Search Results - "FREITAS, Ana R"

Update on prevalence and mechanisms of resistance to linezolid, tigecycline and daptomycin in enterococci in Europe: Towards a common nomenclature by Bender, Jennifer K., Cattoir, Vincent, Hegstad, Kristin, Sadowy, Ewa, Coque, Teresa M., Westh, Henrik, Hammerum, Anette M., Schaffer, Kirsten, Burns, Karen, Murchan, Stephen, Novais, Carla, Freitas, Ana R., Peixe, Luísa, Del Grosso, Maria, Pantosti, Annalisa, Werner, Guido

“…Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are important nosocomial pathogens. Invasive VRE infections are difficult to treat since common therapeutic options…”
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Apparent nosocomial adaptation of Enterococcus faecalis predates the modern hospital era by Pöntinen, Anna K., Top, Janetta, Arredondo-Alonso, Sergio, Tonkin-Hill, Gerry, Freitas, Ana R., Novais, Carla, Gladstone, Rebecca A., Pesonen, Maiju, Meneses, Rodrigo, Pesonen, Henri, Lees, John A., Jamrozy, Dorota, Bentley, Stephen D., Lanza, Val F., Torres, Carmen, Peixe, Luisa, Coque, Teresa M., Parkhill, Julian, Schürch, Anita C., Willems, Rob J. L., Corander, Jukka

“…Enterococcus faecalis is a commensal and nosocomial pathogen, which is also ubiquitous in animals and insects, representing a classical generalist…”
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Editorial: Women in antimicrobials, resistance and chemotherapy: 2023 by Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju, Hristova, Krassimira R, Freitas, Ana R

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Distribution of putative virulence markers in Enterococcus faecium: towards a safety profile review by Freitas, Ana R, Tedim, Ana P, Novais, Carla, Coque, Teresa M, Peixe, Luísa

“…The criteria for identification of Enterococcus faecium (Efm) with the ability to cause human infections are currently being debated by the European Food…”
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Linezolid- and Multidrug-Resistant Enterococci in Raw Commercial Dog Food, Europe, 2019–2020 by Freitas, Ana R, Finisterra, Liliana, Tedim, Ana P, Duarte, Barbara, Novais, Carla, Peixe, Luisa

“…We describe enterococci in raw-frozen dog food commercialized in Europe as a source of genes encoding resistance to the antibiotic drug linezolid and of…”
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From farm to fork: identical clones and Tn6674-like elements in linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis from food-producing animals and retail meat by Elghaieb, Houyem, Tedim, Ana P, Abbassi, Mohamed S, Novais, Carla, Duarte, Bárbara, Hassen, Abdennaceur, Peixe, Luísa, Freitas, Ana R

“…Abstract Objectives Increasing numbers of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus carrying optrA are being reported across different niches worldwide. We aimed to…”
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Nosocomial Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance: Modern Challenges and Future Opportunities by Freitas, Ana R, Werner, Guido

“…Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a critical global health emergency in the 21st century, with the greatest burden in resource-limited settings [...]…”
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Editorial: Women in antimicrobials, resistance and chemotherapy: 2022 by Freitas, Ana R, Karaman, Didem Şen, Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju

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Current insights into the effects of cationic biocides exposure on Enterococcus spp by Pereira, Ana P, Antunes, Patrícia, Peixe, Luísa, Freitas, Ana R, Novais, Carla

“…Cationic biocides (CBs), such as quaternary ammonium compounds and biguanides, are critical for controlling the spread of bacterial pathogens like spp., a…”
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Enterococcus spp. as a Producer and Target of Bacteriocins: A Double-Edged Sword in the Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis Context by Almeida-Santos, Ana C., Novais, Carla, Peixe, Luísa, Freitas, Ana R.

