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Silvana Maria de Morais Cavalcanti
Researcher at Universidade de Pernambuco
Publications - 18
Citations - 189
Silvana Maria de Morais Cavalcanti is an academic researcher from Universidade de Pernambuco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Progressive macular hypomelanosis & Propionibacterium acnes. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 18 publications receiving 172 citations.
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Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus introduced into intensive care units of a University Hospital
Silvana Maria de Morais Cavalcanti,Emmanuel Rodrigues de França,Carlos Cabral,Marinalda Anselmo Vilela,Francisco Montenegro,Daniela Menezes,Angela Cristina Rapela Medeiros +6 more
TL;DR: A significant association was established between previous hospitalization and the presence of MRSA, and the nostrils were the principal site of colonization by both S. aureus and MRSA when introduced into Intensive Care Units (ICUs).
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Strains of the Propionibacterium acnes type III lineage are associated with the skin condition progressive macular hypomelanosis
Emma Barnard,Jared Liu,Eliza Yankova,Silvana Maria de Morais Cavalcanti,Marcelo Magalhães,Huiying Li,Sheila Patrick,Andrew McDowell,Andrew McDowell +8 more
TL;DR: The first detailed population genetic analysis of P. acnes isolates recovered from paired lesional and non-lesional skin of PMH patients demonstrates a strong statistical association between strains from the type III phylogenetic lineage and PMH lesions, but not those representing other phylogroups, including those associated with acne.
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Estudo comparativo da prevalência de Staphylococcus aureus importado para as unidades de terapia intensiva de hospital universitário, Pernambuco, Brasil
Silvana Maria de Morais Cavalcanti,Emmanuel Rodrigues de França,Marinalda Anselmo Vilela,Francisco Montenegro,Carlos Cabral,Ângela Cristina Rapela Medeiros +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an estudo transversal foi realizado for determinar a prevalencia of S. aureus meticilina-resistant and sensivel entre 231 pacientes, internados entre janeiro e abril de 2003, nas unidades de terapia intensiva (UTIs) do Hospital Universitario Oswaldo Cruz.
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Investigation of Propionibacterium acnes in progressive macular hypomelanosis using real-time PCR and culture.
Silvana Maria de Morais Cavalcanti,Emmanuel Rodrigues de França,Ana Kelly Lins,Marcelo Magalhães,Eliane Ruth Barbosa de Alencar,Vera Magalhães +5 more
TL;DR: Investigation of the presence of P. acnes in lesional and non‐lesional skin of patients with PMH through quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and bacterial culture from a skin fragment found it to be a saprophyte of the pilosebaceous follicles.
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Pigmented eccrine poroma: report of an atypical case with the use of dermoscopy
Fabiana Carvalho de Almeida,Silvana Maria de Morais Cavalcanti,Angela Cristina Rapela Medeiros,Márcia Almeida Galvão Teixeira +3 more
TL;DR: The importance of dermoscopy as a method for diagnosis of poromas is stressed, especially in the differential diagnosis with other pigmented nodular-popular lesions.