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Maranha A, Alarico S, Nunes-Costa D, Melo-Marques I, Roxo I, Castanheira P, Caramelo O, Empadinhas N. Drinking Water Microbiota, Entero-Mammary Pathways, and Breast Cancer: Focus on Nontuberculous Mycobacteria. Microorganisms 2024; 12:1425. [PMID: 39065193 PMCID: PMC11279143 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12071425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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The prospect of drinking water serving as a conduit for gut bacteria, artificially selected by disinfection strategies and a lack of monitoring at the point of use, is concerning. Certain opportunistic pathogens, notably some nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), often exceed coliform bacteria levels in drinking water, posing safety risks. NTM and other microbiota resist chlorination and thrive in plumbing systems. When inhaled, opportunistic NTM can infect the lungs of immunocompromised or chronically ill patients and the elderly, primarily postmenopausal women. When ingested with drinking water, NTM often survive stomach acidity, reach the intestines, and migrate to other organs using immune cells as vehicles, potentially colonizing tumor tissue, including in breast cancer. The link between the microbiome and cancer is not new, yet the recognition of intratumoral microbiomes is a recent development. Breast cancer risk rises with age, and NTM infections have emerged as a concern among breast cancer patients. In addition to studies hinting at a potential association between chronic NTM infections and lung cancer, NTM have also been detected in breast tumors at levels higher than normal adjacent tissue. Evaluating the risks of continued ingestion of contaminated drinking water is paramount, especially given the ability of various bacteria to migrate from the gut to breast tissue via entero-mammary pathways. This underscores a pressing need to revise water safety monitoring guidelines and delve into hormonal factors, including addressing the disproportionate impact of NTM infections and breast cancer on women and examining the potential health risks posed by the cryptic and unchecked microbiota from drinking water.
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- Ana Maranha
- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC-UC), University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal; (A.M.); (S.A.); (D.N.-C.); (I.M.-M.); (I.R.)
- Centre for Innovative Biomedicine & Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC-UC), University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal; (A.M.); (S.A.); (D.N.-C.); (I.M.-M.); (I.R.)
- Centre for Innovative Biomedicine & Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC-UC), University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal; (A.M.); (S.A.); (D.N.-C.); (I.M.-M.); (I.R.)
- Centre for Innovative Biomedicine & Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC-UC), University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal; (A.M.); (S.A.); (D.N.-C.); (I.M.-M.); (I.R.)
- Centre for Innovative Biomedicine & Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC-UC), University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal; (A.M.); (S.A.); (D.N.-C.); (I.M.-M.); (I.R.)
- Centre for Innovative Biomedicine & Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
- Ph.D. Programme in Biomedicine and Experimental Biology (PDBEB), Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Gynecology Department, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), 3004-561 Coimbra, Portugal;
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC-UC), University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal; (A.M.); (S.A.); (D.N.-C.); (I.M.-M.); (I.R.)
- Centre for Innovative Biomedicine & Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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Oliveira RSD, Chimara E, Brandão AP, Simeão FCDS, Souza ARD, Gallo JF, Pinhata JMW. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria hybridisation profiles in the GenoType MTBDR plus assay: experience from a diagnostic routine of a high-throughput laboratory. J Med Microbiol 2024; 73. [PMID: 38305283 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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Introduction. Disease caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is an emergent problem. Because NTM pulmonary disease and tuberculosis (TB) have similar clinical presentations, many cases of NTM may be misdiagnosed as TB before laboratory identification of the NTM species.Hypothesis/Gap Statement. Clinical laboratories should always perform differentiation between Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and NTM to guide patients' correct treatment.Aim. To describe the characteristics and to identify mycobacterial isolates presumptively classified as MTBC by macroscopic characteristics in culture media that tested negative in GenoType MTBDRplus.Methodology. All cultures from February 2019 to December 2021 showing MTBC macroscopic characteristics were processed by GenoType MTBDRplus. MTBC-negative cultures underwent species identification by immunochromatography, line probe assays and PRA-hsp65. Patients' data were obtained from Brazilian surveillance systems.Results. Only 479 (3.1%) of 15 696 isolates presumptively identified as MTBC were not confirmed by GenoType MTBDRplus and were then subjected to identification. A total of 344 isolates were shown to be NTM, of which 309 (64.5%) and 35 (7.3%) were identified to the species and genus levels, respectively. Of the 204 NTM isolates with MTBC characteristics, the most frequent species were M. fortuitum (n=52, 25.5%), M. abscessus complex (MABC; n=27, 13.2%) and M. avium complex (MAC; n=26, 12.7%). Regarding the GenoType MTBDRplus results from NTM isolates, there were diverse hybridisation profiles with rpoB gene's different wild-type (WT) probes. Seventy-six (16.1%) of the 473 patients were classified as having NTM disease, the most frequent being MAC (n=15, 19.7%), MABC (n=13, 17.1%), M. kansasii (n=10, 13.2%) and M. fortuitum (n=6, 7.9%).Conclusion. Because the signs and symptoms of pulmonary TB are similar to those of pulmonary mycobacteriosis and treatment regimens for TB and NTM are different, identifying the disease-causing species is paramount to indicate the correct management. Thus, in the laboratory routine, when an isolate presumptively classified as MTBC is MTBC-negative, it is still essential to perform subsequent identification.
