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Petrovic M, Bonvin D, Todic J, Zivkovic R, Randjelovic M, Arsenijevic VA, Ebersold MM, Otasevic S. Surface modification of poly(methyl-methacrylate) with farnesol to prevent Candida biofilm formation. Lett Appl Microbiol 2022; 75:982-990. [PMID: 35716164 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Candida albicans promotes biofilm formation on dentures, which compromises the use of poly(methyl-methacrylate) (PMMA) as a dental material. Farnesol (FAR), a natural compound that prevents C. albicans filamentation and biofilm formation, was incorporated into the PMMA matrix, to obtain antifungal PMMA_FAR materials. The tested concentrations (0·0125% and 0·4%) of FAR, 24 h after incubation on YPD agar, inhibited filamentation of C. albicans. PMMA was modified with different FAR concentrations (3-12%), and physicochemical properties, antifungal activity and cytotoxicity of these modified materials (PMMA_FAR) were tested. The presence of FAR in PMMA_FAR composites was verified by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Incorporation of FAR into the polymeric matrix significantly decreased hydrophilicity at all tested concentrations and significantly reduced biofilm and planktonic cells metabolic activity in the early stage of biofilm formation at ≥6% FAR in PMMA. PMMA_FAR composites with <9% FAR were non-toxic. Modification of PMMA with FAR is a good strategy for reducing C. albicans biofilm formation on dentures.
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- M Petrovic
- Powder Technology Laboratory, Institute of Materials, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Powder Technology Laboratory, Institute of Materials, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Medical Faculty, University Pristina in Kosovska Mitrovica, Mitrovica, Serbia
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Beograd, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia
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- National Reference Medical Mycology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Belgrade, Belgarde, Serbia
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- Powder Technology Laboratory, Institute of Materials, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia
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Savić S, Stosic MZ, Marcic D, Hernández I, Potkonjak A, Otasevic S, Ruzic M, Morchón R. Seroepidemiological Study of Canine and Human Dirofilariasis in the Endemic Region of Northern Serbia. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:571. [PMID: 33134332 PMCID: PMC7550424 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Dirofilariasis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused mainly by Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens that affect dogs and humans all over the world. Serbia is considered an endemic country to both forms of dirofilariasis, although most of the population is concentrated in the north of the country. The aims of this study were to show the prevalence of D. immitis and D. repens in dogs and the seroprevalence in humans compared to previous studies in Northern Serbia. In total, 346 dog sera samples and 265 human samples were analyzed. Dog blood samples were analyzed using the modified Knott's method to check whether there were Dirofilaria spp. microfilariae and serum samples were checked by a commercial D. immitis antigen test. Human serum samples were analyzed with a non-commercial ELISA for detection of specific anti-D. immitis, anti-D. repens, and anti-Wolbachia IgG antibodies, and confirmed by western blotting. The overall prevalence for Dirofilaria spp. in dogs was 29.19%. The overall prevalence for D. immitis was 26.30%. The percentages of D. immitis and D. repens microfilaremia in dogs were 25.72 and 1.45%, respectively, while D. immitis./D. repens microfilaremia co-infections were also 1.45%. The overall seroprevalence for Dirofilaria spp. in humans was 3.77%. The overall seroprevalence for D. immitis was 1.51, 1.13% for D. repens, and for D. immitis/D. repens co-infections was 1.13%. The results indicate that D. immitis and D. repens are present in dogs and humans in the province of Vojvodina, in the northern part of Serbia. It is most likely associated with the presence of many rivers, the climate, and presence of mosquitoes in the area, so there could be a real public health risk.
