SUMMARYTrichosporon spp. are yeasts capable of causing invasive disease, which mainly affect immunocompromised patients. A clinical strain of T. asahii was isolated from the blood cultures of patients admitted to the General Hospital of Fortaleza. Susceptibility tests were conducted by disk diffusion and broth microdilution. The isolated strain of T. asahii was resistant to fluconazole. The patient used amphotericin B and caspofungin in order to facilitate the microbiological cure. It was the first isolation and identification of T. asahii in blood culture in Ceará, Brazil.
Primeira submissão em 15/11/11 Última submissão em 28/09/12 Aceito para publicação em 07/10/12 Publicado em 20/12/12 Identificação molecular e suscetibilidade antifúngica de Candida parapsilosis isoladas no Ceará, Brasil Molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility of Candida parapsilosis isolates in Ceará, Brazil
SUMMARYSystemic fungal infections are responsible for high mortality rates. Several species of fungi may be involved, but Candida spp. is the most prevalent. Simvastatin is used to lower cholesterol and also exhibits antifungal action. The aim of this study was to evaluate the synergistic action of simvastatin with fluconazole against strains of Candida spp. Susceptibility testing was performed according to protocol M27-A3, by broth microdilution method and the synergistic effect of simvastatin and fluconazole was calculated based on FICI (Fractional Inhibitory Concentration Index). Eleven strains were evaluated, and simvastatin showed a synergistic effect with fluconazole against 10 (91%) of the Candida spp. strains tested. Simvastatin may be a valuable drug in the treatment of systemic infections caused by Candida spp.
A evolução da resistência fúngica pode ser avaliada pelo teste de susceptibilidade aos antifúngicos. Os protocolos mais utilizados para testes de susceptibilidade são a micro diluição em caldo (MDC), disco difusão (DD) e E-test. O objetivo principal deste estudo foi comparar os testes de sensibilidade realizados pelos métodos de MDC e DD para a anfotericina B e o fluconazol contra cepas de Candida spp. isoladas em Fortaleza/CE. Foram utilizadas 40 C. albicans, 50 C. tropicalis e 47 C. parapsilosis, isoladas de amostras de sangue e urina de pacientes atendidos no Hospital Geral de Fortaleza. Os testes foram realizados pelos métodos MDC e DD, de acordo com os protocolos M27-A3 e M44-A2 do CLSI. As metodologias foram comparadas e calculadas os percentuais de concordância. Para a anfotericina B e fluconazol, ocorreu um predomínio de cepas com susceptibilidade. O percentual de concordância para as metodologias foi acima de 97% e não foram detectados erros graves. A utilização de DD para realização de testes de susceptibilidade antifúngica pode ser aplicada na rotina laboratorial, pois é uma técnica fácil, barata, e de confiança quando comparada ao teste de MDC, sem comprometer os resultados para as cepas de C. albicans, C. tropicalis e C. parapsilosis. Palavras-chave: Microdiluição. Disco difusão. Candida sp.
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