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- Rosângela Siqueira de Oliveira
- Núcleo de Tuberculose e Micobacterioses, Centro de Bacteriologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz (IAL), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 351, 9º andar, 01246-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Tuberculose e Micobacterioses, Centro de Bacteriologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz (IAL), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 351, 9º andar, 01246-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Tuberculose e Micobacterioses, Centro de Bacteriologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz (IAL), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 351, 9º andar, 01246-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Av. Brasil, 4365, 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Tuberculose e Micobacterioses, Centro de Bacteriologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz (IAL), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 351, 9º andar, 01246-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Tuberculose e Micobacterioses, Centro de Bacteriologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz (IAL), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 351, 9º andar, 01246-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Tuberculose e Micobacterioses, Centro de Bacteriologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz (IAL), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 351, 9º andar, 01246-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Tuberculose e Micobacterioses, Centro de Bacteriologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz (IAL), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 351, 9º andar, 01246-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Costa Morais Oliveira V, Cubas-Vega N, López Del-Tejo P, Baía-da-Silva DC, Araújo Tavares M, Picinin Safe I, Cordeiro-Santos M, Lacerda MVG, Val F. Non-lactational Infectious Mastitis in the Americas: A Systematic Review. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:672513. [PMID: 34422853 PMCID: PMC8378399 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.672513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/29/2022] Open
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Background: Non-lactational infectious mastitis (NLIM) is an inflammatory breast disease with broad clinical presentation. Inadequate treatment can lead to chronic infections that cause breast deformities. NLIM information is limited, especially in the Americas. A systematic review and meta-analysis have been conducted here. Methods: Literature search was conducted in three databases (Lilacs, PubMed, and Scielo) on NLIM cases in the Americas. Demographic, epidemiological, clinical, radiological, and laboratory data were extracted. The main characteristics and results were also compared according to the country's gross national income. Results: A total of 47 articles were included, resulting in 93 cases. The etiological agent was described in 86 (92.5%) patients. Bacteria were the most prevalent etiology (73; 84.8%). Amongst bacterial diagnoses, more frequent cases were Mycobacterium tuberculosis (28; 38.4%); Corynebacterium spp. (15; 20.5%); non-tuberculous mycobacteria (13; 17.8%). The cases were reported in eight different countries, with the USA being the country with the highest number of cases (35; 37.6%). Patients from high-income countries group presented a shorter diagnostic time when compared to low, low-middle, and upper-middle-income countries. A greater number of radiographic studies with pathological findings were described in high-income countries. Conclusion: Non-lactational infectious mastitis is a complex public health problem with diagnostic and treatment challenges. Hence, multi-professional approach-based additional studies are recommended on its epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and control.
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- Victor Costa Morais Oliveira
- Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil.,Fundação Hospital Adriano Jorge, Manaus, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Tropical, Universidade Do Estado Do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Tropical, Universidade Do Estado Do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Tropical, Universidade Do Estado Do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Tropical, Universidade Do Estado Do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Tropical, Universidade Do Estado Do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil.,Departamento de Ensino e Pesquisa, Universidade Nilton Lins, Manaus, Brazil
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- Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Tropical, Universidade Do Estado Do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil.,Rede de Pesquisa em Malária, Instituto Leônidas and Maria Deane, Fiocruz-Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Tropical, Universidade Do Estado Do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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Guo Q, Wei J, Zou W, Li Q, Qian X, Zhu Z. Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Mycobacterium abscessus complex isolates from respiratory specimens in Shanghai, China. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2021; 25:72-76. [PMID: 33689828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2021.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC) isolates and to investigate the relationship between susceptibility profiles and genetic mechanisms of macrolide resistance. METHODS More than 200 isolates collected from respiratory specimens between 2014 and 2018 were randomly analysed in this study. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (Mics) of ten potential antimicrobial agents were determined by the microplate alamarBlue assay. RESULTS We identified 43 MABC isolates, including 32 M. abscessus subsp. abscessus (M. abscessus) (6 from immunocompromised patients) and 11 M. abscessus subsp. massiliense (M. massiliense). The majority of MABC isolates were susceptible to amikacin (96.9% and 100.0% for M. abscessus and M. massiliense, respectively), linezolid (96.9% and 100.0%, respectively), cefoxitin (100.0% and 100.0%, respectively), imipenem (90.6% and 72.7%, respectively) and tobramycin (90.6% and 72.7%, respectively). The resistance rates to clarithromycin and doxycycline in isolates of M. abscessus (68.8% and 100.0%) were significantly higher than those in isolates of M. massiliense (18.2% and 63.6%) (P < 0.05), whereas the percentage of tobramycin-resistant isolates among M. abscessus (9.4%) was significantly lower than among M. massiliense (27.3%) (P = 0.007). Sequencing analyses showed significant differences between erm(41) of M. abscessus and M. massiliense. CONCLUSION Mycobacterium abscessus is the dominant pathogen of pulmonary MABC infections in our hospital. Aminoglycosides (amikacin and tobramycin), β-lactams (cefoxitin and imipenem) and linezolid exhibited potent inhibitory activity against MABC in vitro. The erm(41) gene may be a promising marker to predict macrolide susceptibility for M. abscessus.
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- Qian Guo
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, People's Republic of China; Department of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, The Affiliated Zhuzhou Hospital, Xiang Ya Medical College, Central South University (CSU), Zhuzhou 412007, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nanhua County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chuxiong, Yunnan 675200, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, People's Republic of China.
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Identification of the Mycobacterial Strains Isolated From Clinical Specimens Using hsp65 PCR-RFLP Method. MEDICAL BULLETIN OF SISLI ETFAL HOSPITAL 2020; 54:364-370. [PMID: 33312037 PMCID: PMC7729718 DOI: 10.14744/semb.2019.66587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Objectives It is important to identify mycobacteria at the species level, to distinguish pathogen from non-pathogenic species, to choose the appropriate treatment regimen and to collect epidemiological data. For the identification of mycobacteria, which are time-consuming and laborious with traditional methods, faster, more sensitive and reliable methods are needed. This study aims to investigate the suitability of the hsp65 Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method for routine laboratory use. Methods In this study, 141 mycobacterial isolates were obtained from 1632 samples, which were sent to the Medical Microbiology Laboratory. Results In the culture, mycobacteria were identified as 138 M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and three non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) by conventional methods. Using the hsp65 PCR-RFLP method, 137 isolates were identified as MTBC, four isolates as NTM. An isolate that was evaluated as MTBC because it was PNB sensitive by the conventional method was determined as NTM with the hsp65 method. In the identification of non-tuberculosis mycobacteria with the hsp65 PCR-RFLP method, one isolate was identified as M. abcessus and three isolates were identified as M. avium complex. Conclusion In our study, it was concluded that the hsp65 PCR-RFLP method, which allows identification of mycobacteria, including NTMs, is a method that is cheap, easy and suitable for routine use to provide rapid information to the clinic. The scope of the agar and database used in the method is effective in the definition of the correct species.
