1. University Hospital, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. 2. Department of Clinical Analysis, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. 3. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. 4. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Pret...

BACKGROUND Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are the major cause of mortality in cancer patients. Molecular techniques are used for rapid diagnosis of BSI, allowing early therapy and improving survival. We aimed to establish whether real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) could improve early diagnosis and therapy in paediatric cancer patients, and describe the predominant pathogens ...

The New Delhi metallo-lactamase (NDM-1) was initially identified in clinical isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Sweden from a patient previously hospitalized in India (1). Since then, blaNDM-1 has frequently been reported in Enterobacteriaceae and Acinetobacter spp., with a fast dissemination in the Indian subcontinent, the Balkan countries, China, and the Middle East (2)...

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The genus Raoultella is composed of Gram-negative, aerobic, oxidase-negative, catalase-positive, nonmotile, capsulated rods belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family (1). Raoultella ornithinolytica is found in aquatic and hospital environments (2). Occurrence of Raoultella in human infections is rare, but it has been reported to cause bloodstream and soft tissue infections (2–5). A 67-year-old...

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