Susceptibility profile of a Brazilian yeast stock collection of Candida species isolated from subjects with Candida-associated denture stomatitis with or without diabetes

Objective: This study investigated the susceptibility of 198 clinical isolates of Candida species against caspofungin, amphotericin B, itraconazole, and fluconazole. Study Design: Suspensions of the microorganisms were spread on Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI) agar plates. Etest strips were placed on the plates, and the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) was read after incubation (48 h at 37°C). Data were analyzed by a factorial analysis of variance and a 2 × 2 post hoc test (α = .05). Results: C glabrata showed the highest MIC values (P < .001) against caspofungin, itraconazole, and fluconazole. For amphotericin B, the MIC values of C tropicalis and C glabrata (P = .0521) were higher than those of C albicans (P < .001). Itraconazole was the least effective antifungal; 93.3% of the C glabrata isolates, 3.3% of the C albicans, and 1.3% of the C tropicalis were resistant. All microorganisms were susceptible to caspofungin and amphotericin B. Conclusions: Caspofungin and amphotericin B should be recommended as an effective alternative for the management of oral Candida infections when treatment with topical or other systemic drugs has definitely failed. © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Efeito da água ozonizada e gluconato de clorexidina sobre propriedades mecânicas e microbiológicas de materiais utilizados para confecção de próteses odontológicas

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Design of the main racetrack microtron accelerator end magnets of the Institute of Physics of University of São Paulo

This work deals with the design of the Institute of Physics of the University of São Paulo (IFUSP) main racetrack microtron accelerator end magnets. This is the last stage of acceleration, comprised of an accelerating section (1.04 m) and two end magnets (0.1585 T), in which a 5.10 MeV beam, produced by a racetrack microtron booster has its energy raised up to 31.15 MeV after 28 accelerations. POISSON code was used to give the final configuration that includes auxiliary pole pieces (clamps) and auxiliary homogenizing gaps. The clamps create a reverse fringe field region and avoid the vertical defocusing and the horizontal displacement of the beam produced by extended fringe fields; PTRACE code was used to perform the trajectory calculations in the fringe field region. The auxiliary homogenizing gaps improve the field uniformity as they create a magnetic shower that provides uniformity of ±0.3%, before the introduction of the correcting coils that will be attached to the pole faces. This method of correction, used in the IFUSP racetrack microtron booster magnets, enabled uniformity of ±0.001% in an average field of 0.1 T and will also be employed for these end magnets. © 1999 The American Physical Society.

An Educational international partnership responding to local needs: Process evaluation of the Brazil FAIMER Regional Institute

The Brazilian public health system requires competent professionals sensitive to the needs of the population. The Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) provides a two-year faculty development programme for health professions educators, aiming to build leadership in education to improve health. A partnership with governmental initiatives and FAIMER was established for meeting these needs. This paper describes the initial process evaluation results of the Brazilian FAIMER Institute Fellowship (FAIMER BR). Methods: Data were analysed for the classes 2007-2010 regarding: application processes; innovation project themes; retrospective post-pre self-ratings of knowledge acquisition; and professional development portfolios. Results: Seventeen of 26 Brazilian states were represented among 98 Fellows, predominantly from public medical schools (75.5%) and schools awarded Ministry of Health grants to align education with public health services (89.8%). One-third (n = 32) of Fellows' innovation projects were related to these grants. Significant increases occurred in all topic subscales on self-report of knowledge acquisition (eff ect sizes, 1.21-2.77). In the follow up questionnaire, 63% of Fellows reported that their projects were incorporated into the curriculum or institutional policies. The majority reported that the programme deepened their knowledge (98%), provided new ideas about medical education (90%) and provided skills for conflict management (63%). One-half of the Fellows reported sustained benefits from the programme listserv and other communications, including breadth of expertise, establishment of research collaboration and receiving emotional support. Conclusion: Contributors to initial programme success included alignment of curriculum with governmental initiatives, curriculum design merging educational technology, leadership and management skills and central role of an innovation educational project responding to local needs.

O realismo mágico na comunhão estética entre Memorial do convento e Cem anos de solidão

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

A poesia do romance: Memorial de Aires, um caso exemplar

Pós-graduação em Letras - IBILCE

Procalcitonina e interleicina-6 em crianças com diagnóstico de sepse e choque séptico

Sepse é causa comum de mortalidade e morbidade em unidades de tratamento intensivo, sendo atualmente entendida como a resposta sistêmica à infecção, resposta esta caracterizada por duas ou mais das seguintes manifestações: temperatura corporal > 38°C ou < 36°C; taquicardia; taquipnéia; e alteração da contagem de células brancas (leucocitose ou leucopenia) ou mais de 10% de formas imaturas. Entretanto, tem sido descrito que os elementos que caracterizam a resposta sistêmica são muito sensíveis, insuficientemente específicos e não levam em consideração o avanço do entendimento da fisiopatologia da doença. Além disso, a sepse tem fisiopatologia complexa, o que dificulta ainda mais o diagnóstico, principalmente em crianças. O diagnóstico rápido e a instituição de tratamento o mais cedo possível são imperativos nos pacientes sépticos. Consequentemente, vários marcadores laboratoriais têm sido estudados, sendo que dos vários mediadores envolvidos na sepse, procalcitonina (PCT) e interleucina-6 (IL-6) têm despertado interesse pela possibilidade de auxiliar no diagnóstico e no estabelecimento da gravidade de pacientes adultos com sepse ou choque séptico, sendo que a PCT já foi incluída entre os critérios diagnósticos de sepse nestes indivíduos. Em pediatria... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)

Novo atrativo turístico para a orla de Barra Bonita - SP: memorial do Rio Tietê

Este trabalho tem como cidade escolhida a Estância Turística de Barra Bonita, município do centro-oeste paulista, conhecida pelo seu turismo às margens do Rio Tietê. Através dele pretende-se incluir uma nova atração turística na Orla do rio para atrair a atenção de um maior número de visitantes, assim como prolongar sua estadia no município. Será ela: o Memorial do Rio Tietê. Para a resolução do projeto foi trabalhado o conceito de turismo sustentável

Memorial do fim: as várias faces de Machado de Assis

Este artículo se centra en el análisis de la novela Memorial do fim: a morte de Machado de Assis (1991), de Haroldo Maranhão. Basándose en las formulaciones teóricas de Linda Hutcheon en su Poética del postmodernismo (1991), analizamos la reelaboración paródica de la biografía de Machado de Assis presente en la novela. Esta práctica paródica, que se caracteriza por su dualidad contradictoria de la continuidad y la transgresión, es la principal característica de la narrativa posmoderna en esta novela de Haroldo Maranhão.

Do estudo do memorial de Teresa Vergani à análise de sua obra em educação matemática: trilhando o caminho da matemática

Pós-graduação em Educação Matemática - IGCE

Por um viés estilístico: Memorial do Convento (1982) e Todos os Nomes (1997), de José Saramago

Pós-graduação em Letras - FCLAS

Prevalence of inadequacy intake for older people: the use o National Cancer Institute (NCI) method

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Relações entre gerações na dança e na educação: a coeducação em Memorial dos Ossos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)