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Jhaveri VV, Singhal D, Riedel S, Rowley CF, Nathavitharana RR. Surgical cure of clarithromycin resistant Mycobacterium chelonae breast implant infection: A case report and review of the literature. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis 2020; 21:100183. [PMID: 32964146 PMCID: PMC7490846 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2020.100183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Clusters of patients who obtain cosmetic surgeries abroad have developed surgical site infections due to rapid growing non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). These are usually treated with a combination of surgery and months of anti-mycobacterial therapy, but poor outcomes, including permanent scarring are common. We present a case of a 36-year-old female who developed a clarithromycin-resistant M. chelonae (CRMC) infection after undergoing breast augmentation in the Dominican Republic. She underwent debridement and explant of her silicone implants, but due to a series of complications including discordant antimicrobial susceptibility testing profiles, GI side effects, and then pregnancy, she was unable to receive typical multidrug anti-mycobacterial therapy after surgery. She received close clinical follow up and demonstrated full recovery without any evidence of recurrence of infection at 9 months of follow up. We searched the literature for cases of NTM surgical site infection after breast surgery. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of confirmed NTM breast implant infection being cured with surgery alone, and only the second report of clarithromycin resistant M. chelonae in a patient without disseminated infection or pre-exposure to macrolides. The increasing prevalence of drug resistant NTM infections is an emerging concern for clinicians treating patients with complications related to medical tourism.
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- Vimal V. Jhaveri
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Corresponding authors at: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 110 Francis Street, Suite GB, Boston, MA, 02215, United States.
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department of Surgery, United States
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Boston, MA, United States
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Corresponding authors at: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 110 Francis Street, Suite GB, Boston, MA, 02215, United States.
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Parel-Amini L, Uçkay I, Rüegg E, Homsy A, Pittet-Cuénod B, Modarressi A. Les enjeux du tourisme chirurgical dans le domaine de la chirurgie esthétique. ANN CHIR PLAST ESTH 2019; 64:293-297. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2019.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Guterres KB, Rossi GG, Menezes LB, Anraku de Campos MM, Iglesias BA. Preliminary evaluation of the positively and negatively charge effects of tetra-substituted porphyrins on photoinactivation of rapidly growing mycobacteria. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2019; 117:45-51. [PMID: 31378267 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2019.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 05/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This manuscript reports, at the first time, the photoinactivation evaluation of tetra-cationic and anionic porphyrins as photosensitizers (PS) for the photodynamic inactivation (PDI) of rapidly growing mycobacteria strains. Two different charged porphyrin groups were obtained commercially. PDI experiments in the strains Mycobacterium massiliense e Mycobacterium fortuitum conducted with adequate concentration (without aggregation) of photosensitizer under white light at a fluence rate of 50 mW/cm2 over 90 min showed that the most effective PS caused a 100 times reduction in the concentration of viable mycobacteria. The present results show that porphyrin with positively charge are more efficient PS than anionic porphyrin (negatively charged) against M. massiliense e M. fortuitum. It is also clear that the effectiveness of the molecule as PS for PDI studies with mycobacteria is strongly related with the porphyrin peripheral charge, and consequently their solubility in physiological media. Cationic PSs might be promising anti-mycobacteria PDI agents with potential applications in medical clinical cases and bioremediation.
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- Kevim Bordignon Guterres
- Laboratory of Mycobacteriology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Av. Roraima 1000, Camobi, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Mycobacteriology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Av. Roraima 1000, Camobi, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Porphyrinic Materials, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Av. Roraima 1000, Camobi, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Mycobacteriology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Av. Roraima 1000, Camobi, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Porphyrinic Materials, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Av. Roraima 1000, Camobi, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Yang JH, Wu UI, Tai HM, Sheng WH. Effectiveness of an ultraviolet-C disinfection system for reduction of healthcare-associated pathogens. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2019; 52:487-493. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2017.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Carvalho NFGD, Pavan F, Sato DN, Leite CQF, Arbeit RD, Chimara E. Genetic correlates of clarithromycin susceptibility among isolates of the Mycobacterium abscessus group and the potential clinical applicability of a PCR-based analysis of erm(41). J Antimicrob Chemother 2019; 73:862-866. [PMID: 29272470 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkx476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Objectives To define the genetic basis of clarithromycin resistance among isolates of the Mycobacterium abscessus group (MAG). Methods We analysed 133 isolates identified as MAG. Species identification was confirmed by sequencing the rpoB gene. Clarithromycin susceptibility testing was performed according to CLSI recommendations, with an extended 14 day incubation. Known resistance genotypes of erm(41) and rrl were identified by sequencing; the presence of deletions in erm(41) was detected by PCR. Results The 133 MAG isolates included 82 M. abscessus, 27 Mycobacterium massiliense and 24 Mycobacterium bolletii. After the 3 day incubation, only five isolates demonstrated clarithromycin resistance (R); after 14 days of extended incubation, an additional 92 exhibited inducible resistance (IR), with the remaining being susceptible (S). The distribution of susceptibility phenotypes varied among the species. Among M. abscessus isolates, 11% were S, 84% IR and 5% R; among M. bolletii isolates, 96% were IR and 4% R; and among M. massiliense isolates 100% were S. Sequencing of rrl identified only a single isolate with the A2058G mutation. Deletions in erm(41) were present in 30 susceptible isolates; among the remaining 103 isolates, 97 were R or IR (sensitivity, 83%; specificity, 100%; positive predictive value, 100%; negative predictive value, 94%). Among the six susceptible isolates without deletions, all carried the erm(41) T28C point mutation. Conclusions A significant proportion of MAG isolates demonstrate inducible resistance to clarithromycin that is only detectable with an extended 14 day incubation. Further, the majority of clarithromycin-susceptible MAG isolates have characteristic deletions in erm(41) that can rapidly and reliably be detected by a simple PCR.
