2020
Meningococcal carriage in young adults six years after meningococcal C conjugate (MCC) vaccine catch-up campaign in Salvador, Brazil
Ferreira V, Ferreira Í, Chang H, Nunes A, Topaz N, Pimentel E, Moura A, Ribeiro G, Feitosa C, Reis M, Wang X, Campos L. Meningococcal carriage in young adults six years after meningococcal C conjugate (MCC) vaccine catch-up campaign in Salvador, Brazil. Vaccine 2020, 38: 2995-3002. PMID: 32115294, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeningococcal carriageCarriage prevalenceRT-PCRN. meningitidisYoung adultsMeningococcal carriage studyMeningococcal serogroup CCross-sectional studyMeningococcal carriage prevalenceAppropriate vaccination strategiesStandard microbiology methodsSix yearsMeningococcal carriage isolatesNG isolatesMale sexSerogroup CHerd protectionVaccination strategiesCarriage isolatesCarriage studiesOropharyngeal swabsReal-time PCRNull genotypeContinuous vaccinationNeisseria meningitidis
2019
Bloodstream infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: epidemiological, clinical and microbiological features
Leal H, Azevedo J, Silva G, Amorim A, de Roma L, Arraes A, Gouveia E, Reis M, Mendes A, de Oliveira Silva M, Barberino M, Martins I, Reis J. Bloodstream infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: epidemiological, clinical and microbiological features. BMC Infectious Diseases 2019, 19: 609. PMID: 31296179, PMCID: PMC6624930, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4265-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK. pneumoniaePrevious antimicrobial useLaboratory-based surveillanceAntimicrobial susceptibility testingMDR bacteremiaMDR-GNBDrug-resistant pathogensNegative bacteremiaLiver diseaseBloodstream infectionsHigh morbidityMale sexRisk factorsEpidemiological aspectsNegative bacilliHealthcare professionalsMicrobiological featuresSusceptibility testingBacteremiaInfectionAntimicrobial useCausative agentAntibiotic resistanceIntervention measuresResistance determinants