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Exposure to Fungi in Health Care Facilities

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dc.contributor.authorSabino, Raquel
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-23T15:47:40Z
dc.date.available2021-04-23T15:47:40Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-27
dc.description.abstractThe number of nosocomial fungal infections is increasing due to several factors, but especially due to the higher number of immunocompromised patients, advances in medicine such as the increasing number of invasive procedures and treatments and longer stays within health care facilities. Air and surfaces of those facilities, health-care workers’ hands, and contaminated medical products are some of the main sources of fungi and associated with nosocomial infection. Aspergillus and Candida species are responsible for the majority of the cases of nosocomial fungal infections in immunocompromised patients. However, other fungi have emerged, namely Fusarium species, Pseudallescheria boydii, species belonging to the subphylum Mucormicotina, and yeasts like Malassezia or Saccharomyces. Some of these emerging pathogens are, in some cases, resistant to the available antifungals, potentiating the threat of novel fungal diseases. In this chapter, some of these etiological agents, associated infections, transmission routes and potential sources of infection in health care facilities will be discussed. In addition, collection procedures and new methods of laboratory analysis will also be mentioned.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationEncyclopedia of Mycology. 2020 May 27. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.21034-0pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.21034-0pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7710
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128096338210340?via%3Dihubpt_PT
dc.subjectFungal Infectionspt_PT
dc.subjectHospital Environmentpt_PT
dc.subjectCandidapt_PT
dc.subjectAspergilluspt_PT
dc.subjectMucoralespt_PT
dc.subjectNosocomial Infectionspt_PT
dc.subjectMolecular Detection and Identificationpt_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmental Contaminationpt_PT
dc.subjectAntifungal Resistancespt_PT
dc.subjectFungal Transmissionpt_PT
dc.subjectFungipt_PT
dc.subjectFusariumpt_PT
dc.subjectHealth Facilitiespt_PT
dc.subjectHospital Airpt_PT
dc.subjectHospital Surfacespt_PT
dc.subjectMolecular Detection And Identificationpt_PT
dc.subjectMucoralespt_PT
dc.subjectMycobiomept_PT
dc.subjectNosocomial Infectionspt_PT
dc.subjectInfecções Sistémicas e Zoonosespt_PT
dc.titleExposure to Fungi in Health Care Facilitiespt_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage9pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEncyclopedia of Mycologypt_PT
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rcaap.rightsclosedAccesspt_PT
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