Organic dust exposure in veterinary clinics: a case study of a small animal practice in Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Viegas, Carla
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Monteiro, Ana, Ribeiro, Edna, Caetano, Liliana Aranha, Carolino, Elisabete, Assunção, Ricardo, Viegas, Susana
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/17664
Resumo: Original article
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spelling Organic dust exposure in veterinary clinics: a case study of a small animal practice in PortugalAspergillusazole resistancebioburdenparticlesStaphylococcus aureusOriginal articleLiterature about occupational health in small-animal veterinary practices is scarce, but most of it has recognised a number of risks to be considered, including organic dust exposure. The aim of this pilot study was to assess organic dust, bacterial, and fungal contamination in the indoor environment of a typical Portuguese veterinary clinic but also to screen for azoleresistant fungi. To complement these findings we also analysed workers’ nasal exudates for resistant bacteriota. Particles measurements included mass concentrations (PMC) of five particle sizes (PM0.5, PM1, PM2.5, PM5, PM10) and their counts (PNC). Indoor air samples were obtained from six locations as well as before and during cat dental cleaning and cultured on four media for bacterial and fungal assessment. An outdoor sample was also collected for reference Surface samples were taken from the same indoor locations using swabs and we also use electrostatic dust cloths as passive methods. PM10 showed the highest concentrations across the locations. Indoor air fungal loads ranged from 88 to 504 CFU m−3. The azole-resistant Aspergillus section Nigri was identified in one sample. Indoor air bacterial loads ranged from 84 to 328 CFU m-3. Nasopharyngeal findings in the 14 veterinary clinic workers showed a remarkably low prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus (7.1 %). Our results point to contamination with organic dusts above the WHO limits and to the need for better ventilation. Future studies should combine the same sampling protocol (active and passive methods) with molecular tools to obtain more accurate risk characterisation. In terms of prevention, animals should be caged in rooms separate from where procedures take place, and worker protection should be observed at all timesDe Gruyter OpenRepositório da Universidade de LisboaViegas, CarlaMonteiro, AnaRibeiro, EdnaCaetano, Liliana AranhaCarolino, ElisabeteAssunção, RicardoViegas, Susana2019-03-28T11:44:35Z20182018-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/17664engViegas C, et al. Organic dust exposure in veterinary clinics: a case study of a small-animal practice in Portugal Arh Hig Rada Toksikol 2018;69:309-316DOI: 10.2478/aiht-2018-69-3171info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-06T14:47:20Zoai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/17664Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:02:49.512876Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Organic dust exposure in veterinary clinics: a case study of a small animal practice in Portugal
title Organic dust exposure in veterinary clinics: a case study of a small animal practice in Portugal
spellingShingle Organic dust exposure in veterinary clinics: a case study of a small animal practice in Portugal
Viegas, Carla
Aspergillus
azole resistance
bioburden
particles
Staphylococcus aureus
title_short Organic dust exposure in veterinary clinics: a case study of a small animal practice in Portugal
title_full Organic dust exposure in veterinary clinics: a case study of a small animal practice in Portugal
title_fullStr Organic dust exposure in veterinary clinics: a case study of a small animal practice in Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Organic dust exposure in veterinary clinics: a case study of a small animal practice in Portugal
title_sort Organic dust exposure in veterinary clinics: a case study of a small animal practice in Portugal
author Viegas, Carla
author_facet Viegas, Carla
Monteiro, Ana
Ribeiro, Edna
Caetano, Liliana Aranha
Carolino, Elisabete
Assunção, Ricardo
Viegas, Susana
author_role author
author2 Monteiro, Ana
Ribeiro, Edna
Caetano, Liliana Aranha
Carolino, Elisabete
Assunção, Ricardo
Viegas, Susana
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Viegas, Carla
Monteiro, Ana
Ribeiro, Edna
Caetano, Liliana Aranha
Carolino, Elisabete
Assunção, Ricardo
Viegas, Susana
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Aspergillus
azole resistance
bioburden
particles
Staphylococcus aureus
topic Aspergillus
azole resistance
bioburden
particles
Staphylococcus aureus
description Original article
publishDate 2018
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2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
2019-03-28T11:44:35Z
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