Children and Sand Play: Screening of Potential Harmful Microorganisms in Sandboxes, Parks, and Beaches

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Autor(a) principal: Romão, Daniela
Data de Publicação: 2015
Outros Autores: Sabino, Raquel, Veríssimo, Cristina, Marom, Tal, Gunde-Cimmerman, Nina, Novak Babič, Monika, Barroso, Helena, Brandão, João, Solo-Gabriele, Helena, Duarte, Aida, Viegas, Carla
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3185
Resumo: Sand serves as a reservoir for potentially pathogenic microorganisms. Children, a high-risk group, can acquire infections from sand in sandboxes, recreational areas, and beaches. This paper reviews the microbes in sands, with an emphasis on fungi. Recreational areas and beach sands have been found to harbor many types of fungi and microbes. A newly emerging group of fungi of concern include the black yeast-like fungi. After establishing that sand is a reservoir for fungi, clinical manifestations of fungal infections are described with an emphasis on ocular and ear infections. Overall, we recommend environmental studies to develop monitoring strategies for sand and studies to evaluate the link between fungi exposure in sand and human health impacts.
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title Children and Sand Play: Screening of Potential Harmful Microorganisms in Sandboxes, Parks, and Beaches
spellingShingle Children and Sand Play: Screening of Potential Harmful Microorganisms in Sandboxes, Parks, and Beaches
Romão, Daniela
Pathogenic Microorganisms
Infection
Children
Fungi
Infecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses
title_short Children and Sand Play: Screening of Potential Harmful Microorganisms in Sandboxes, Parks, and Beaches
title_full Children and Sand Play: Screening of Potential Harmful Microorganisms in Sandboxes, Parks, and Beaches
title_fullStr Children and Sand Play: Screening of Potential Harmful Microorganisms in Sandboxes, Parks, and Beaches
title_full_unstemmed Children and Sand Play: Screening of Potential Harmful Microorganisms in Sandboxes, Parks, and Beaches
title_sort Children and Sand Play: Screening of Potential Harmful Microorganisms in Sandboxes, Parks, and Beaches
author Romão, Daniela
author_facet Romão, Daniela
Sabino, Raquel
Veríssimo, Cristina
Marom, Tal
Gunde-Cimmerman, Nina
Novak Babič, Monika
Barroso, Helena
Brandão, João
Solo-Gabriele, Helena
Duarte, Aida
Viegas, Carla
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author2 Sabino, Raquel
Veríssimo, Cristina
Marom, Tal
Gunde-Cimmerman, Nina
Novak Babič, Monika
Barroso, Helena
Brandão, João
Solo-Gabriele, Helena
Duarte, Aida
Viegas, Carla
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author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Romão, Daniela
Sabino, Raquel
Veríssimo, Cristina
Marom, Tal
Gunde-Cimmerman, Nina
Novak Babič, Monika
Barroso, Helena
Brandão, João
Solo-Gabriele, Helena
Duarte, Aida
Viegas, Carla
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Pathogenic Microorganisms
Infection
Children
Fungi
Infecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses
topic Pathogenic Microorganisms
Infection
Children
Fungi
Infecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses
description Sand serves as a reservoir for potentially pathogenic microorganisms. Children, a high-risk group, can acquire infections from sand in sandboxes, recreational areas, and beaches. This paper reviews the microbes in sands, with an emphasis on fungi. Recreational areas and beach sands have been found to harbor many types of fungi and microbes. A newly emerging group of fungi of concern include the black yeast-like fungi. After establishing that sand is a reservoir for fungi, clinical manifestations of fungal infections are described with an emphasis on ocular and ear infections. Overall, we recommend environmental studies to develop monitoring strategies for sand and studies to evaluate the link between fungi exposure in sand and human health impacts.
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