List of works - Cidália Pina-Vaz

A Flow Cytometric and Computational Approaches to Carbapenems Affinity to the Different Types of Carbapenemases

scientific article

A fast, practical and reproducible procedure for the standardization of the cell density of an Aspergillus suspension

scientific article published in August 2004

A first Portuguese epidemiological survey of fungaemia in a university hospital

scientific article

A flow cytometric protocol for detection of Cryptosporidium spp

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

A new method for the detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii using flow cytometry

scientific article published on 16 June 2010

A novel flow cytometric assay for rapid detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases

scientific article published in 2013

A novel flow cytometric protocol for assessment of yeast cell adhesion

scientific article published on 10 November 2011

An alternative respiratory pathway on Candida krusei: implications on susceptibility profile and oxidative stress

scientific article published on 08 March 2012

An overview about the medical use of antifungals in Portugal in the last years

scientific article

Anti- Candida Activity of a Chitosan Hydrogel: Mechanism of Action and Cytotoxicity Profile

scientific article published on 16 October 2010

Anti-Candida activity of essential oils.

scientific article published on October 2009

Anti-biofilm activity of low-molecular weight chitosan hydrogel against Candida species

scientific article published on 8 September 2013

Antibacterial Action Mechanisms of Honey: Physiological Effects of Avocado, Chestnut, and Polyfloral Honey upon Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli

scientific article published on 10 March 2020

Antifungal activity of Thymus oils and their major compounds.

scientific article published on January 2004

Antifungal activity of the essential oil of Thymus pulegioides on Candida, Aspergillus and dermatophyte species.

scientific article

Antifungal activity of the essential oil ofThymus capitellatus againstCandida, Aspergillus and dermatophyte strains

Assessing the impact of Medical Microbiology classes using active strategies on short- and long-term retention on medical students: an innovative study

scientific article published on 30 November 2018

Assessment of bacterial physiology and plasmid stability: application to plasmid DNA production by Escherichia coli

scholarly article by F. Silva et al published September 2009 in New Biotechnology

Candida albicans CUG mistranslation is a mechanism to create cell surface variation.

scientific article published on 30 August 2013

Candida balanitis: risk factors

scientific article published on 11 December 2009

Candida krusei reservoir in a neutropaenia unit: molecular evidence of a foe?

article

Cerium, chitosan and hamamelitannin as novel biofilm inhibitors?

scientific article published on 08 February 2012

Chemical composition and antifungal activity of the essential oil of Origanum virens on Candida species.

scientific article published in September 2003

Chemical composition and antifungal activity of the essential oil of Thymbra capitata

scientific article

Colistin Update on Its Mechanism of Action and Resistance, Present and Future Challenges

scientific article published on 02 November 2020

Colonization of central venous catheters in intensive care patients: a 1-year survey in a Portuguese University Hospital

scientific article published in February 2010

Comparison of two probes for testing susceptibilities of pathogenic yeasts to voriconazole, itraconazole, and caspofungin by flow cytometry

scientific article

Cytometric approach for a rapid evaluation of susceptibility of Candida strains to antifungals.

scientific article

Cytometric approach for detection of Encephalitozoon intestinalis, an emergent agent

scientific article published on 13 May 2009

Detection of Aspergillus species in BACTEC blood cultures

scientific article published on 16 June 2011

Detection of Legionella pneumophila on clinical samples and susceptibility assessment by flow cytometry

scientific article published on 28 July 2012

Determination of chitin content in fungal cell wall: an alternative flow cytometric method

scientific article

Development of cross-resistance by Aspergillus fumigatus to clinical azoles following exposure to prochloraz, an agricultural azole

scientific article

Direct impression on agar surface as a diagnostic sampling procedure for candida balanitis

scientific article published on 19 October 2009

Dynamics of in vitro acquisition of resistance by Candida parapsilosis to different azoles

scientific article published on 6 April 2009

Effective Disinfection of a Burn Unit after Two Cases of Sepsis Caused by Multi-Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

scientific article published on 30 May 2018

Environmental azole fungicide, prochloraz, can induce cross-resistance to medical triazoles in Candida glabrata

scientific article

Epidemiological cutoff values for fluconazole, itraconazole, posaconazole, and voriconazole for six Candida species as determined by the colorimetric Sensititre YeastOne method

scientific article published on 12 June 2013

Evaluating the resistance to posaconazole by E-test and CLSI broth microdilution methodologies of Candida spp. and pathogenic moulds.

