Aranha Caetano, LilianaDias, M.Almeida, BeatrizViegas, Carla2020-03-242020-03-242020-02Caetano 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.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/11312Project EXPOsE. Project nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016). Project Waste FRPD. Project IPL/2018/WasteFRPD_ESTeSL.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.engOccupational healthOccupational exposureFiltering respiratory protective devicesWaste sorting industryMucoralesAzolesProject EXPOsEProjeto 02/SAICT/2016Project nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016)Project Waste FRPDProject IPL/2018/WasteFRPD_ESTeSLGlovesconference object