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- Natalia F G de Carvalho
- Tuberculosis and Mycobacteriosis Laboratory, Bacteriology Center, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, UNESP, Araraquara, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, UNESP, Araraquara, Brazil
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Tuberculosis and Mycobacteriosis Laboratory, Bacteriology Center, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil
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Prosthetic breast implantation is a common surgical procedure for augmentation and reconstruction after mastectomy. The incidence of implant infection is 1% to 2.5% and is higher for reconstruction following mastectomy compared with augmentation. Most infections are caused by gram-positive pathogens, such as coagulase-negative staphylococci, Cutibacterium species, Staphylococcus aureus, and streptococci. Acute infections are usually associated with fever and breast pain, erythema, and drainage. Subacute infections may present with chronic pain, persistent drainage, failed healing of the incision site, or migration of the implant. Depending on severity of infection, patients are started on empiric intravenous or oral antibiotics and closely monitored.
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Padoveze MC, Melo S, Bishop S, Poveda VDB, Fortaleza CMCB. Public policies on healthcare-associated infections: a Brazil and UK case study. Rev Saude Publica 2017; 51:119. [PMID: 29236881 PMCID: PMC5718108 DOI: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2017051000315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 04/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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To summarize the historical events and drivers underlying public policy for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Brazil and in the United Kingdom. In doing so, the article aims to identify lessons and recommendations for future development of public policy. The analysis is based on a historical overview of national healthcare-associated infections programs taken from previously published sources. Findings highlight how the development of healthcare-associated infections prevention and control policies followed similar trajectories in Brazil and the United Kingdom. This can be conceptualized around four sequential phases: Formation, Consolidation, Standardization, and Monitoring and Evaluation. However, while we identified similar phases of development in Brazil and the United Kingdom, it can be seen that the former entered each stage around 20 years after the latter.
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- Maria Clara Padoveze
- Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem. Departamento de Enfermagem em Saúde Coletiva. São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Queen's University Belfast. Queen's Management School. Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- University of Nottingham. Nottingham University Business School. Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem. Departamento de Enfermagem Médico Cirúrgica. São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Garcia de Carvalho NF, Sato DN, Pavan FR, Ferrazoli L, Chimara E. Resazurin Microtiter Assay for Clarithromycin Susceptibility Testing of Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium abscessus Group. J Clin Lab Anal 2016; 30:751-5. [PMID: 27169515 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.21933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mycobacterium abscessus group has heterogeneous susceptibility pattern among species. The species is most common cause of nosocomial infections. Macrolides minimum Inhibitory concentration (MIC) determination is essential for the treatment. METHODS Thirty-six strains were randomly selected for performing Resazurin Microtiter Assay (REMA) for clarithromycin testing in comparison to MIC test according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (2011) recommendation. REMA has been used for detection of drug resistance in M. tuberculosis. Extended incubation was performed to detect induced resistance. RESULTS Thirty microliters of resazurin (0.01%) was added after visually taking MIC reading. Resistance was observed in 11.1% of M. bolletti and 4.8% of M. abscessus strains; and induced resistance was detected in 77.8% and 95.2% of M. bolletti and M. abscessus strains, respectively. All strains of M. massiliense were susceptible. The samples presented same MIC value both by visual reading and through resazurin. CONCLUSION The present study showed 100% concordance between both readings, with REMA providing easier to read and report results benefit. This change in reading can also reflect on the MIC determination and report, improving the test.
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- Nucleo de Tuberculose e Micobacterioses, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Micobacteriologia, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho,", Araraquara, Brazil
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- Nucleo de Tuberculose e Micobacterioses, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Nucleo de Tuberculose e Micobacterioses, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Meinerz G, da Silva C, Goldani J, Garcia V, Keitel E. Epidemiology of tuberculosis after kidney transplantation in a developing country. Transpl Infect Dis 2016; 18:176-82. [DOI: 10.1111/tid.12501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Revised: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- G. Meinerz
- Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation; Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre; Porto Alegre Brazil
- Post Graduation Program in Pathology; Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre; Porto Alegre Brazil
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- Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation; Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre; Porto Alegre Brazil
- Post Graduation Program in Pathology; Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre; Porto Alegre Brazil
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- Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation; Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre; Porto Alegre Brazil
- Post Graduation Program in Pathology; Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre; Porto Alegre Brazil
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- Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation; Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre; Porto Alegre Brazil
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- Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation; Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre; Porto Alegre Brazil
- Post Graduation Program in Pathology; Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre; Porto Alegre Brazil
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Does the Use of Intraoperative Breast Sizers Increase Complication Rates in Primary Breast Augmentation? A Retrospective Analysis of 416 Consecutive Cases in a Single Institution. PLASTIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:6584810. [PMID: 27092273 PMCID: PMC4820630 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6584810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background. Is the use of intraoperative breast sizers beneficial for plastic surgeons or do they result in higher complication rates? Methods. This is a retrospective study of 416 consecutive cases of primary breast augmentation with silicone implants at the Plastic Surgery Service of Professor Ivo Pitanguy at the 38th Infirmary Santa Casa Misericórdia Hospital, Rio De Janeiro, from January 2011 to March 2014. 212 cases (51%) were carried out with use of intraoperative breast sizers with 204 cases (49%) without the use of implant sizers. This study compares the outcome of cases that employed the use of intraoperative implant sizers versus those that did not in terms of infection, hematoma/seroma formation, and capsular contracture. Results. Of 416 primary breast augmentation cases, there were 5 cases of infection (1.2%), 4 cases of seroma (1%), 3 cases of hematoma (0.7%), and 7 cases of capsular contracture (Baker's Grade III/IV)(1.7%). Total complication rate limited to infection, seroma, hematoma, and capsular contracture was 1.15% (95% CI 0.96-1.93%). There was a significant difference in the scores for breast sizers (M = 4.3, SD = 1.4) and no breast sizers (M = 2.3, SD = 0.87) conditions, t(8) = 2.79, p = 0.018. The use of implant sizers was correlated with a higher complication rate. Conclusion. Good results could be obtained without the use of breast sizers in primary breast augmentation with use of a biodimensional tissue based planning system while eliminating risks of infection and reducing intraoperative time. Notwithstanding, in a residency program breast sizers can be an excellent training tool to shorten the learning curve in the novice surgeon.