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- Sara Savić
- Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad", Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad", Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Group of Animal and Human Dirofilariasis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Campus Miguel Unamuno, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Group of Animal and Human Dirofilariasis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Campus Miguel Unamuno, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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Arsić Arsenijevic V, Vyzantiadis TA, Mares M, Otasevic S, Tragiannidis A, Janic D. Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Pediatric Patients in Serbia, Greece, and Romania. Current Status and Challenges for Collaboration. J Fungi (Basel) 2020; 6:jof6020049. [PMID: 32316676 PMCID: PMC7345889 DOI: 10.3390/jof6020049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Pneumocystis jirovecii can cause fatal Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP). Many children have been exposed to the fungus and are colonized in early age, while some individuals at high risk for fungal infections may develop PcP, a disease that is difficult to diagnose. Insufficient laboratory availability, lack of knowledge, and local epidemiology gaps make the problem more serious. Traditionally, the diagnosis is based on microscopic visualization of Pneumocystis in respiratory specimens. The molecular diagnosis is important but not widely used. The aim of this study was to collect initial indicative data from Serbia, Greece, and Romania concerning pediatric patients with suspected PcP in order to: find the key underlying diseases, determine current clinical and laboratory practices, and try to propose an integrative future molecular perspective based on regional collaboration. Data were collected by the search of literature and the use of an online questionnaire, filled by relevant scientists specialized in the field. All three countries presented similar clinical practices in terms of PcP prophylaxis and clinical suspicion. In Serbia and Greece the hematology/oncology diseases are the main risks, while in Romania HIV infection is an additional risk. Molecular diagnosis is available only in Greece. PcP seems to be under-diagnosed and regional collaboration in the field of laboratory diagnosis with an emphasis on molecular approaches may help to cover the gaps and improve the practices.
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- Valentina Arsić Arsenijevic
- National Reference Laboratory for Medical Mycology, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +381-63-327-564
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- First Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Ion Ionescu de la Brad University, 700490 Iasi, Romania;
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- Department of Microbiology & Public Health Institute Clinical Center of Nis, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia;
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- Haematology Oncology Unit, Second Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;
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Randjelovic G, Otasevic S, Mladenovic-Antic S, Mladenovic V, Radovanovic-Velickovic R, Randjelovic M, Bogdanovic D. Streptococcus pyogenes as the cause of vulvovaginitis and balanitis in children. Pediatr Int 2017; 59:432-437. [PMID: 27638252 DOI: 10.1111/ped.13169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus) is the etiological agent of perineal infection in children, consisting of perianal infection, vulvovaginitis and balanitis. If it is not properly diagnosed and treated, it can persist for many months and can cause severe complications. Furthermore, treatment with penicillin can be followed by failures and recurrences. METHODS We report here the prevalence of S. pyogenes isolates in genital tract specimens from girls (n = 1692) with symptoms of vulvovaginitis and from boys (n = 52) with balanitis in the municipality of Nis, Southeast-Serbia (the Western Balkans) in a 10 year period, and the seasonal distribution, patient age and sensitivity to bacitracin and antimicrobial drugs used in the treatment of streptococcal infection. RESULTS Streptococcal vulvovaginitis was diagnosed in 2.30% of examinees. Of those cases, 64.10% were detected from April to September, and it was most common (71.79%) in girls aged 3-7 years. Streptococcal balanitis was diagnosed in two instances: in a 4-year-old boy and in a 7-year-old boy. S. pyogenes strains resistant to bacitracin were identified in five girls. Two isolates with M phenotype and five isolates with cMLSB phenotype were identified. CONCLUSIONS Streptococcal vulvovaginitis was diagnosed less often in the present study, but it was still far more common than streptococcal balanitis in childhood. Bacitracin resistance of S. pyogenes strains should be taken into account in routine microbiological identification, and the detection of S. pyogenes isolates resistant to erythromycin requires surveillance in the present geographical territory.