“…Enterococcus spp. are one of the most frequent producers of bacteriocins (enterocins), which provides them with an advantage to compete in their natural…”
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Microevolutionary events involving narrow host plasmids influences local fixation of vancomycin-resistance in Enterococcus populations by Freitas, Ana R, Novais, Carla, Tedim, Ana P, Francia, María Victoria, Baquero, Fernando, Peixe, Luísa, Coque, Teresa M

“…Vancomycin-resistance in enterococci (VRE) is associated with isolates within ST18, ST17, ST78 Enterococcus faecium (Efm) and ST6 Enterococcus faecalis (Efs)…”
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Editorial: Antimicrobials and Anticancers of Bacterial Origins by Freitas, Ana R, Karpiński, Tomasz M, Li, Bingyun

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Human and Swine Hosts Share Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium CC17 and CC5 and Enterococcus faecalis CC2 Clonal Clusters Harboring Tn1546 on Indistinguishable Plasmids by Freitas, Ana R, Coque, Teresa M, Novais, Carla, Hammerum, Anette M, Lester, Camilla H, Zervos, Marcus J, Donabedian, Susan, Jensen, Lars B, Francia, Maria Victoria, Baquero, Fernando, Peixe, Luísa

“…VRE isolates from pigs (n = 29) and healthy persons (n = 12) recovered during wide surveillance studies performed in Portugal, Denmark, Spain, Switzerland, and…”
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Transmission of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Genes: Unveiling the Jigsaw Pieces of a One Health Problem by Novais, Carla, Freitas, Ana R.

“…Antimicrobial Resistance is one of the major Global Health challenges of the twenty-first century, and one of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top ten…”
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Distinction between Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus lactis by a gluP PCR-Based Assay for Accurate Identification and Diagnostics by Belloso Daza, Mireya Viviana, Almeida-Santos, Ana C, Novais, Carla, Read, Antónia, Alves, Valquíria, Cocconcelli, Pier Sandro, Freitas, Ana R, Peixe, Luísa

“…It was recently proposed that Enterococcus faecium colonizing the human gut (previous clade B) actually corresponds to Enterococcus lactis. Our goals were to…”
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Exploring Peracetic Acid and Acidic pH Tolerance of Antibiotic-Resistant Non-Typhoidal Salmonella and Enterococcus faecium from Diverse Epidemiological and Genetic Backgrounds by Rebelo, Andreia, Duarte, Bárbara, Freitas, Ana R., Peixe, Luísa, Antunes, Patrícia, Novais, Carla

“…Acid stress poses a common challenge for bacteria in diverse environments by the presence of inorganic (e.g., mammals’ stomach) or organic acids (e.g., feed…”
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VirulenceFinder for Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus lactis : an enhanced database for detection of putative virulence markers by using whole-genome sequencing data by Roer, Louise, Kaya, Hülya, Tedim, Ana P, Novais, Carla, Coque, Teresa M, Aarestrup, Frank M, Peixe, Luísa, Hasman, Henrik, Hammerum, Anette M, Freitas, Ana R

“…( ) is a leading cause of hospital-associated (HA) infections, often enriched in putative virulence markers (PVMs). Recently, the clade B was assigned as ( ),…”
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Co-diversification of Enterococcus faecium Core Genomes and PBP5: Evidences of pbp5 Horizontal Transfer by Novais, Carla, Tedim, Ana P, Lanza, Val F, Freitas, Ana R, Silveira, Eduarda, Escada, Ricardo, Roberts, Adam P, Al-Haroni, Mohammed, Baquero, Fernando, Peixe, Luísa, Coque, Teresa M

“…Ampicillin resistance has greatly contributed to the recent dramatic increase of a cluster of human adapted lineages (ST17, ST18, and ST78) in hospital-based…”
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The Future Is Now: Unraveling the Expanding Potential of Human (Necro)Microbiome in Forensic Investigations by Cláudia-Ferreira, Ana, Barbosa, Daniel José, Saegeman, Veroniek, Fernández-Rodríguez, Amparo, Dinis-Oliveira, Ricardo Jorge, Freitas, Ana R, On Behalf Of The Escmid Study Group Of Forensic And Post-Mortem Microbiology Esgfor

“…The relevance of microbiological examinations has been controversial for decades, but the boom in advanced sequencing techniques over the last decade is…”
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Unraveling Enterococcus susceptibility to quaternary ammonium compounds: genes, phenotypes, and the impact of environmental conditions by Pereira, Ana P., Antunes, Patrícia, Bierge, Paula, Willems, Rob J. L., Corander, Jukka, Coque, Teresa M., Pich, Oscar Q., Peixe, Luisa, Freitas, Ana R., Novais, Carla

“…Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) have been extensively used in the community, healthcare facilities, and food chain, in concentrations between 20 and…”
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