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Prevalence of Aspergillus fumigatus complex in waste sorting and incineration plants: an occupational threat

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dc.contributor.authorViegas, Carla
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Anita Quintal
dc.contributor.authorFaria, Tiago
dc.contributor.authorSabino, Raquel
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-25T11:19:05Z
dc.date.available2016-08-25T11:19:05Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractAspergillus fumigatus is one of the major ubiquitous saprophytic fungi and it is considered one of the fungal species with higher clinical relevance. This study aimed at characterising the prevalence of A. fumigatus complex in one waste-sorting plant and also in one incineration plant. Conventional and molecular methodologies were applied in order to detect its presence. Aspergillus fumigatus complex was the second most frequently found in the air from the waste-sorting plant (16.0%) and from the incineration plant (18.0%). Regarding surfaces, it ranked the third species most frequently found in the waste-sorting plant (13.8%) and the second in the incineration plant (22.3%). In the waste-sorting plant, it was possible to amplify by qPCR DNA from the A. fumigatus complex in all culture-positive sampling sites plus one other sampling site that was negative by culture analysis. Considering the observed fungal load, it is recommended to apply preventive and protective measures in order to avoid or minimise worker's exposure.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationViegas C, Gomes AQ, Faria T, Sabino R. Prevalence of Aspergillus fumigatus complex in waste sorting and incineration plants: an occupational threat. Int J Environ Waste Manag. 2015;16(4):353-69.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1504/IJEWM.2015.074939pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/6411
dc.language.isoporpt_PT
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dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1504/IJEWM.2015.074939pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectOccupational exposurept_PT
dc.subjectAspergillus fumigatus complexpt_PT
dc.subjectWaste sorting plantspt_PT
dc.subjectIncineration plantspt_PT
dc.subjectConventional methodologiespt_PT
dc.subjectMolecular methodologiespt_PT
dc.subjectToxigenic potentialpt_PT
dc.subjectOccupational healthpt_PT
dc.subjectSaprophytic fungipt_PT
dc.subjectFungal loadpt_PT
dc.subjectWorker exposurept_PT
dc.subjectWaste managementpt_PT
dc.titlePrevalence of Aspergillus fumigatus complex in waste sorting and incineration plants: an occupational threatpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage369pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage353pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environment and Waste Managementpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume16pt_PT
person.familyNameViegas
person.familyNameSabino
person.givenNameCarla
person.givenNameRaquel Filipa Pinheiro
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-6585-7775
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