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Nunes-Costa D, Alarico S, Dalcolmo MP, Correia-Neves M, Empadinhas N. The looming tide of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in Portugal and Brazil. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2015; 96:107-19. [PMID: 26560840 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2015.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are widely disseminated in the environment and an emerging cause of infectious diseases worldwide. Their remarkable natural resistance to disinfectants and antibiotics and an ability to survive under low-nutrient conditions allows NTM to colonize and persist in man-made environments such as household and hospital water distribution systems. This overlap between human and NTM environments afforded new opportunities for human exposure, and for expression of their often neglected and underestimated pathogenic potential. Some risk factors predisposing to NTM disease have been identified and are mainly associated with immune fragilities of the human host. However, infections in apparently immunocompetent persons are also increasingly reported. The purpose of this review is to bring attention to this emerging health problem in Portugal and Brazil and to emphasize the urgent need for increased surveillance and more comprehensive epidemiological data in both countries, where such information is scarce and seriously thwarts the adoption of proper preventive strategies and therapeutic options.
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- Daniela Nunes-Costa
- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- ICVS - Health and Life Sciences Research Institute, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; ICVS/3B's, PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; IIIUC - Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Padoveze MC, Fortaleza CMCB. Healthcare-associated infections: challenges to public health in Brazil. Rev Saude Publica 2015; 48:995-1001. [PMID: 26039403 PMCID: PMC4285833 DOI: 10.1590/s0034-8910.2014048004825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study presents a critical evaluation of the scientific literature related to this subject, aiming to assess the policies and administrative issues regarding the prevention and magnitude of healthcare-associated infections and discuss the challenges for their prevention in Brazil. The topics discussed included historical and administrative issues, challenges imposed by the characteristics of the healthcare system and the territorial dimension, laboratorial support limitations, costs, institutional culture, professional qualification, and patient engagement. It is urgent to hold a nationwide discussion among government representatives, institutions, and healthcare workers and users to overcome these challenges.
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- Maria Clara Padoveze
- Departamento de Enfermagem em Saúde Coletiva, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Nosocomial rapidly growing mycobacterial infections following laparoscopic surgery: CT imaging findings. Eur Radiol 2015; 25:2797-804. [PMID: 25773938 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-015-3674-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify the distribution and frequency of computed tomography (CT) findings in patients with nosocomial rapidly growing mycobacterial (RGM) infection after laparoscopic surgery. METHOD A descriptive retrospective study in patients with RGM infection after laparoscopic surgery who underwent CT imaging prior to initiation of therapy. The images were analyzed by two radiologists in consensus, who evaluated the skin/subcutaneous tissues, the abdominal wall, and intraperitoneal region separately. The patterns of involvement were tabulated as: densification, collections, nodules (≥1.0 cm), small nodules (<1.0 cm), pseudocavitated nodules, and small pseudocavitated nodules. RESULTS Twenty-six patients met the established criteria. The subcutaneous findings were: densification (88.5%), small nodules (61.5%), small pseudocavitated nodules (23.1 %), nodules (38.5%), pseudocavitated nodules (15.4%), and collections (26.9%). The findings in the abdominal wall were: densification (61.5%), pseudocavitated nodules (3.8%), and collections (15.4%). The intraperitoneal findings were: densification (46.1%), small nodules (42.3%), nodules (15.4%), and collections (11.5%). CONCLUSION Subcutaneous CT findings in descending order of frequency were: densification, small nodules, nodules, small pseudocavitated nodules, pseudocavitated nodules, and collections. The musculo-fascial plane CT findings were: densification, collections, and pseudocavitated nodules. The intraperitoneal CT findings were: densification, small nodules, nodules, and collections. KEY POINTS • Rapidly growing mycobacterial infection may occur following laparoscopy. • Post-laparoscopy mycobacterial infection CT findings are densification, collection, and nodules. • Rapidly growing mycobacterial infection following laparoscopy may involve the peritoneal cavity. • Post-laparoscopy rapidly growing mycobacterial intraperitoneal infection is not associated with ascites or lymphadenopathy.
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Azadi D, Dibaj R, Pourchangiz M, Daei-Naser A, Shojaei H. First report of isolation of Mycobacterium canariasense from hospital water supplies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 46:792-6. [PMID: 25244674 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.951683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Mycobacterium canariasense was first isolated as a novel species in 2004 from clinical specimens in Spain. Since then there have only been a few additional reports from Spain, the USA, and Lebanon on the isolation of this rare species from clinical specimens. We herein present the first report on isolation of this organism from hospital water, which provides evidence for determining the natural habitat of this rare species. The water samples were collected from hospital departments and cultured on Löwenstein-Jensen and Sauton's media. The isolates, i.e. WP5, WP20, and AW2-3, were subjected to identification by conventional and molecular tests including sequencing analysis of 16S rRNA. The water isolates revealed phenotypic and molecular features consistent with M. canariasense including a genus-specific amplicon of the hsp65 gene and 100% similarities with those of M. canariasense CIP: 107998(T) 16S rRNA gene sequences. The current report might be of value in tracing the probable source of infection in patients.
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- Davood Azadi
- From the Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
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Multilocus sequence typing scheme versus pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for typing Mycobacterium abscessus isolates. J Clin Microbiol 2014; 52:2881-91. [PMID: 24899019 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00688-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Outbreaks of infections by rapidly growing mycobacteria following invasive procedures, such as ophthalmological, laparoscopic, arthroscopic, plastic, and cardiac surgeries, mesotherapy, and vaccination, have been detected in Brazil since 1998. Members of the Mycobacterium chelonae-Mycobacterium abscessus group have caused most of these outbreaks. As part of an epidemiological investigation, the isolates were typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). In this project, we performed a large-scale comparison of PFGE profiles with the results of a recently developed multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for M. abscessus. Ninety-three isolates were analyzed, with 40 M. abscessus subsp. abscessus isolates, 47 M. abscessus subsp. bolletii isolates, and six isolates with no assigned subspecies. Forty-five isolates were obtained during five outbreaks, and 48 were sporadic isolates that were not associated with outbreaks. For MLST, seven housekeeping genes (argH, cya, glpK, gnd, murC, pta, and purH) were sequenced, and each isolate was assigned a sequence type (ST) from the combination of obtained alleles. The PFGE patterns of DraI-digested DNA were compared with the MLST results. All isolates were analyzable by both methods. Isolates from monoclonal outbreaks showed unique STs and indistinguishable or very similar PFGE patterns. Thirty-three STs and 49 unique PFGE patterns were identified among the 93 isolates. The Simpson's index of diversity values for MLST and PFGE were 0.69 and 0.93, respectively, for M. abscessus subsp. abscessus and 0.96 and 0.97, respectively, for M. abscessus subsp. bolletii. In conclusion, the MLST scheme showed 100% typeability and grouped monoclonal outbreak isolates in agreement with PFGE, but it was less discriminative than PFGE for M. abscessus.
