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Epidemiological Data and Antimicrobial Resistance of Campylobacter spp. in Port...
Duarte, Andreia; Pereira, Luísa; Lemos, Maria-Leonor; Pinto, Miguel; Rodrigues, João Carlos; Matias, Rui; Santos, Andrea; PTCampyNet; Oleastro, MónicaThis study extensively analyzed campylobacteriosis surveillance in Portugal from 2009 to 2021, aiming to investigate demographic shifts, seasonal variations, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) within Campylobacter isolates. Surveillance network and sentinel laboratory-based system data revealed a substantial under-notification of campylobacteriosis cases, suggesting an underestimated disease burden. Notificatio...
Preclinical assessment of an antibiotic-free cationic surfactant-based cellulos...
Calado, Rita D.A.; Mendes, Bárbara B.; Conniot, João; Ravasco, João M.J.M.; Sobral, Daniel; Ferreira, Carolina; Ferreira, Rita; Rodrigues, João CarlosSexually transmitted infections and urogenital-perinatal infections are significant health challenges owing to their asymptomatic nature, multidrug-resistant pathogens, and lack of effective vaccines. Surfactants are under investigation as potential antimicrobial agents and alternatives to traditional antibiotics. Here, we discovered that N-dodecylpyridinium bromide (C12PB), a cationic quaternary ammonium surfa...
Assessment of the Transmission Dynamics of Clostridioides difficile in a Farm E...
Alves, Frederico; Nunes, Alexandra; Castro, Rita; Sequeira, António; Moreira, Olga; Matias, Rui; Rodrigues, João Carlos; Silveira, LeonorThe recent increase in community-acquired Clostridioides difficile infections discloses the shift in this bacterium epidemiology. This study aimed at establishing a transmission network involving One Health components, as well as assessing the zoonotic potential and genomic features of dominant clones. Samples were collected from different compartments of animal, human and environmental origin, from an animal p...
Neisseria gonorrhoeae clustering to reveal major European whole-genome-sequenci...
Pinto, Miguel; Borges, Vítor; Isidro, Joana; Rodrigues, João Carlos; Vieira, Luís; Borrego, Maria José; Gomes, João PauloNeisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium responsible for the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhoea, has shown an extraordinary ability to develop antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to multiple classes of antimicrobials. With no available vaccine, managing N. gonorrhoeae infections demands effective preventive measures, antibiotic treatment and epidemiological surveillance. The latter two are progressively being suppo...
Fifteen years of a nationwide culture collection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae antim...
Pinto, Miguel; Rodrigues, João Carlos; Matias, Rui; Água-Doce, Ivone; Cordeiro, Dora; Correia, Cristina; Gomes, João Paulo; Borrego, Maria JoséNeisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and gonorrhea disease burden remain major public health concerns worldwide. To contribute to the supranational demands to monitor and manage the spread of antimicrobial-resistant N. gonorrhoeae, the Portuguese NIH promoted the creation of the National Laboratory Network for Neisseria gonorrhoeae Collection (PTGonoNet). The present study reports the N. gonorrh...
Cephalosporin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Portugal, 2019
Pinto, Miguel; Matias, Rui; Rodrigues, João Carlos; Duarte, Sílvia; Vieira, Luís; Gonçalves, Inês; Gonçalves, Maria João; Ramos, Maria HelenaWe report a multidrug resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae exhibiting resistance to ceftriaxone and cefixime, isolated in Portugal in 2019. Whole-genome sequencing was performed for typing and identification of genetic determinants of antimicrobial resistance. Due to its antimicrobial susceptibility profile, awareness should be raised for the circulation of this strain.
A criminalidade transnacional na União Europeia. Que papel para os Açores?
Rodrigues, João CarlosA Criminalidade Transnacional constitui um sério perigo à segurança das nações englobando ameaças que preocupam qualquer autoridade. Nestas ameaças a European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL) classifica o Tráfico Ilícito de Estupefacientes e Substâncias Psicotrópicas como uma séria ameaça à segurança da Europa. Estas Organizações Criminosas Transnacionais (OCT), atentas à centralidade atlâ...
MOTIVAÇÃO PARA A PRÁTICA DE ATIVIDADES FÍSICAS EM ESCOLARES DAS REDES PÚBLICA E...
Caruzzo, Nayara Malheiros; Belem, Isabella Caroline; Codonhato, Renan; Moreira, Caio Rosas; Sitoe, Selso Ananias; Rodrigues, João CarlosEste estudo objetivou investigar a motivação para prática de atividades desportivas de escolares da região noroeste do Paraná. Foram sujeitos 268 alunos do Ensino Fundamental e Médio do noroeste do Paraná. Para avaliar a motivação utilizou-se o QMAD. Os dados foram analisados pelos testes Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Kruskal-Wallis, U de Mann-Whitney e Regressão Logística Binária. Evidenciou-se maior motivação por Statu...
Adenoid bacterial colonization in a paediatric population
Subtil, João; Rodrigues, João Carlos; Reis, Lúcia; Freitas, Luís; Filipe, Joana; Santos, Alberto; Macor, Carlos; Duarte, Aida; Jordao, LuisaAdenoids play a key role in both respiratory and ear infection in children. It has also been shown that adenoidectomy improves these symptoms in this population. The main goal of the present study was to evaluate adenoid bacterial colonization and document a possible relation with infectious respiratory disease. A prospective observational study was designed to evaluate the proposed hypothesis in a paediatric p...
Risk assessment for public health from human interaction with ornamental waters
Duarte, Aida; Rodrigues, João Carlos; Reis, Lúcia; Nogueira, Isabel; Carvalho, Patricia; Paulino, Sérgio; Sousa, Sara; Jordão, LuisaWater is essential to life; nevertheless ingestion of contaminated water could result in death caused by waterborne diseases such as cholera. Pathogens present in the water can cause diseases, other than those resulting from water ingestion, being registered an increase in the number of case reports in recent years. It is not clear if this increase is due either to a better case reporting system or to an increa...