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Probe-based metagenomic pathogen detection: advancing laboratory capacity for c...
Ferreira, Rita; Coelho, Luís; Santos, João Dourado; Sobral, Daniel; Isidro, Joana; Mixão, Verónica; Pinto, Miguel; Nunes, Alexandra; Borrego, Maria JoséProbe-based pathogen enrichment, followed by NGS, is a promising tool for complex diagnosis, overcoming traditional challenges of shotgun metagenomics, namely small microbial/human genetic material ratio and demanding computational resources. Here, we assessed the combined detection performance of two Illumina probe-based panels, the Respiratory and the Urinary Pathogen ID panels (RPIP and UPIP), using 99 clini...
Knowledge and regulation on fungal contamination of sand and water: progress re...
Gangneux, Jean-Pierre; Brandão, João; Segal, Ester; Arikan-Akdagli, Sevtap; Barac, Aleksandra; Bertout, Sébastien; Bostanaru, Andra-CristinaFungal flora in coastal/inland beach sand and recreational water is a neglected field of study, despite its potential impact on human health. A joint International Society for Human and Animal Mycology/European Confederation for Medical Mycology (ISHAM/ECMM) working group was formed in 2019 with the task to set up a vast international initiative aimed at studying the fungal contamination of beaches and bathing ...
Knowledge and regulation on fungal contamination of sand and water: Progress re...
Gangneux, Jean-Pierre; Brandao, Joao; Segal, Ester; Arikan-Akdagli, Sevtap; Barac, Aleksandra; Bertout, Sébastien; Bostanaru, Andra-CristinaFungal flora in coastal/inland beach sand and recreational water is a neglected field of study, despite its potential impact on human health. A joint International Society for Human and Animal Mycology/European Confederation for Medical Mycology (ISHAM/ECMM) working group was formed in 2019 with the task to set up a vast international initiative aimed at studying the fungal contamination of beaches and bathing ...
Comparison of Multi-locus Genotypes Detected in Aspergillus fumigatus Isolated ...
Morais, Susana; Toscano, Cristina; Simões, Helena; Carpinteiro, Dina; Viegas, Carla; Veríssimo, Cristina; Sabino, RaquelBackground: Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprophytic fungus, ubiquitous in the environment and responsible for causing infections, some of them severe invasive infections. The high morbidity and mortality, together with the increasing burden of triazole-resistant isolates and the emergence of new risk groups, namely COVID-19 patients, have raised a crescent awareness of the need to better comprehend the dynamics ...
Comparison of multi-locus genotypes detected in Aspergillus fumigatus isolated ...
Morais, Susana; Toscano, Cristina; Simões, Helena; Carpinteiro, Dina; Viegas, Carla; Veríssimo, Cristina; Sabino, RaquelBackground: Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprophytic fungus, ubiquitous in the environment, and responsible for causing infections, some of them severe invasive infections. The high morbidity and mortality, together with the increasing burden of triazole-resistant isolates and the emergence of new risk groups, namely COVID-19 patients, have raised a crescent awareness of the need to better comprehend the dynamics...
Strategies for Monitoring Microbial Life in Beach Sand for Protection of Public...
Brandão, João; Valério, Elisabete; Weiskerger, Chelsea; Veríssimo, Cristina; Sarioglou, Konstantina; Novak Babič, Monika; Solo-Gabriele, Helena M.The 2021 revised guidelines of the World Health Organization recommend monitoring the quality of sand in addition to water at recreational beaches. This review provides background information about the types of beaches, the characteristics of sand, and the microbiological parameters that should be measured. Analytical approaches are described for quantifying fungi and fecal indicator bacteria from beach sand. T...
Candida auris in Intensive Care Setting: The First Case Reported in Portugal
Henriques, João; Mixão, Verónica; Cabrita, Joana; Duarte, Tiago Isidoro; Sequeira, Tânia; Cardoso, Sofia; Germano, Nuno; Dias, Liliana; Bento, LuísCandida auris is an opportunistic human pathogen that has rapidly spread to multiple countries and continents and has been associated with a high number of nosocomial outbreaks. Herein, we report the first case of C. auris in Portugal, which was associated with a patient transferred from Angola to an ICU in Portugal for liver transplantation after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. C. auris was isolated during the course ...
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...
Candida auris in intensive care setting: the first case reported in Portugal
Henriques, João; Mixão, Verónica; Cabrita, Joana; Duarte, Tiago Isidoro; Sequeira, Tânia; Cardoso, Sofia; Germano, Nuno; Dias, Liliana; Bento, LuísCandida auris is an opportunistic human pathogen that has rapidly spread to multiple countries and continents and has been associated with a high number of nosocomial outbreaks. Herein, we report the first case of C. auris in Portugal, which was associated with a patient transferred from Angola to an ICU in Portugal for liver transplantation after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. C. auris was isolated during the course ...
Invasive and Subcutaneous Infections Caused by Filamentous Fungi: Report from a...
Veríssimo, Cristina; Toscano, Cristina; Ferreira, Teresa; Abreu, Gabriela; Simões, Helena; Diogo, José; Carvalho, Dinah; Santiago, Felicidade; Lima, AnaInvasive fungal infections (IFI) have significantly increased over the past years due to advances in medical care for the at-risk immunocompromised population. IFI are often difficult to diagnose and manage, and can be associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. This study aims to contribute to understanding the etiology of invasive and subcutaneous fungal infections, their associated risk factors, and...