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Abstract(s)
The use of filtering respiratory protective devices (FRPD) and gloves is mandatory in the waste-sorting industry in Portugal as preventive of workers’ exposure to bioaerosols, including fungi. Mucorales order includes a large number of ubiquitous saprophytes species that can cause severe infections, such as mucormycosis, which is associated with a great deal of morbidity. The emergence of resistance to azoles among fungal species, including Mucorales, in the environmental challenges the management of severe fungal infections. The aim of this study was to assess the Mucorales burden retained by filtering respiratory protective devices (FRPD) (interior layer and exhalation valves) and present in gloves used in the waste sorting industry and to screen the resistance of Mucorales to azole-drugs in this occupational environment.
Description
Project EXPOsE. Project nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016).
Project Waste FRPD. Project IPL/2018/WasteFRPD_ESTeSL.
Keywords
Occupational health Occupational exposure Filtering respiratory protective devices Waste sorting industry Mucorales Azoles Project EXPOsE Projeto 02/SAICT/2016 Project nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016) Project Waste FRPD Project IPL/2018/WasteFRPD_ESTeSL Gloves
Citation
Caetano LA, Dias M, Almeida B, Viegas C. Surveillance of mucorales resistance to azoles in the waste sorting industry: assessment of filtering respiratory protective devices and gloves. In: 9th Advances Against Aspergillosis and Mucormycoses, Lugano (Switzerland), February 27-29, 2020. p. 65.