian T

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the 33 confirmed Bartonella species to date, more than half are hosted by rodent species, and at least five of them have been involved in human illness causing diverse symptoms including fever, myocarditis, endocarditis, lymphadenitis and hepatitis. In almost all countries, wild rodents are infected by extremely...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Buffet JP,Kosoy M,Vayssier-Taussat M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare two identification methods for coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) isolated from patients with urinary tract infections, VITEK® 2 and MALDI-TOF VITEK®MS, with genotypic identification by internal transcribed spacer PCR (ITS-PCR). RESULTS:A total of 217 CoNS isolates were studied. Agreement of the VI...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Martins KB,Ferreira AM,Mondelli AL,Rocchetti TT,Lr de S da Cunha M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of: Pelkonen T, Roine I, Cruzeiro ML, Pitkaranta A, Kataja M, Peltola H. Slow initial β-lactam infusion and oral paracetamol to treat childhood bacterial meningitis: a randomised, controlled trial. Lancet Infect. Dis. 11(8), 613-621 (2011). Acute bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency that requires pro...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Taha MK,Deghmane AE

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We explored changes in antibiotic susceptibility of Serratia marcescens in the last 50 years by comparing isolates collected between 1945 and 1950, and current isolates. MATERIALS & METHODS:Isolates were divided into three groups: environmental, clinical and 'old'. Susceptibility was determined by microdilution. ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Fusté E,Galisteo GJ,Jover L,Vinuesa T,Villa TG,Viñas M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The seriousness to treat burn wounds infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa led us to examine whether the effect of the carbapenem antibiotic imipenem is enhanced by hyperbaric oxygen (HBO). MATERIALS & METHODS:The effects of HBO (100% O2, 3 ATA, 5 h) in combination with imipenen on bacterial counts of six is...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Lima FL,Joazeiro PP,Lancellotti M,de Hollanda LM,de Araújo Lima B,Linares E,Augusto O,Brocchi M,Giorgio S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Face masks are an important addition to our arsenal in the fight against COVID-19. The aim of this study is to present a novel method of measuring mask performance which can simultaneously assess both fabric penetration and leakage due to poor fit. Materials & methods: A synthetic aerosol is introduced into the l...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Darby S,Chulliyallipalil K,Przyjalgowski M,McGowan P,Jeffers S,Giltinan A,Lewis L,Smith N,Sleator RD

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micafungin is a new drug in the echinocandin class and is currently being investigated in Phase III clinical trials. Like other echinocandins, it inhibits 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthesis, thus achieving fungicidal activity against virtually all Candida spp., including those resistant to fluconazole, and fungistatic activi...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Vehreschild JJ,Cornely OA

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The primary objective of this study was to evaluate correlations among mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay and airway microbiotas in septic patients. MATERIALS & METHODS:A deep-sequencing analysis of the 16S rRNA gene V4 region was performed. RESULTS:The nasal microbiota in septic patients was dom...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Tan XL,Liu HY,Long J,Jiang Z,Luo Y,Zhao X,Cai S,Zhong X,Cen Z,Su J,Zhou H

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organism-wide approaches examining the genetic mechanisms controlling growth and proliferation have proven to be a powerful tool in the study of pathogenic fungi. For many fungal pathogens techniques to study transcription and protein expression are particularly useful, and offer insights into infection processes by t...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Weerasinghe H,Payne M,Beard S,Andrianopoulos A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi are the causative agents of human typhoid fever. Current typhoid vaccines are ineffective and are not widely used in endemic areas. Greater understanding of host-pathogen interactions during Salmonella infection should facilitate the development of improved vaccines to ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Pham OH,McSorley SJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim:Helicobacter pylori is usually detected based on hematoxylin-eosin (H-E) features, but, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and real-time PCR (RT-PCR) are more precise in chronic-gastritis. We evaluated the relevance of these tests in Peruvian gastric cancer samples. Materials & methods: We performed and evaluated H-E, IHC...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： A Castaneda C,Castillo M,Sanchez J,Casavilca S,Sanchez J,A Bernabe L,Suarez N,Chavez I,Ruiz E,Tello K,R Villa M,Zevallos R,Montenegro P,Dias-Neto E,Landa-Baella M,Taxa L