scientific article

Evaluation of Physiological Effects Induced by Manuka Honey Upon Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli

scientific article published on 13 August 2019

Evaluation of antifungal susceptibility using flow cytometry

scientific article published on January 2010

Evaluation of rapid colistin susceptibility directly from positive blood cultures using a flow cytometry assay

scientific article published on 16 August 2019

Expression of plasma coagulase among pathogenic Candida species

scientific article published on December 2003

Extended-spectrum β-lactamases of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae screened by the VITEK 2 system

scientific article published on 17 February 2011

FKS2 mutations associated with decreased echinocandin susceptibility of Candida glabrata following anidulafungin therapy

scientific article

Fungal infections after haematology unit renovation: evidence of clinical, environmental and economical impact

scientific article

Genetic relatedness and antifungal susceptibility profile of Candida albicans isolates from fungaemia patients

scientific article published on 25 August 2010

Genital candidosis in heterosexual couples

Germ tube formation changes surface hydrophobicity of Candida cells.

scientific article published on January 1999

Hard-to-heal wounds, biofilm and wound healing: an intricate interrelationship

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Highly polymorphic microsatellite for identification of Candida albicans strains

scientific article

Human albumin promotes germination, hyphal growth and antifungal resistance by Aspergillus fumigatus

scientific article

Ibuprofen reverts antifungal resistance on Candida albicans showing overexpression of CDR genes.

scientific article published on 30 March 2009

Impact of ERG3 mutations and expression of ergosterol genes controlled by UPC2 and NDT80 in Candida parapsilosis azole resistance.

scientific article published on 11 February 2017

In vitro Assessment of Gentian Violet Anti-CandidaActivity

In vivo and in vitro acquisition of resistance to voriconazole by Candida krusei.

scientific article published on 27 May 2014

In vivo antibiofilm effect of cerium, chitosan and hamamelitannin against usual agents of catheter-related bloodstream infections

scientific article published on 18 September 2012

Inhibition of germ tube formation by Candida albicans by local anesthetics: an effect related to ionic channel blockade

scientific article published in March 2000

Interaction of local anaesthetics with other antifungal agents against pathogenic Aspergillus

scientific article

Is the lack of concurrence of bacterial vaginosis and vaginal candidosis explained by the presence of bacterial amines?

scientific article published on 01 August 1999

Mechanisms of Acquired In Vivo and In Vitro Resistance to Voriconazole by Candida krusei following Exposure to Suboptimal Drug Concentration

scientific article published on 24 March 2020

Multiplex PCR identification of eight clinically relevant Candida species

scientific article published in November 2007

New microsatellite multiplex PCR for Candida albicans strain typing reveals microevolutionary changes

scientific article published on August 2005

Novel method for evaluating in vitro activity of anidulafungin in combination with amphotericin B or azoles

scientific article published on 12 June 2012

Novel method using a laser scanning cytometer for detection of mycobacteria in clinical samples

scientific article

Optimization of a flow cytometry protocol for detection and viability assessment of Giardia lamblia

scientific article published on 4 March 2008

Polyethyleneimine and polyethyleneimine-based nanoparticles: novel bacterial and yeast biofilm inhibitors

scientific article published on 9 June 2014

Potent synergic effect between ibuprofen and azoles on Candida resulting from blockade of efflux pumps as determined by FUN-1 staining and flow cytometry

scientific article published on 22 August 2005

Potential Impact of Flow Cytometry Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing on the Clinical Management of Gram-Negative Bacteremia Using the FASTinov® Kit.

scientific article published on 12 December 2017

Prevalence, distribution, and antifungal susceptibility profiles of Candida parapsilosis, C. orthopsilosis, and C. metapsilosis in a tertiary care hospital

scientific article published on 03 June 2009

Propofol lipidic infusion promotes resistance to antifungals by reducing drug input into the fungal cell

scientific article

Rapid Flow Cytometry Test for Identification of Different Carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae

scientific article published on 28 March 2016

Safe susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by flow cytometry with the fluorescent nucleic acid stain SYTO 16.

