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Aspergillus spp. prevalence in Primary Health Care Centres: assessment by a novel multi-approach sampling protocol

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dc.contributor.authorViegas, Carla
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Anita Quintal
dc.contributor.authorCarolino, Elisabete
dc.contributor.authorAranha Caetano, Liliana
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-20T13:49:44Z
dc.date.available2019-05-20T13:49:44Z
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.descriptionProject EXPOsE – Establishing protocols to assess occupational exposure to microbiota in clinical settings (02/SAICT/2016 – Project no 23222). Project Waste Workers' Exposure to Bioburden through Filtering Respiratory Protective Devices (IPL/2018/WasteFRPD_ESTeSL).pt_PT
dc.description.abstractExposure to Aspergillus conidia may cause adverse effects on human health; however, no specific recommendations for routine assessments of Aspergillus in the clinical environment have been suggested so far. This study intended to determine the prevalence of Aspergillus in the clinical environment, focusing on ten Primary Health Care Centres (PHCC) through a novel multi-approach sampling protocol. Air and passive sampling, culture-based methods and a probe-based real-time assay for the detection of four clinically relevant Aspergillus sections were performed. Aspergillus spp. was observed in all PHCC, with highest prevalence on floor surface swabs (n=81) (18% on MEA; 6.94% on DG18). Regarding air samples (n=81), highest Aspergillus counts were found in the waiting room (94% MEA; 18% DG18), where Nigri was the most prevalent Aspergillus section. The use of a multi-approach sampling protocol to assess Aspergillus burden in the analyzed PHCC has greatly contributed to risk characterization, highlighting the need to implement corrective measures in order to avoid fungal presence in those settings.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationViegas C, Almeida B, Gomes AQ, Carolino E, Caetano LA. Aspergillus spp. prevalence in Primary Health Care Centres: assessment by a novel multi-approach sampling protocol. Environ Res. 2019;175:133-41.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envres.2019.05.015pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/10049
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relationProject EXPOsE – Establishing protocols to assess occupational exposure to microbiota in clinical settings (02/SAICT/ 2016 – Project no 23222)pt_PT
dc.relationProject Waste Workers' Exposure to Bioburden through Filtering Respiratory Protective Devices (IPL/ 2018/WasteFRPD_ESTeSL)pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935119302737?via%3Dihubpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectPrimary health care centerspt_PT
dc.subjectAspergilluspt_PT
dc.subjectMulti-approach sampling protocolpt_PT
dc.subjectCulture based-methodspt_PT
dc.subjectMolecular toolspt_PT
dc.subjectProject nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016)pt_PT
dc.subjectProject EXPOsEpt_PT
dc.subjectIPL/2018/WasteFRPD_ESTeSLpt_PT
dc.titleAspergillus spp. prevalence in Primary Health Care Centres: assessment by a novel multi-approach sampling protocolpt_PT
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oaire.citation.titleEnvironmental Researchpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume175pt_PT
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