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| ====== catarina silva-costa ====== | ====== catarina silva-costa ====== | ||
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| ===== Bio ===== | ===== Bio ===== | ||
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| **Academic Qualification**: | **Academic Qualification**: | ||
| * Master Degree: Clinical Microbiology - FML/UL\\ | * Master Degree: Clinical Microbiology - FML/UL\\ | ||
| - | * Degree: Biochemistry - FCL/UL\\ | + | * Degree: Biochemistry - FC/UL\\ |
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| ===== Research Interests ===== | ===== Research Interests ===== | ||
| - | In the last five years I have been interested in the molecular epidemiology of //Streptococcus pneumoniae// associated with infection. //S. pneumoniae// is recognized as an important cause of morbidity and mortality especially among pre-school children. Nevertheless this pathogen is also a normal colonizer of the nasopharynx of healthy individuals. The aim of the study is to characterize pneumococcal strains isolated from infections, using several phenotypic and genotypic methodologies, and identify characteristics of more virulent strains for further studies such as host-pathogen interaction.\\ | + | My current work focuses the molecular epidemiology of //Streptococcus pyogenes// associated with non-invasive infection. I am interested in the clonal composition of the population of //S. pyogenes// isolated in Portuguese Hospitals, giving special attention to the macrolide-resistant strains, since antimicrobial resistance is a problem of major concern. |
| ===== Websites ===== | ===== Websites ===== | ||