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Maciel ALP, de Assis DB, Madalosso G, Padoveze MC. Evaluating the quality of outbreak reports on health care-associated infections in São Paulo, Brazil, during 2000-2010 using the ORION statement findings and recommendations. Am J Infect Control 2014; 42:e47-53. [PMID: 24679583 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Revised: 12/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The standard of outbreak reports must be improved to a level where they are robust enough to properly influence preventive strategies. We aimed to verify compliance with mandatory outbreak notification, describing epidemiologic characteristics and management, and evaluating the quality of outbreak reports on health care-associated infections in São Paulo State, Brazil. METHODS A systematic search was carried out on PubMed, the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature database, Embase, Outbreak Database, the Annals of Brazilian Conferences on Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention and Infectious Diseases, and reports from the São Paulo State Hospital Infection Division. The quality of reports was evaluated according to the Outbreak Reports and Intervention studies of Nosocomial Infection (ORION) statement guidelines. RESULTS A total of 87 outbreak reports were identified; however, only 15 outbreaks (17.2%) were reported to the São Paulo State Hospital Infection Division. Bloodstream infection and neonatal intensive care units were mostly implicated (23% and 19.5%, respectively). Quality, evaluated according to ORION statement recommendations, was generally poor. The ORION categories of Background, Objectives, Participants, Setting, Infection-Related Outcomes, and Generality were properly described in 32.2%, 74.7%, 2.3%, 46%, 2.3%, and 12.6% of reports, respectively. Interventions and Culture-Typing were described with details in 51.9% and 55.2% of outbreak reports, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our findings pointed out the need for strategies to improve competence in outbreak reports, and the ORION statement guidelines may help in this matter. Efforts to promote confidence and consequent compliance with mandatory notification of outbreak reports are essential.
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van der Werf MJ, Ködmön C, Katalinić-Janković V, Kummik T, Soini H, Richter E, Papaventsis D, Tortoli E, Perrin M, van Soolingen D, Zolnir-Dovč M, Ostergaard Thomsen V. Inventory study of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in the European Union. BMC Infect Dis 2014; 14:62. [PMID: 24502462 PMCID: PMC3922012 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Since non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease is not notifiable in most European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries, the epidemiological situation of the >150 NTM species is largely unknown. We aimed to collect data on the frequency of NTM detection and NTM species types in EU/EEA countries. Methods Officially nominated national tuberculosis reference laboratories of all EU/EEA countries were asked to provide information on: laboratory routines for detection and identification of NTM, including drug sensitivity testing (DST) methods; data on the number and type of NTM species identified; coverage and completeness of the provided data on NTM; type and number of human specimens tested for NTM; and number of specimens tested for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and NTM. This information was summarized and the main results are described. Results In total, 99 different NTM species were identified with M. avium, M. gordonae, M. xenopi , M. intracellulare, and M. fortuitum identified most frequently. Seven percent of the NTM species could not be identified. NTM was cultured from between 0.4-2.0% of the specimens (data from four countries). The laboratories use culturing methods optimised for M. tuberculosis complex. Identification is mainly carried out by a commercial line probe assay supplemented with sequencing. Most laboratories carried out DST for rapid growers and only at the explicit clinical request for slow growers. Conclusion It is likely that the prevalence of NTM is underestimated because diagnostic procedures are not optimized specifically for NTM and isolates may not be referred to the national reference laboratory for identification. Due to the diagnostic challenges and the need to establish the clinical relevance of NTM, we recommend that countries should concentrate detection and identification in only few laboratories.
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Marinho PR, Simas NK, Kuster RM, Duarte RS, Fracalanzza SEL, Ferreira DF, Romanos MTV, Muricy G, Giambiagi-Demarval M, Laport MS. Antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity analysis of halistanol trisulphate from marine sponge Petromica citrina. J Antimicrob Chemother 2012; 67:2396-400. [PMID: 22729926 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES An aqueous extract and fraction from the marine sponge Petromica citrina have antibacterial activity. We performed a chemical and biological characterization of the antibiotic substance from P. citrina and investigated its mode of action on Staphylococcus aureus cells. METHODS The inhibitory activity of the aqueous extract of P. citrina was determined against 14 bacteria belonging to type strains and clinical antibiotic-resistant strains. The aqueous extract was fractionated under bioassay guidance and the bioactive substance was identified by its (1)H-NMR, (13)C-NMR and mass spectra. The MIC and the MBC of this substance were determined. This substance was also subjected to cytotoxic bioassays. The mode of action on S. aureus cells was investigated by light and transmission electron microscopy analysis. RESULTS P. citrina showed a large spectrum of activity against type strains and resistant-bacteria such as S. aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterococcus faecalis, Mycobacterium fortuitum and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The aqueous extract was fractionated and halistanol trisulphate (24ε,25-dimethylcholestane-2β,3α,6α-triol trisodium sulphate) was isolated for the first time from P. citrina. Halistanol trisulphate had a bactericidal effect on exponentially growing S. aureus cells at the MIC (512 mg/L). Cytotoxicity biossays showed moderate toxicity against cancer cell line L929 (fibrosarcoma). This substance apparently acts by damaging the cell membrane, with subsequent cell lysis. CONCLUSIONS Halistanol trisulphate is a broad-spectrum antibiotic isolated from P. citrina with a mode of action involving disruption of the cytoplasmic membrane. It is a new candidate for research on antibacterial substances.