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- Gordana Randjelovic
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Niš, Serbia.,Center of Microbiology, Public Health Institute Nis, Niš, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Niš, Serbia.,Center of Microbiology, Public Health Institute Nis, Niš, Serbia
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- Center of Microbiology, Public Health Institute Nis, Niš, Serbia
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- Center of Microbiology, Public Health Institute Nis, Niš, Serbia.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar, Serbia
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Simón F, Kartashev V, González-Miguel J, Rivera A, Diosdado A, Gómez PJ, Morchón R, Siles-Lucas M, Kartashev V, Bastrikov N, Ilyasov B, Ermakov A, Kartashov S, Dontsov D, Ambalov Y, Pavlikovska T, Sagach O, Nikolaenko S, Chizh N, Korzan A, Salauyova A, González-Miguel J, Morchón R, Siles-Lucas M, Simon F, Fok É, Kucsera I, Übleis SS, Cuk C, Nawratil M, Wimmer V, Zittra C, Butter J, Obwaller A, Lebl K, Zechmeister T, Weiss S, Duscher GG, Auer H, Joachim A, Fuehrer HP, Savic S, Pudar D, Petric D, Capelli G, Montarsi F, Silaghi C, Kramer L, Carretón E, Peña L, Caceres S, Silvan G, Illera JC, Montoya-Alonso JA, Yilmaz E, Fritzenwanker M, Pantchev N, Lendner M, Wongkamchai S, Otranto D, Kroidl I, Dennebaum M, Ramünke S, Schaper R, von Samson-Himmelstjerna G, Poppert S, Krücken J, Florea CICN, Tudor PG, Olaru SP, Dobrica AM, Dobrzyński A, Klockiewicz M, Wysmołek M, Czopowicz M, Parzeniecka-Jaworska M, Nowakowska J, Długosz E, Diakou A, Mylonakis M, Polizopoulou Z, Koutinas C, Manzocchi S, Di Palma S, Peloso M, Pantchev N, Milojković N, Aranđelović M, Ćurčin L, Mitková B, Novotná M, Juránková J, Hofmannová L, Bowman DD, Modrý D, Leschnik M, Alho AM, Cortes HCE, Lopes AP, Vila-Viçosa MJ, Cardoso L, Belo S, de Carvalho LM, Alho AM, Vilhena H, Oliveira AC, Granada S, Lopes AP, Belo S, de Carvalho LM, Cardoso L, Blaga R, Daniel-Lesnard V, Polack B, Beurlet S, Martin C, Guillot J, Ciuca L, Morchón R, Moroti RV, Arbune M, Hurjui L, Constantin R, Acatrinei D, Miron L, Kramer L, Rinaldi L, Simón F, Długosz E, Szmidt A, Dobrzyński A, Wysmołek M, Klockiewicz M, Džamić AM, Kalezić T, Čalovski IČ, Rašić D, Cvetković M, Mitrović S, Morchón R, Carretón E, Gómez PJ, Diosdado A, González-Miguel J, Diosdado A, González-Miguel J, Simón F, Morchón R, Panic V, Bekvalac R, Fenjac I, Potkonjak A, Otasevic S, Savic S, Papadopoulos E, Angelou A, Gallidis E, Spanoudis K, Schaper R, Chandrashekar R, Kosic LS, Lalosevic V, Naglic A, Simin S, Kuruca L, Spasovic A, Krzysztof T, Klaudiusz S, Maciek G, Junkuszew A, Dudko P, Nikola P, Marzena S, Ryszard I, Wimmer V, Ionică AM, Zittra C, Leitner N, Votýpka J, Modrý D, Mihalca AD, Fuehrer HP, Schnyder M, Lange M, Penagos F, Hermosilla C, Schaper R, Taubert A, Grandi G, Osterman-Lind E, Schaper R, Forshell U, Schnyder M, Čabanová V, Hurníková Z, Miterpáková M, Conboy G, Murphy N, Hofstede T, Barutzki D, Dyachenko V, Schaper R, Lempereur L, Martinelle L, Bayrou C, Marechal F, Dalemans AC, Losson BJ, Elsheikha HM, Holmes SB, Gillis-Germitsch N, Schnyder M, Conboy G, Guselle N, Schaper R, Diakou A, Migli D, Di Cesare A, Psalla D, Youlatos D, Traversa D, Gherman CM, Deak G, Ionică AM, D’Amico G, Otranto D, Mihalca AD, Lange M, Penagos F, Muñoz-Caro T, Magdowski G, Gärtner U, Mejer H, Schaper R, Hermosilla C, Taubert A, Szczepaniak K, Tomczuk K, Grzybek M, Iwanicki R, Bedel B, Blaga R, Gouni V, Chetboul V, Benchekroun G, Blot S, Verwaerde P, Polack B, Hansen AP, Vinther LM, Skarbye LK, Olsen CS, Mejer H, Willesen JL, Di Cesare A, Venco L, Manzocchi S, Grillotti E, Auriemma E, Pampurini F, Garofani C, Ibba F, Traversa D, Penagos F, Gutiérrez J, Velez JD, Piedrahita D, Lange M, Hermosilla C, Taubert A, Chaparro J, Macchioni F, Magi M, Ulivieri E, Gori F, Schnyder M. Fifth European Dirofilaria and Angiostrongylus Days (FiEDAD) 2016. Parasit Vectors 2017. [PMCID: PMC5259908 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1902-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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