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José Melo-Cristino

José Melo-Cristino

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Microbiology

D-Index
46
Citations
7310
World Ranking
4921
National Ranking
19

Overview

José Melo-Cristino is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, their work covers epidemiology, infectious diseases, public health, molecular medicine, and microbiology.

The scientist has contributed research on a variety of topics, including:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Respiratory Viral Infections Research
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in COVID-19 patients and healthy volunteers up to 6 months post disease onset" (2020), published in the European Journal of Immunology
  • "Sustained increase of paediatric invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections dominated by M1UK and diverse emm12 isolates, Portugal, September 2022 to May 2023" (2023), published in Eurosurveillance
  • "Vitamin D-related polymorphisms and vitamin D levels as risk biomarkers of COVID-19 disease severity" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Continued Vaccine Breakthrough Cases of Serotype 3 Complicated Pneumonia in Vaccinated Children, Portugal (2016-2019)" (2022), published in Microbiology Spectrum
  • "Distinct epidemiology and resistance mechanisms affecting ceftolozane/tazobactam in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates recovered from ICU patients in Spain and Portugal depicted by WGS" (2020), published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Melo-Cristino include:

  • Mário Ramirez
  • Margarida Pinto
  • Ana Friães
  • Catarina Silva-Costa
  • Rafael Cantón

Key publication venues where their work frequently appears are:

  • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

In addition to articles, Melo-Cristino has published a book titled A Viagem de uma Vida Académica: 1977-2022 in 2024 through UMinho Editora eBooks.

Best Publications

  • PHYLOViZ: phylogenetic inference and data visualization for sequence based typing methods

    Alexandre P Francisco;Alexandre P Francisco;Cátia Vaz;Pedro T Monteiro;Pedro T Monteiro;José Melo-Cristino

  • Illustration of a common framework for relating multiple typing methods by application to macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes

    J. A. Carriço;C. Silva-Costa;J. Melo-Cristino;F. R. Pinto;F. R. Pinto

  • Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in COVID-19 patients and healthy volunteers up to 6 months post disease onset.

    Patrícia Figueiredo‐Campos;Birte Blankenhaus;Catarina Mota;Andreia Gomes

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus disease in a Portuguese hospital: characterization of clonal types by a combination of DNA typing methods.

    H. de Lencastre;H. de Lencastre;I. Couto;I. Santos;J. Melo-Cristino

  • Prophage Spontaneous Activation Promotes DNA Release Enhancing Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Margarida Carrolo;Maria João Frias;Francisco Rodrigues Pinto;José Melo-Cristino

  • Clinical and bacteriological survey of diabetic foot infections in Lisbon

    J.J. Mendes;A. Marques-Costa;C. Vilela;J. Neves

  • First case of infection with vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Europe.

    José Melo-Cristino;Cristina Resina;Viviana Manuel;Luís Lito

  • Analysis of Invasiveness of Pneumococcal Serotypes and Clones Circulating in Portugal before Widespread Use of Conjugate Vaccines Reveals Heterogeneous Behavior of Clones Expressing the Same Serotype

    Raquel Sá-Leão;Francisco Pinto;Sandra Aguiar;Sónia Nunes

  • Susceptibility patterns of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in diabetic foot infections

    Carla Mottola;Carina S. Matias;João J. Mendes;José Melo-Cristino

  • Exploring the contribution of efflux on the resistance to fluoroquinolones in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

    Sofia Santos Costa;Celeste Falcão;Miguel Viveiros;Diana Machado

  • Wound healing potential of topical bacteriophage therapy on diabetic cutaneous wounds

    João J. Mendes;Clara Leandro;Sofia Corte-Real;Raquel Barbosa

  • Community- and Hospital-Acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae Urinary Tract Infections in Portugal: Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance.

    Cátia Caneiras;Luis Lito;José Melo-Cristino;Aida Duarte

  • The presence of the pilus locus is a clonal property among pneumococcal invasive isolates.

    Sandra I Aguiar;Isa Serrano;Francisco R Pinto;José Melo-Cristino

  • Variation of the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Burkholderia cepacia complex clonal isolates obtained from chronically infected cystic fibrosis patients: a five-year survey in the major Portuguese treatment center.

    J. H. Leitão;S. A. Sousa;M. V. Cunha;M. J. Salgado

  • Analysis of Group B Streptococcal Isolates from Infants and Pregnant Women in Portugal Revealing Two Lineages with Enhanced Invasiveness

    E. R. Martins;M. A. Pessanha;M. Ramirez;J. Melo-Cristino

  • Extensive Dissemination of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between the Hospital and the Community in a Country with a High Prevalence of Nosocomial MRSA

    Diana Espadinha;Nuno A. Faria;Maria Miragaia;Luís Marques Lito

  • A confidence interval for the wallace coefficient of concordance and its application to microbial typing methods.

    Francisco R. Pinto;Francisco R. Pinto;José Melo-Cristino;Mário Ramirez

  • Changes in Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes causing invasive disease with non-universal vaccination coverage of the seven-valent conjugate vaccine.

    S.I. Aguiar;I. Serrano;F.R. Pinto;J. Melo-Cristino

  • Evidence for Rare Capsular Switching in Streptococcus agalactiae

    Elisabete Raquel Martins;José Melo-Cristino;Mário Ramirez

  • Automated detection of malaria pigment in white blood cells for the diagnosis of malaria in Portugal.

    Thomas Hänscheid;José Melo-Cristino;Bernadino G. Pinto

Frequent Co-Authors

Mário Ramirez
Mário Ramirez University of Lisbon
Isabel Couto
Isabel Couto Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Miguel Viveiros
Miguel Viveiros Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Leonard Amaral
Leonard Amaral Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Hermínia de Lencastre
Hermínia de Lencastre Rockefeller University
Rafael Cantón
Rafael Cantón Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Martin P. Grobusch
Martin P. Grobusch University of Amsterdam
Lothar H. Wieler
Lothar H. Wieler Hasso Plattner Institute
Karl G. Kristinsson
Karl G. Kristinsson University of Iceland
Marta Martins
Marta Martins Trinity College Dublin

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