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Mucorales prevalence and azole-resistance surveillance on different indoor environments: a menace to be tackled
| Resumo: | Aim of the study - Mucorales species can cause severe infections among immunocompromised patients. Mucormycosis is associated with a great deal of morbidity and infections caused by Mucorales species among patients receiving triazole prophylaxis. Considering the clinical relevance of Mucorales order, the prevalence of these fungal species and azole-resistance surveillance should be ensured in fungal exposure assessments. In this study, the prevalence of Mucorales species indoor was determined in different occupational settings and dwellings. Azole-resistant Mucorales were determined by morphological and molecular criteria. |
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| Autores principais: | Viegas, Carla |
| Outros Autores: | Faria, Tiago; Caetano, Liliana Aranha; Loeffler, Juergen; Springer, Jan |
| Assunto: | Environmental health Contamination exposure Fungi Mucorales Azole resistance ACT_005DBB/12 IPL/2016/W2E_ESTeSL IPL/2016/BBIOR_ESTeSL |
| Ano: | 2018 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | documento de conferência |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | Aim of the study - Mucorales species can cause severe infections among immunocompromised patients. Mucormycosis is associated with a great deal of morbidity and infections caused by Mucorales species among patients receiving triazole prophylaxis. Considering the clinical relevance of Mucorales order, the prevalence of these fungal species and azole-resistance surveillance should be ensured in fungal exposure assessments. In this study, the prevalence of Mucorales species indoor was determined in different occupational settings and dwellings. Azole-resistant Mucorales were determined by morphological and molecular criteria. |
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