Matéus Simplício Araújo, Júlio César Sousa Prado, Francisca Lidiane Linhares de Aguiar, Flávia de Araújo Silva, Yann Nobre Viana, Joelson Pessoa Dantas, Ana Paula Anzolin, Poliana Lima Bastos, Raquel Oliveira dos Santos Fontenelle & Francisco Cesar Barroso Barbosa·Archives of Current Research International·2024
Aims: This study aimed to assess the antifungal and antibiofilm activities of ozonized (OGOZ) and non-ozonized (OG) Helianthus annuus (sunflower) oil against Candida albicans strains. Study Design: Laboratory-based study. Place and Duration of Study: Microbiology Laboratory of th...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2024/v24i5726
Martinair Santana da Silva, Júlio César Sousa Prado, Maria Walcleanes Magalhães de Oliveira, Patrick Veras Quelemes & Francisco Cesar Barroso Barbosa·Archives of Current Research International·2024
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating global issue. One of the primary resistance mechanisms is the ability of microbes to deactivate antimicrobial drugs through the production of expanded-spectrum β-lactamases enzymes (ESBL), such as carbapenemases. Among the pathogens...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2024/v24i5689
Maria Walcleanes Magalhães de Oliveira, Júlio César Sousa Prado, Martinair Santana da Silva, Maria Gleiciane de Queiroz Martins & Francisco Cesar Barroso Barbosa·Archives of Current Research International·2024
Patients with a doença do coronavírus 2019 (COVID-19) may be at risk of associated bacterial co-infections, and the involvement of multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms in these cases can lead to an increase in morbidity and mortality rates. The objective of this study was to...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3640
Medicinal plants are the basis for the development of numerous drugs, ensuring their effectiveness through pharmaceutical properties, from antimicrobial action to the treatment of infectious diseases. Thus, the present study aimed to carry out a survey of the species cultivated...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2023/v16i2305
Objectives: The Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis is identified as one of the most important causes of the chronic form of periodontitis. This work aimed to analyze the sensitivity of P. gingivalis to antibiotics and antimicrobial agents. Study Design: In...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2024/v24i2633
Objective: This study proposes an epidemiological analysis and distribution of human cases of leptospirosis reported in the State of Ceará, from 2013 to 2019. Methods: Descriptive study, with data on leptospirosis accidents reported in the Notifiable Diseases Information System b...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2023/v26i9655
Stephanie de Almeida-Alves, Ludimila Gomes Pinheiro, Izabelly Linhares Ponte-Brito, Paulo de Tarso Teles Dourado de Aragão, Guilherme Mendes Prado, Júlio César Sousa Prado, Raquel Oliveira dos Santos Fontenelle & Francisco Cesar Barroso Barbosa·Archives of Current Research International·2024
Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of nosocomial strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from inpatients of a teaching hospital in the City of Sobral, Ceará, in Northeast of Brazil (Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Sobral - SCMS...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2024/v24i5757