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- Palloma R Marinho
- Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Cidade Universitária, 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Infection after breast implant surgery occurs in 1.1% to 2.5% of procedures performed for augmentation and up to 35% of procedures performed for reconstruction after mastectomy. Most infections result from skin organisms and occur in the immediate postoperative period, although infections can occasionally present after many years. Diagnosis of breast implant infection relies on the clinical presentation of breast pain, swelling, erythema, and drainage in conjunction with ultrasound-guided cultures of periprosthetic fluid. Management commonly involves implant removal, with device salvage attempted in select situations.
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- Laraine L Washer
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, 3119 Taubman Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5378, USA.
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Lorena NSDO, Pitombo MB, Côrtes PB, Maya MCA, Silva MGD, Carvalho ACDS, Coelho FS, Miyazaki NHT, Marques EA, Chebabo A, Freitas AD, Lupi O, Duarte RS. Mycobacterium massiliense BRA100 strain recovered from postsurgical infections: resistance to high concentrations of glutaraldehyde and alternative solutions for high level disinfection. Acta Cir Bras 2011; 25:455-9. [PMID: 20877958 DOI: 10.1590/s0102-86502010000500013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2010] [Accepted: 05/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of GTA against these microorganisms and alternative disinfectants for high-level disinfection (HLD). METHODS Reference mycobacteria and clinical M. massiliense strains were included in this study. Active cultures were submitted to susceptibility qualitative tests with GTA dilutions (ranging from 1.5% to 8%), and commercial orthophthaldehyde (OPA) and peracetic acid (PA)-based solutions, during the period of exposure as recommended by National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance for HLD. RESULTS All reference and M. massiliense non-BRA100 strains, recovered from sputum, were susceptible to any GTA concentration, OPA and PA solutions. M. massiliense BRA100 strains presented MIC of 8% GTA and were susceptible to OPA and PA. CONCLUSION M. massiliense BRA100 strain is resistant to high GTA concentrations (up to 7%), which proves that this product is non-effective against specific rapidly growing mycobacteria and should be substituted by OPA or PA-based solutions for HLD.
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Cabral DB, Andrade DD. Micobactérias não tuberculosas em cirurgias: desafio passível de enfrentamento no Brasil? ACTA PAUL ENFERM 2011. [DOI: 10.1590/s0103-21002011000500020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Infecções por micobactéria não tuberculosa (MNT) representam uma emergência epidemiológica e sanitária, especialmente, em pacientes submetidos a procedimentos invasivos. Frente ao exposto, objetivou-se analisar as evidências científicas, na literatura científica, sobre a ocorrência no Brasil de infecções por MNT em pacientes cirúrgicos. Utilizou-se como método de pesquisa a revisão integrativa da literatura nas bases de dados Lilacs, Medline/Pubmed, ISI Web of Science e Biblioteca Cochrane. Foram selecionadas 15 publicações sobre a temática nos últimos 30 anos que estavam direcionadas às medidas de prevenção e controle com foco na vigilância pós-alta, no uso de antibioticoterapia e glutaraldeído. Cirurgias oftalmológicas, estéticas, cardíacas e procedimentos laparoscópicos e artroscópicos foram as mais investigadas. A situação nacional das MNTs é preocupante, ainda mais quando se reconhece a possibilidade de subnotificação.
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Left knee prosthesis-related Mycobacterium goodii infection. Int J Infect Dis 2010; 14:e1115-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.2245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2009] [Revised: 01/29/2010] [Accepted: 02/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Diversity of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns of Mycobacterium abscessus type 2 clinical isolates. J Clin Microbiol 2010; 49:62-8. [PMID: 21084521 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01665-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An epidemic of infections by rapidly growing mycobacteria related to surgical procedures between 2004 and 2008 in Brazil was caused by a unique strain showing the Mycobacterium abscessus type 2 pattern when it was analyzed by the molecular method of PCR-restriction enzyme analysis of the hsp65 gene (PRA-hsp65). In order to investigate the diversity of M. abscessus type 2 clinical isolates and to assess whether this epidemic strain was present in specimens from nonsurgical patients, we studied 52 isolates from 38 patients showing this characteristic PRA-hsp65 pattern obtained between 2005 and 2009. All isolates were identified by sequencing of region V of the rpoB gene and typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) using two restriction enzymes, DraI and AseI. Seven isolates obtained from sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and urine in three different Brazilian states showed rpoB sequences 100% similar to the rpoB sequence of epidemic strain INCQS 594 and PFGE patterns highly related to the patterns of isolates, evidencing the presence of the epidemic strain in isolates from patients not associated with the surgical epidemic. The remaining isolates showed diverse rpoB sequences, with the highest similarities being to the corresponding sequences of M. massiliense(T) CIP 108297 (21 isolates), M. bolletii(T) CIP 108541 (19 isolates), or M. abscessus(T) ATCC 19977 (5 isolates). Two additional clusters could be detected by PFGE. PFGE showed 100% typeability and reproducibility and discriminatory powers, calculated by Simpson's index of diversity, of 0.978 (DraI) and 0.986 (AseI), confirming its suitability for the discrimination of M. abscessus type 2 isolates.
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Strabelli T, Siciliano RF, Castelli JB, Demarchi L, Leão SC, Viana-Niero C, Miyashiro K, Sampaio RO, Grinberg M, Uip DE. Mycobacterium chelonae valve endocarditis resulting from contaminated biological prostheses. J Infect 2010; 60:467-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2009] [Revised: 02/17/2010] [Accepted: 03/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Leão SC, Viana-Niero C, Matsumoto CK, Lima KVB, Lopes ML, Palaci M, Hadad DJ, Vinhas S, Duarte RS, Lourenço MCS, Kipnis A, das Neves ZC, Gabardo BMA, Ribeiro MO, Baethgen L, de Assis DB, Madalosso G, Chimara E, Dalcolmo MP. Epidemic of surgical-site infections by a single clone of rapidly growing mycobacteria in Brazil. Future Microbiol 2010; 5:971-80. [DOI: 10.2217/fmb.10.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aim: Our aim is to investigate if the clusters of postsurgical mycobacterial infections, reported between 2004 and 2008 in seven geographically distant states in Brazil, were caused by a single mycobacterial strain. Materials & methods: Available information from 929 surgical patients was obtained from local health authorities. A total of 152 isolates from surgical patients were identified by PCR restriction enzyme analysis of the hsp65 gene (PRA-hsp65) and sequencing of the rpoB gene. Isolates were typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) using two restriction enzymes, DraI and AseI. A total of 15 isolates not related to surgical cases were analyzed for comparison. Results: All isolates were identified as Mycobacterium abscessus ssp. massiliense. Isolates from surgical patients and one sputum isolate grouped in a single PFGE cluster, composed of two closely related patterns, with one band difference. A total of 14 other isolates unrelated to surgical cases showed distinctive PFGE patterns. Conclusion: A particular strain of M. abscessus ssp. massiliense was associated with a prolonged epidemic of postsurgical infections in seven Brazilian states, suggesting that this strain may be distributed in Brazilian territory and better adapted to cause surgical-site infections.
