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Addressing critical fungal pathogens under a one health perspective: key insigh...
Sabino, R.; Antunes, F.; Araújo, R.; Bezerra, A. R.; Brandão, J.; Carneiro, C.; Carvalho, Agostinho; Carvalho, D.; Conceição, I. C.; Cota Medeiros, F.Fungal infections have emerged as a significant public health concern, especially with the increasing incidence of severe mycoses caused by pathogens such as Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida auris, Candida albicans, and Cryptococcus neoformans. These fungi, listed as critical priorities by the World Health Organization, pose a heightened risk due to rising antifungal resistance and their severe impact on immunoco...
Environmental and bioclimatic factors influencing yeasts and molds distribution...
Cogliati, M.; Arikan-Akdagli, S.; Barac, A.; Bostanaru, A. C.; Brito, S.; Çerikçioğlu, N.; Efstratiou, M. A.; Ergin, Ç.; Esposto, M. C.; Frenkel, M.The present study employed data collected during the Mycosands survey to investigate the environmental factors influencing yeasts and molds distribution along European shores applying a species distribution modelling approach. Occurrence data were compared to climatic datasets (temperature, precipitation, and solar radiation), soil datasets (chemical and physical properties), and water datasets (temperature, sa...
Molecular detection of Aspergillus in respiratory samples collected from patien...
Oliveira, M.; Pinto, M.; Simões, H.; Gomes, J.P.; Veríssimo, C.; Sabino, R.Objective: Aspergillosis diagnosis depends on the detection of Aspergillus in biological samples ─ usually using cultural and immunoenzyme techniques ─ but their sensitivity and specificity varies. We aimed to study the prevalence of Aspergillus in patients at higher risk of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (i.e., HIV-infected patients and individuals with active or previous tuberculosis), and to determine the p...
Depressive symptomatology, temperament and oxytocin serum levels in a sample of...
Veiga, Luisa; Carolino, Elisabete; Santos, I.; Veríssimo, C.; Almeida, Ana; Grilo, Ana Monteiro; Brito, Miguel; Santos, Margarida Custódio dosBackground: Depressive symptomatology is prevalent among female university students with adverse effects on their quality of life and academic performance. Previous research suggested associations between depressive symptomatology and oxytocin levels and between depressive symptomatology and Temperament Traits. Despite this evidence, to the best of our knowledge, no research has studied the effects of both oxyt...
Depressive symptomatology, temperament and oxytocin serum levels in a sample of...
Veiga, L.; Carolino, E.; Santos, I.; Veríssimo, C.; Almeida, A.; Grilo, A.; Brito, M.; Santos, M. C.Background Depressive symptomatology is prevalent among female university students with adverse effects on their quality of life and academic performance. Previous research suggested associations between depressive symptomatology and oxytocin levels and between depressive symptomatology and Temperament Traits. Despite this evidence, to the best of our knowledge no research has studied the effects fboth oxytocin...
Mycosands: Fungal diversity and abundance in beach sand and recreational waters...
Brandão, J.; Gangneux, J.P.; Arikan-Akdagli, S.; Barac, A.; Bostanaru, A.C.; Brito, S.; Bull, M.; Çerikçioğlu, N.; Chapman, B.; Efstratiou, M.A.The goal of most studies published on sand contaminants is to gather and discuss knowledge to avoid faecal contamination of water by run-offs and tide retractions. Other life forms in the sand, however, are seldom studied but always pointed out as relevant. The Mycosands initiative was created to generate data on fungi in beach sands and waters, of both coastal and freshwater inland bathing sites. A team of med...
Untreated sewage contamination of beach sand from a leaking underground sewage ...
Brandão, J.; Albergaria, I.; Albuquerque, J.; José, S.; Grossinho, J.; Ferreira, F.C.; Raposo, A.; Rodrigues, R.; Silva, C.; Jordao, L.; Sousa, M.Thirty people (mostly children) experienced an episode of skin rash days after a sand sifting beach operation at Porto Pim Beach in Faial, Azores during June 2019. An environmental and epidemiologic investigation was conducted to identify the cause of the outbreak of skin rash. The epidemiologic investigation found that some of the patients experiencing symptoms had never entered the beach water. During the pol...
Epidemiologia das infeções fúngicas superficiais em Portugal - revisão de 3 ano...
Rato, M.; Costin, A.; Furtado, C.; Sousa, C.; Toscano, C.; Veríssimo, C.; Trindade, F.; Almeida, F.; Velho, G.; Catorze, G.; Raposo, I.; Selada, J.Introdução: As infeções fúngicas superficiais são as dermatoses infeciosas mais frequentes e a sua incidência continua a aumentar. Os dermatófitos são os principais agentes causais apresentando, contudo, uma distribuição geográfica variável. Material e Métodos: O presente estudo teve como objetivo a caracterização epidemiológica das infeções fúngicas superficiais diagnosticadas nos Serviços/Unidades de Dermatol...
Fungal contaminants – a paradoxal void in safety regulation of drinking water a...
Sabino, R.; Novak Babič, M.; Gunde-Cimerman, N.; Veríssimo, C.; Viegas, C.; Várgha, M.; Meyer, W.; Brandão, J.Although exposure to fungi and their metabolites, by inhalation, contact and ingestion has often been addressed, it rarely made way into safety regulation. The EU drinking water directive 98/83/EC and the national legislation in the European countries - with very few exceptions - fails to address fungi explicitly. The same is valid also for European regulatory Directive 2006/7/EC, currently undergoing its secon...
Identification of Aspergillus cryptic species in hospital environment
Sabino, Raquel; Viegas, C.; Veríssimo, C.; Simões, H.; Brandão, João; Martins, C.; Clemons, K.V.; Stevens, D.A.Selected hospital wards, housing patients at higher risk to develop invasive fungal infections, were screened in order to understand the epidemiology and distribution of Aspergillus, especially regarding the presence of cryptic species.Aspergillus species were identified by b-tubulin and calmodulin sequencing, and a high percentage of cryptic species (i.e., not sensu stricto) was found (59%). Sections Usti, Ver...