Fungal burden in a clinical pathology service of a central hospital in Lisbon

Gomes, Anita Q.; Almeida, Beatriz; Lourenço, R.; Dias, M.; Aranha Caetano, Liliana; Viegas, Carla

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Aranha Caetano, Liliana

Viegas, Carla

Abstract(s)

Purpose: The indoor environment of hospitals is complex and different from any other indoor environment. Mycobiota presence has been reported as a potential cause of hospital infections. This study aims to characterizing fungal burden in one Clinical Pathology Service applying different sampling methods and using both culture and molecular-based approaches.

Keywords

Environmental health Indoor environment Hospital Mycobiota Fungal contamination Portugal

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/11307

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Gomes AQ, Almeida B, Lourenço R, Dias M, Caetano LA, Viegas C. Fungal burden in a clinical pathology service of a central hospital in Lisbon. In: 9th Advances Against Aspergillosis and Mucormycoses, Lugano (Switzerland), February 27-29, 2020. p. 189.