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Cidália Pina-Vaz

Cidália Pina-Vaz

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Microbiology

D-Index
45
Citations
6417
World Ranking
5056
National Ranking
22

Overview

Cidália Pina-Vaz is primarily affiliated with FASTinov in Portugal. Their research spans several interconnected fields, focusing predominantly on biochemical and molecular biological aspects related to medicine. The scientist's main areas of study are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Their work further breaks down into subfields including:

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Endocrinology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases

Cidália Pina-Vaz's research topics predominantly address bacterial and antimicrobial issues with a focus on:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Infections and bacterial resistance
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes

The scientist's recent publications illustrate the scope and specifics of their research contributions. Notable papers include:

  • "Colistin Update on Its Mechanism of Action and Resistance, Present and Future Challenges," 2020, Microorganisms
  • "Microbes and Cancer: Friends or Faux?," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Hard-to-heal wounds, biofilm and wound healing: an intricate interrelationship," 2020, British Journal of Nursing
  • "Evaluation of FASTinov Ultrarapid Flow Cytometry Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Directly from Positive Blood Cultures," 2021, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • "Antibacterial Action Mechanisms of Honey: Physiological Effects of Avocado, Chestnut, and Polyfloral Honey upon Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli," 2020, Molecules

Frequent publication venues for the scientist's work include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Microorganisms
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • British Journal of Nursing
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Cidália Pina-Vaz has collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Acácio G. Rodrigues
  • Inês Martins-Oliveira
  • Rosário Gomes
  • Ana Silva-Dias
  • Blanca Pérez-Viso

Best Publications

  • Antifungal activity of Thymus oils and their major compounds

    C Pina-Vaz;A Gonçalves Rodrigues;E Pinto;S Costa-de-Oliveira

  • Antifungal activity of the essential oil of Thymus pulegioides on Candida, Aspergillus and dermatophyte species.

    Eugénia Pinto;Cidália Pina-Vaz;Lígia Salgueiro;Maria José Gonçalves

  • Colistin Update on Its Mechanism of Action and Resistance, Present and Future Challenges

    Ferdinando F. Andrade;Daniela Silva;Acácio Rodrigues;Cidália Pina-Vaz

  • Adhesion, biofilm formation, cell surface hydrophobicity, and antifungal planktonic susceptibility: relationship among Candida spp.

    Ana Silva-Dias;Isabel M. Miranda;Joana Branco;Matilde Monteiro-Soares

  • Cytometric approach for a rapid evaluation of susceptibility of Candida strains to antifungals

    C. Pina-Vaz;F. Sansonetty;A.G. Rodrigues;S. Costa-Oliveira

  • New Microsatellite Multiplex PCR for Candida albicans Strain Typing Reveals Microevolutionary Changes

    Paula Sampaio;Leonor Gusmão;Alexandra Correia;Cíntia Alves

  • Antifungal activity of ibuprofen alone and in combination with fluconazole against Candida species

    Cidália Pina-Vaz;Filipe Sansonetty;Acácio G. Rodrigues;J. Martinez-De-Oliveira

  • Prevalence, Distribution, and Antifungal Susceptibility Profiles of Candida parapsilosis, C. orthopsilosis, and C. metapsilosis in a Tertiary Care Hospital

    Ana P. Silva;Isabel M. Miranda;Carmen Lisboa;Cidália Pina-Vaz

  • Highly polymorphic microsatellite for identification of Candida albicans strains.

    Paula Sampaio;Leonor Gusmão;Cíntia Alves;Cidália Pina-Vaz

  • Genesis of Azole Antifungal Resistance from Agriculture to Clinical Settings

    Maria-Manuel Azevedo;Isabel Faria-Ramos;Luísa Costa Cruz;Cidália Pina-Vaz

  • A first Portuguese epidemiological survey of fungaemia in a university hospital

    S. Costa-de-Oliveira;C. Pina-Vaz;D. Mendonça;A. Gonçalves Rodrigues

  • Candida albicans CUG Mistranslation Is a Mechanism To Create Cell Surface Variation

    Isabel Miranda;Ana Silva-Dias;Rita Rocha;Rita Teixeira-Santos

  • Potent synergic effect between ibuprofen and azoles on Candida resulting from blockade of efflux pumps as determined by FUN-1 staining and flow cytometry

    Cidália Pina-Vaz;Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues;Sofia Costa-de-Oliveira;Elisabete Ricardo

  • Multiplex PCR identification of eight clinically relevant Candida species.

    A. Carvalho;S. Costa-De-Oliveira;M. L. Martins;C. Pina-Vaz

  • Chemical composition and antifungal activity of the essential oil of Thymbra capitata.

    L. R. Salgueiro;E. Pinto;M. J. Gonçalves;C. Pina-Vaz

  • Antifungal activity of local anesthetics against Candida species

    Cidália Pina-Vaz;Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues;Filipe Sansonetty;J. Martinez-De-Oliveira

  • Anti-Candida activity of essential oils.

    A. Palmeira-de-Oliveira;L. Salgueiro;R. Palmeira-de-Oliveira;J. Martinez-de-Oliveira

  • Transcriptional profiling of azole-resistant Candida parapsilosis strains

    A. P. Silva;I. M. Miranda;A. Guida;J. Synnott

  • Polyethyleneimine and polyethyleneimine-based nanoparticles: novel bacterial and yeast biofilm inhibitors

    M. M. Azevedo;P. Ramalho;A. P. Silva;R. Teixeira-Santos

  • Cerium, chitosan and hamamelitannin as novel biofilm inhibitors?

    L Cobrado;M M Azevedo;A Silva-Dias;J Pedro Ramos

  • Chemical composition and antifungal activity of the essential oil of Origanum virens on Candida species.

    L. R. Salgueiro;C. Cavaleiro;E. Pinto;C. Pina-Vaz

  • Safe susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by flow cytometry with the fluorescent nucleic acid stain SYTO 16.

    C Pina-Vaz;S Costa-de-Oliveira;A G Rodrigues

Frequent Co-Authors

Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues
Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues University of Porto
Lígia Salgueiro
Lígia Salgueiro University of Coimbra
Rafael Cantón
Rafael Cantón Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
João A. Queiroz
João A. Queiroz University of Beira Interior
Per-Anders Mårdh
Per-Anders Mårdh Lund University
Leticia M. Estevinho
Leticia M. Estevinho Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Leonor Gusmão
Leonor Gusmão Rio de Janeiro State University
Geraldine Butler
Geraldine Butler University College Dublin
Scott G. Filler
Scott G. Filler University of California, Los Angeles
Javier Pemán
Javier Pemán Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe

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