Graduated in Medicine from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (1987), Specialist in Clinical Pathology and PhD in Infectious Diseases from Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (2010). Professor of Clinical Microbiology at Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas - Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Has experience in clinical microbiology, antimicrobial susceptibility testing and microbial identification by DNA sequencing and mass spectrometry. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Acinetobacter spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are important agents of health care-associated infections worldwide. The empirical treatment of serious infections caused by these agents usually includes the carbapenems. When this therapy is inadequate, there is a significant increase in mortality. The use of rapid methods for early detection of carbapenem resistance can potentially help to…
Rapidly growing mycobacteria can cause pulmonary infections, infections related to cutaneous trauma and healthcare associated infections. Pulmonary infections are virtually incurable despite of use of antimicrobials with in vitro activity if treatment does not include surgical resection of the affected area. There are a limited number of therapeutic options for the treatment of these infe…
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