Ana Paula Castro

University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro — Portugal

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria(4), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing(3), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections(3), Respiratory viral infections research(3), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus(2)

Publications18 total

Unnoticed spread of linear VanA-plasmids in vancomycin-variable <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> strains across different regions: a diagnostics challenge
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·2025· 1 cited
The resilience of vaccine serotypes in adult invasive pneumococcal disease in Portugal, 2018–2023
Scientific Reports·2025Open Access
Correction to: Pneumococci remain the main cause of complicated pediatric pneumonia in the post-pandemic era despite extensive pneumococcal vaccine use
Pneumonia·2025Open Access
Fatal Pneumonia Caused by Beauveria bassiana in a Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii, Garman, 1880) on the Portuguese Coast: Case Report and Review of Beauveria spp. Infections in Reptiles
Microorganisms·2025Open Access
Efficacy and Safety of Omalizumab for Increase Tolerance in Pediatric Patients with Food Allergy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology·2025· 1 cited
Pneumococci remain the main cause of complicated pediatric pneumonia in the post-pandemic era despite extensive pneumococcal vaccine use
Pneumonia·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Editorial (v25n3)
LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)·2024Open Access
Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae harboring extended spectrum β-lactamase encoding genes isolated from human septicemias
PLoS ONE·2021· 44 citedOpen Access
Genetic diversity among selected ESBL and Carbapenem-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from urocultures in a portuguese hospital
2021
Infection and colonization by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum: a 9-year observational study in a university central hospital
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases·2020· 11 cited
Changes in emm types and superantigen gene content of Streptococcus pyogenes causing invasive infections in Portugal
Scientific Reports·2019· 23 citedOpen Access
Emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus EMRSA-15 clone as the predominant cause of diabetic foot ulcer infections in Portugal
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases·2019· 52 cited
First report of linezolid-resistant cfr-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in humans in Portugal
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance·2019· 23 cited
Dominance of vaccine serotypes in pediatric invasive pneumococcal infections in Portugal (2012–2015)
Scientific Reports·2019· 40 citedOpen Access
Clinical characteristics of patients with community-acquired complicated intra-abdominal infections: A prospective, multicentre, observational study
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents·2014· 15 cited
CTX-M-15, OXA-30 and TEM-1-producing Escherichia coli in two Portuguese regions
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·2006· 20 citedOpen Access
Accelerated phase of chediak-higashi syndrome (CHS): Treatment with etoposide
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology·2002Open Access
CMV infection of liver transplant recipients: comparison of antigenemia and molecular biology assays
BMC Infectious Diseases·2001· 24 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

José Diogo(6), Mário Ramirez(5), José Melo‐Cristino(5), Marília Gião(5), Henrique Oliveira(5), Margarida Pinto(5), Odete Chantre(5), Isabel Peres(5), Isabel Daniel(5), Cristina Marcelo(5), Luís Lito(5), Maria Ana Pessanha(5), Elsa Gonçalves(5), Teresa Morais(5), Paulo Lopes(5), Angelina Lameirão(5), Ana Paula Mota Vieira(5), Margarida Tomaz(5), Celeste Pontes(5), Luísa Boaventura(5)