scientific article published in January 2005

Simple and highly discriminatory microsatellite-based multiplex PCR for Aspergillus fumigatus strain typing.

scientific article

Species distribution and in vitro antifungal susceptibility profiles of yeast isolates from invasive infections during a Portuguese multicenter survey

scientific article published on 11 July 2014

Specific detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii in clinical samples by flow cytometry

scientific article published on 01 January 2013

Susceptibility of environmental versus clinical strains of pathogenic Aspergillus.

scientific article

Susceptibility pattern among pathogenic species ofAspergillusto physical and chemical treatments

article

Synergistic antimicrobial action of chlorhexidine and ozone in endodontic treatment

scientific article

The anti-Candida activity of Thymbra capitata essential oil: effect upon pre-formed biofilm

scientific article published on 28 January 2012

The effect of antibacterial and non-antibacterial compounds alone or associated with antifugals upon fungi

scientific article (publication date: 2015)

The relationship between Candida species charge density and chitosan activity evaluated by ion-exchange chromatography

article

The use of DRAQ5 to monitor intracellular DNA in Escherichia coli by flow cytometry

scientific article published on 30 March 2010

Transcriptional profiling of azole-resistant Candida parapsilosis strains

scientific article published on 25 April 2011

Unveiling the Synergistic Interaction Between Liposomal Amphotericin B and Colistin.

scientific article

Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Patients Due to Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae-Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases: Risk Factors and Molecular Epidemiology

scientific article published on 3 August 2015

List of works by Cidália Pina-Vaz

A Flow Cytometric and Computational Approaches to Carbapenems Affinity to the Different Types of Carbapenemases

A fast, practical and reproducible procedure for the standardization of the cell density of an Aspergillus suspension

A first Portuguese epidemiological survey of fungaemia in a university hospital

A flow cytometric protocol for detection of Cryptosporidium spp

A new method for the detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii using flow cytometry

A novel flow cytometric assay for rapid detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases

A novel flow cytometric protocol for assessment of yeast cell adhesion

An alternative respiratory pathway on Candida krusei: implications on susceptibility profile and oxidative stress

An overview about the medical use of antifungals in Portugal in the last years

Anti- Candida Activity of a Chitosan Hydrogel: Mechanism of Action and Cytotoxicity Profile

Anti-Candida activity of essential oils.

Anti-biofilm activity of low-molecular weight chitosan hydrogel against Candida species

Antibacterial Action Mechanisms of Honey: Physiological Effects of Avocado, Chestnut, and Polyfloral Honey upon Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli

Antifungal activity of Thymus oils and their major compounds.

Antifungal activity of the essential oil of Thymus pulegioides on Candida, Aspergillus and dermatophyte species.

Antifungal activity of the essential oil ofThymus capitellatus againstCandida, Aspergillus and dermatophyte strains

Assessing the impact of Medical Microbiology classes using active strategies on short- and long-term retention on medical students: an innovative study

Assessment of bacterial physiology and plasmid stability: application to plasmid DNA production by Escherichia coli

Candida albicans CUG mistranslation is a mechanism to create cell surface variation.

Candida balanitis: risk factors

Candida krusei reservoir in a neutropaenia unit: molecular evidence of a foe?

Cerium, chitosan and hamamelitannin as novel biofilm inhibitors?

Chemical composition and antifungal activity of the essential oil of Origanum virens on Candida species.

Chemical composition and antifungal activity of the essential oil of Thymbra capitata

Colistin Update on Its Mechanism of Action and Resistance, Present and Future Challenges

Colonization of central venous catheters in intensive care patients: a 1-year survey in a Portuguese University Hospital

Comparison of two probes for testing susceptibilities of pathogenic yeasts to voriconazole, itraconazole, and caspofungin by flow cytometry

Cytometric approach for a rapid evaluation of susceptibility of Candida strains to antifungals.

