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São vários os desafios que o higienista ocupacional terá que superar para conseguir avaliar a exposição ocupacional aos agentes microbiológicos. A selecção dos métodos de amostragem, com o intuito de colher amostras representativas da exposição e, ainda, a escolha dos melhores métodos de análise são sem dúvida actividades críticas para o alcance da caracterização deste risco. O conhecimento das limitações dos resultados obtidos é crucial para a sugestão das mais adequadas medidas preventivas e correctivas, que visam a minimização da exposição ocupacional. Serão disponibilizadas informações sobre os métodos de amostragem para a avaliação da exposição aos agentes microbiológicos, bem como as vantagens de utilizar, em paralelo, a microbiologia clássica e as ferramentas moleculares.
ABSTRACT - Several challenges have to be overcome by an occupational hygienist to assess occupational exposure to bioburden. Selection of the sampling methods to obtain representative samples of exposure and also the assays to be performed is a critical task to achieve this risk characterization. Results constraints should be known to suggest the most suitable preventive and corrective measures, aiming to minimize occupational exposure. Information about on what is currently known concerning sampling methods to achieve bioburden exposure assessment will be provided and the features of combining culture-based methods and molecular tools on this pursuit will be presented.
ABSTRACT - Several challenges have to be overcome by an occupational hygienist to assess occupational exposure to bioburden. Selection of the sampling methods to obtain representative samples of exposure and also the assays to be performed is a critical task to achieve this risk characterization. Results constraints should be known to suggest the most suitable preventive and corrective measures, aiming to minimize occupational exposure. Information about on what is currently known concerning sampling methods to achieve bioburden exposure assessment will be provided and the features of combining culture-based methods and molecular tools on this pursuit will be presented.
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Project EXPOsE – Establishing protocols to assess occupational exposure to microbiota in clinical settings (02/SAICT/2016 – Project nº 23222)
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Occupational exposure Exposição ocupacional Assessment Avaliação Bioburden Agentes microbiológicos Risk characterizarion Caracterização do risco Project EXPOsE Projeto 02/SAICT/2016 Project nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016)
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Viegas C. Challenges of occupational exposure assessment to bioburden. In: VDS 2018 – Vertentes e Desafios da Segurança, Leiria (Portugal), 25-27 de outubro de 2018.