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João Carlos Sousa
Researcher at Fernando Pessoa University
Publications - 28
Citations - 1023
João Carlos Sousa is an academic researcher from Fernando Pessoa University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Antimicrobial & Biofilm. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 28 publications receiving 968 citations.
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Antibiotic resistance integrons and extended-spectrum β-lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae isolates recovered from chickens and swine in Portugal
TL;DR: This study is the first report of ESBLs and integrons from chickens and swine in Portugal and highlights the antibiotic-resistant bacteria and/or resistance genes that might be acquired by humans through the food chain.
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Dissemination in Portugal of CTX-M-15-, OXA-1-, and TEM-1-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Strains Containing the aac(6′)-Ib-cr Gene, Which Encodes an Aminoglycoside- and Fluoroquinolone-Modifying Enzyme
Elisabete Machado,Teresa M. Coque,Rafael Cantón,Fernando Baquero,João Carlos Sousa,Luísa Peixe +5 more
TL;DR: The basis for the successful dissemination of bla CTX-M-15 is unknown, although the spread of epidemic Escherichia coli strains and/or E. coli strains is unknown.
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Environmental contamination with vancomycin-resistant enterococci from hospital sewage in Portugal.
TL;DR: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were detected in samples of sewage obtained downstream of hospitals of the Porto area in Portugal, and in samples from the Douro Estuary, highlighting the importance of hospital sewage in the VRE contamination of the environment.
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High occurrence and persistence of antibiotic-resistant enterococci in poultry food samples in Portugal.
TL;DR: Persistence of a number of widespread PFGE types containing different resistance genes might reflect environmental/host-adapted enterococcal strains that might contribute to the maintenance of antibiotic resistance, thus constituting a resistance reservoir that is non-sensitive to banning interventions.
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Long-term dissemination of an OXA-40 carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii clone in the Iberian Peninsula
G. J. da Silva,Sandra Quinteira,E. Bértolo,João Carlos Sousa,L. Gallego,Aida Duarte,Luísa Peixe +6 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that a multi-resistant epidemic clone of A. baumannii, carrying blaOXA-40, is disseminated in the Iberian Peninsula, persisting in Portugal since 1995.