Cytometric approach for detection of Encephalitozoon intestinalis, an emergent agent

Detection of Aspergillus species in BACTEC blood cultures

Detection of Legionella pneumophila on clinical samples and susceptibility assessment by flow cytometry

Determination of chitin content in fungal cell wall: an alternative flow cytometric method

Development of cross-resistance by Aspergillus fumigatus to clinical azoles following exposure to prochloraz, an agricultural azole

Direct impression on agar surface as a diagnostic sampling procedure for candida balanitis

Dynamics of in vitro acquisition of resistance by Candida parapsilosis to different azoles

Effective Disinfection of a Burn Unit after Two Cases of Sepsis Caused by Multi-Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Environmental azole fungicide, prochloraz, can induce cross-resistance to medical triazoles in Candida glabrata

Epidemiological cutoff values for fluconazole, itraconazole, posaconazole, and voriconazole for six Candida species as determined by the colorimetric Sensititre YeastOne method

Evaluating the resistance to posaconazole by E-test and CLSI broth microdilution methodologies of Candida spp. and pathogenic moulds.

Evaluation of Physiological Effects Induced by Manuka Honey Upon Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli

Evaluation of antifungal susceptibility using flow cytometry

Evaluation of rapid colistin susceptibility directly from positive blood cultures using a flow cytometry assay

Expression of plasma coagulase among pathogenic Candida species

Extended-spectrum β-lactamases of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae screened by the VITEK 2 system

FKS2 mutations associated with decreased echinocandin susceptibility of Candida glabrata following anidulafungin therapy

Fungal infections after haematology unit renovation: evidence of clinical, environmental and economical impact

Genetic relatedness and antifungal susceptibility profile of Candida albicans isolates from fungaemia patients

Genital candidosis in heterosexual couples

Germ tube formation changes surface hydrophobicity of Candida cells.

Hard-to-heal wounds, biofilm and wound healing: an intricate interrelationship

Highly polymorphic microsatellite for identification of Candida albicans strains

Human albumin promotes germination, hyphal growth and antifungal resistance by Aspergillus fumigatus

Ibuprofen reverts antifungal resistance on Candida albicans showing overexpression of CDR genes.

Impact of ERG3 mutations and expression of ergosterol genes controlled by UPC2 and NDT80 in Candida parapsilosis azole resistance.

In vitro Assessment of Gentian Violet Anti-CandidaActivity

In vivo and in vitro acquisition of resistance to voriconazole by Candida krusei.

In vivo antibiofilm effect of cerium, chitosan and hamamelitannin against usual agents of catheter-related bloodstream infections

Inhibition of germ tube formation by Candida albicans by local anesthetics: an effect related to ionic channel blockade

Interaction of local anaesthetics with other antifungal agents against pathogenic Aspergillus

Is the lack of concurrence of bacterial vaginosis and vaginal candidosis explained by the presence of bacterial amines?

Mechanisms of Acquired In Vivo and In Vitro Resistance to Voriconazole by Candida krusei following Exposure to Suboptimal Drug Concentration

Multiplex PCR identification of eight clinically relevant Candida species

New microsatellite multiplex PCR for Candida albicans strain typing reveals microevolutionary changes

Novel method for evaluating in vitro activity of anidulafungin in combination with amphotericin B or azoles

Novel method using a laser scanning cytometer for detection of mycobacteria in clinical samples

Optimization of a flow cytometry protocol for detection and viability assessment of Giardia lamblia

Polyethyleneimine and polyethyleneimine-based nanoparticles: novel bacterial and yeast biofilm inhibitors

Potent synergic effect between ibuprofen and azoles on Candida resulting from blockade of efflux pumps as determined by FUN-1 staining and flow cytometry

Potential Impact of Flow Cytometry Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing on the Clinical Management of Gram-Negative Bacteremia Using the FASTinov® Kit.

Prevalence, distribution, and antifungal susceptibility profiles of Candida parapsilosis, C. orthopsilosis, and C. metapsilosis in a tertiary care hospital

Propofol lipidic infusion promotes resistance to antifungals by reducing drug input into the fungal cell

Rapid Flow Cytometry Test for Identification of Different Carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae

Safe susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by flow cytometry with the fluorescent nucleic acid stain SYTO 16.

Simple and highly discriminatory microsatellite-based multiplex PCR for Aspergillus fumigatus strain typing.

Species distribution and in vitro antifungal susceptibility profiles of yeast isolates from invasive infections during a Portuguese multicenter survey

Specific detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii in clinical samples by flow cytometry

Susceptibility of environmental versus clinical strains of pathogenic Aspergillus.

Susceptibility pattern among pathogenic species ofAspergillusto physical and chemical treatments

Synergistic antimicrobial action of chlorhexidine and ozone in endodontic treatment