| meningoencephalitis by naegleria fowleri: epidemiological study in anzoategui state, venezuela. | a case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis produced by naegleria fowleri was diagnosed in the independencia county of anzoategui state, venezuela. this case motivated the realization of the present epidemiological study with the aim of identifying free-living amoebae in this area. representative water samples were taken and physicochemical and microbiologic analyses were carried out. trophozoites and cysts of naegleria spp, were detected in 44.4% (n=4). an excellent concordance was found amon ... | 2006 | 16906250 |
| a cluster of kpc-2 and vim-2-producing klebsiella pneumoniae st833 isolates from the pediatric service of a venezuelan hospital. | klebsiella pneumoniae is a bacterial pathogen that has developed resistance to multiple antibiotics and is a major cause of nosocomial infections worldwide. carbapenemase-producing klebsiella pneumoniae have been isolated in many hospitals in venezuela, but they have not been well-studied. the aim of this study was to characterize carbapenem-resistant klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from the pediatric service of a hospital located in anzoategui state, in the eastern part of venezuela. | 2016 | 27770796 |