Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
addClaim

Aspergillus e aspergilose: desafios no combate da doença

Authors: Carvalho, Luísa Isabel Correia;

Aspergillus e aspergilose: desafios no combate da doença

Abstract

Aspergillus spp são onipresentes no ar, no solo e em material em decomposição. Como resultado estão constantemente a ser inalados, sendo assim, o trato respiratório o portal de entrada. Várias espécies de Aspergillus podem causar doenças em humanos sendo os mais frequentemente isolados: Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus terreus, Aspergillus flavus e, com maior predomínio a espécie Aspergillus fumigatus. A exposição a este fungo no meio ambiente pode provocar reações alérgicas em doentes hipersensíveis ou então aspergilose invasiva e doença disseminada em doentes com graves problemas de imunodepressão. A aspergilose invasiva ocorre numa ampla variedade de cenários clínicos, é variável nas suas manifestações, e ainda está associado com uma taxa de mortalidade muito elevada. A prevenção da aspergilose em doentes de alto risco é fundamental. Os doentes neutropénicos e outros de alto risco são, em geral, instalados em locais de ar filtrados, de modo a minimizar a exposição aos conídios de Aspergillus. Contudo a dificuldade no diagnóstico do fungo causador da infeção, devido à falta de um método eficaz, leva a que muitas vezes o diagnóstico ainda seja apenas confirmado na autópsia. Aspergillus spp are all around us, in the soil and in material decomposing. This means that we’re constantly inhaling it, making the respiratory system the way this fungus gets into our bodies. Several Aspergillus variants can cause disease in humans, the most frequent being: Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus terreus, Aspergillus flavus and finally the Aspergillus fumigatus variant with a higher dominion. Being exposed to this fungus can either cause allergic reactions to hyper-sensitive patients, or cause an invasive aspergillosis and widespread disease in patients with severe immunosuppression problems. Invasive aspergillosis occurs in a wide variety of clinical scenarios, it doesn’t always manifest the same symptoms, and it is also associate to a high mortality rate. Prevention of aspergillosis in high risk patients is a key milestone. Neutropenic and high risk patients are usually accommodated in areas with filtered air, to prevent or at least minimize the exposure to Aspergillus conidium. Unfortunately, the absence of an effective method for aspergillosis diagnosis means that the disease is only confirmed at the time of the autopsy.

Country
Portugal
Related Organizations
Keywords

Neutropenic, Aspergillus fumigatus, Diagnóstico, Prevention, Aspergilose, Neutropénicos, Imunosuprimidos, Fungal infections, Diagnosis, Aspergillosis, Infeção fúngica, Prevenção, Antifungal therapy, Terapêutica antifúngica, Immunosuppression

  • BIP!
    Impact byBIP!
    selected citations
    These citations are derived from selected sources.
    This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    0
    popularity
    This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
    influence
    This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    Average
    impulse
    This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
    OpenAIRE UsageCounts
    Usage byUsageCounts
    visibility views 249
    download downloads 4K
  • 249
    views
    4K
    downloads
    Powered byOpenAIRE UsageCounts
Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
visibility
download
selected citations
These citations are derived from selected sources.
This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Citations provided by BIP!
popularity
This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Popularity provided by BIP!
influence
This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Influence provided by BIP!
impulse
This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Impulse provided by BIP!
views
OpenAIRE UsageCountsViews provided by UsageCounts
downloads
OpenAIRE UsageCountsDownloads provided by UsageCounts
0
Average
Average
Average
249
4K
Upload OA version
Are you the author of this publication? Upload your Open Access version to Zenodo!
It’s fast and easy, just two clicks!