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To understand the relationship between ica, aap and bhp gene expression and the implications in biofilm formation in selected clinical and commensal Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates. MATERIAL & METHODS:Isolates were analyzed regarding their biofilm-forming capacity, biochemical matrix composition, biofilm spati...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Freitas AI,Lopes N,Oliveira F,Brás S,França Â,Vasconcelos C,Vilanova M,Cerca N

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:West Nile virus (WNV), an emerging mosquito-borne and zoonotic flavivirus, continues to spread worldwide and represents a major problem for human and veterinary medicine. In recent years, severe outbreaks were observed in the USA and Europe with neighboring countries, and the virus is considered to be endemic in an in...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Ulbert S,Magnusson SE

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen responsible for a wide diversity of infections ranging from localized to life threatening diseases. From 1961 and the emergence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), this bacterium has shown a particular capacity to survive and adapt to drastic environmental changes...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Lazarevic V,Beaume M,Corvaglia A,Hernandez D,Schrenzel J,François P

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In light of recent studies based on cultivation-independent methods, it appears that the diversity of Prevotella in human microbiota is greater than was previously assumed from cultivation-based studies, and that the implication of these bacteria in several human diseases was unrecognized. While some Prevotella taxa w...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Alauzet C,Marchandin H,Lozniewski A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this exclusive interview, Simon Gaisford discusses his current research into gut dysbiosis and its possible relevance to disease states, as well as the efficacy of probiotic supplementation and its possible use as treatment. This interview was conducted by Ellen Colvin, Commissioning Editor of Future Microbiology. ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Gaisford S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Presenting the first clinical case of Wickerhamomyces myanmarensis. PATIENTS & METHODS:Yeast cells were isolated from blood and central venous catheter of a 5.5-year-old male subject. API 20C AUX, MALDI-TOF MS, ITS and LSU rDNA sequencing, and our qPCR assay were used for identification and the MIC values were det...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Arastehfar A,Bakhtiari M,Daneshnia F,Fang W,Sadati SK,Al-Hatmi AM,Groenewald M,Sharifi-Mehr H,Liao W,Pan W,Zomorodian K,Hagen F,Boekhout T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallium has a long history as a diagnostic and chemotherapeutic agent. The pharmacological properties of Ga(III) rely on chemical mimicry; when Ga(III) is exogenously supplied to living cells it can replace Fe(III) within target molecules, thereby perturbing bacterial metabolism. Ga(III)-induced metabolic distresses a...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Minandri F,Bonchi C,Frangipani E,Imperi F,Visca P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, the patients believed to be at highest risk of invasive aspergillosis (IA) are those who are neutropenic due to chemotherapy for hematological malignancy or those undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. However, emerging data show that other patients are vulnerable to IA, even tho...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Sheppard D,Grist LM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Recent guidelines recommended removing metronidazole as a therapeutic option for Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI). However, superiority of vancomycin over metronidazole in mild CDI is not established and use of vancomycin might lead to emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Patients & metho...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Zilberman-Itskovich S,Youngster I,Lazarovitch T,Bondarenco M,Toledano L,Kachlon Y,Mengesha B,Strul N,Zaidenstein R,Marchaim D

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amoebiasis is a serious infectious disease that is caused by the unicellular parasite, Entamoeba histolytica. This parasite is mainly found in developing countries, and are named owing to its ability to destroy tissues. The molecular mechanisms that regulate the virulence of this parasite are not well understood. In r...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Tovy A,Ankri S

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has recently opened a variety of novel possibilities for imaging and manipulating microbial surfaces in their native environment. While AFM imaging offers a means to visualize surface structures at high resolution and in physiological conditions, AFM force spectroscopy enables researchers...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Dufrêne YF

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00