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 862 3° Andar, 04023-062 – São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 862 3° Andar, 04023-062 – São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia, Parasitologia e Patologia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Centro de Vigilância Epidemiológica Professor Alexandre Vranjac, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Setor de Micobactérias, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Pereira LH, Sterodimas A. Autologous fat transplantation and delayed silicone implant insertion in a case of Mycobacterium avium breast infection. Aesthetic Plast Surg 2010; 34:1-4. [PMID: 19495858 DOI: 10.1007/s00266-009-9357-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2008] [Accepted: 04/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Infection after breast augmentation is uncommon, occurring in 1-3% of cases. They are typically caused by bacterial skin flora, specifically Staphylococcus aureus and the coagulase-negative staphylococci. There have been infrequent reports of breast implant infection caused by the atypical mycobacteria. METHODS This report summarizes the case of a female patient who was infected by Mycobacterium avium after undergoing augmentation mammoplasty. This is the second case reported in the literature. Conservative recommendations include antibiotic therapy and removal of the implant until resolution of the infection or until healing of the wound. Salvage methods include one or more of the following: antibiotic therapy, debridement, curettage, pulse lavage, capsulectomy, device exchange, primary closure, and/or flap coverage. RESULTS After removal of the implant and antibiotic therapy, autologous fat transplantation for correction of breast tissue depressions caused by the mycobacterium infection was done. Delayed bilateral breast augmentation by inserting polyurethane-covered silicone implants in subpectoral position and round block mastopexy to resect the periareolar scars were performed. CONCLUSION Although this kind of complication has significantly compromised the aimed result and has caused frustration to both the patient and the physicians involved, we believe that the combination of autologous fat transplantation and delayed silicone implant insertion can be a safe strategy and can produce an acceptable aesthetic result.
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- Luiz Haroldo Pereira
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Luiz Haroldo Clinic, Rua Xavier da Silveira 45/206, 22061-010 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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An epidemic of infections after video-assisted surgery (1,051 possible cases) caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) and involving 63 hospitals in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, occurred between August 2006 and July 2007. One hundred ninety-seven cases were confirmed by positive acid-fast staining and/or culture techniques. Thirty-eight hospitals had cases confirmed by mycobacterial culture, with a total of 148 available isolates recovered from 146 patients. Most (n = 144; 97.2%) isolates presented a PRA-hsp65 restriction pattern suggestive of Mycobacterium bolletii or Mycobacterium massiliense. Seventy-four of these isolates were further identified by hsp65 or rpoB partial sequencing, confirming the species identification as M. massiliense. Epidemic isolates showed susceptibility to amikacin (MIC at which 90% of the tested isolates are inhibited [MIC(90)], 8 microg/ml) and clarithromycin (MIC(90), 0.25 microg/ml) but resistance to ciprofloxacin (MIC(90), >or=32 microg/ml), cefoxitin (MIC(90), 128 microg/ml), and doxycycline (MIC(90), >or=64 microg/ml). Representative epidemic M. massiliense isolates that were randomly selected, including at least one isolate from each hospital where confirmed cases were detected, belonged to a single clone, as indicated by the analysis of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns. They also had the same PFGE pattern as that previously observed in two outbreaks that occurred in other Brazilian cities; we designated this clone BRA100. All five BRA100 M. massiliense isolates tested presented consistent tolerance to 2% glutaraldehyde. This is the largest epidemic of postsurgical infections caused by RGM reported in the literature to date in Brazil.
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Pedro HDSP, Pereira MIF, Goloni MDRA, Ueki SYM, Chimara E. Isolamento de micobactérias não-tuberculosas em São José do Rio Preto entre 1996 e 2005. J Bras Pneumol 2008; 34:950-5. [DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132008001100010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2008] [Accepted: 03/31/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJETIVO: Estudar a ocorrência de micobactérias não-tuberculosas e a variabilidade das espécies isoladas na região atendida pelo Instituto Adolfo Lutz-Regional de São José do Rio Preto-no período entre 1996 e 2005, assim como mostrar a importância do diagnóstico laboratorial. MÉTODOS: A partir de amostras pulmonares e extrapulmonares, foi realizado o isolamento de micobactérias, e estas foram identificadas por métodos fenotípicos e pelo método molecular polymerase chain reaction-restriction enzyme analysis. RESULTADOS: Foram isoladas 317 cepas de micobactérias não-tuberculosas: complexo Mycobacterium avium, 182 (57,4%); M. gordonae, 33 (10,4%); M. fortuitum, 25(7,9%); M. chelonae, 8 (2,5%); complexo M. terrae, 8 (2,5%); M. kansasii, 7 (2,2%); e espécies menos freqüentes, 54 (17%). No período, foram caracterizados 72 casos (33,3%) de micobacterioses, de acordo com os critérios bacteriológicos estabelecidos pela American Thoracic Society (2007).Desses, complexo M. avium foi responsável por 56 casos, sendo que 29 (51,8%) foram caracterizados como doença disseminada. M. fortuitum foi responsável por 6 casos; M. gordonae, 3; M. chelonae, 2; M. abscessus, 1; M. kansasii, 1; M. intracellulare, 1; M. malmoense, 1; e Mycobacterium ssp., 1. CONCLUSÕES: Os resultados obtidos mostraram a importância do diagnóstico bacteriológico das micobacterioses, pois a identificação das espécies possibilita a introdução de um tratamento adequado precocemente.
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