Publications by authors named "L Del Nero"

Introduction: The intensification of tilapia production has increased animal density in tanks, leading to more frequent exposure to pathogenic agents and compromising the quality of fish products. Antimicrobial resistance is a global concern that affects human treatment, and sentinel microorganisms like are crucial for monitoring production chains, especially in aquaculture, where research is still limited. The aim of this study was to identify the presence of and investigate its antimicrobial resistance profiles throughout the entire tilapia production chain.

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Little is known about the aggressiveness of cancer care at the end of life (ACCEoL) for children with cancer in countries where palliative care (PC) is scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and time trends of ACCEoL in the pediatric population in a Western European country. We conducted a retrospective cohort study analyzing children between 0 and 17 years who died of cancer in public hospitals in Portugal, from January 2010 to December 2015.

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The swine production chain can be a reservoir of antimicrobial-resistant , which transfers resistance genes to other bacteria, serving as an important biomarker in the One Health approach. This study aimed to identify the frequency and antimicrobial resistance profile of in the swine production chain, assess the presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL), and compare resistance profiles across different sample types. A total of 622 samples of swine carcasses from various points of the slaughter process (n = 400), swine feces (n = 100), commercial cuts (n = 45), environment (n = 67), and feces from employees (n = 10) of a pig slaughterhouse certified by the Federal Inspection Service, located in São Paulo state, Brazil, were collected.

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Article Synopsis
  • Staphylococcus aureus is a major foodborne pathogen known for producing enterotoxins that cause food poisoning, with classical enterotoxins SEA, SEB, SEC, SED, and SEE responsible for most outbreaks.
  • The bacterium thrives on human and animal skin, leading to contamination in food like milk and its products, and it can form biofilms that contribute to persistent food contamination.
  • Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and their bacteriocins are researched for their potential to control S. aureus, but the detailed molecular mechanisms of how they inhibit biofilm formation remain largely unclear and require further study.
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The pork production chain is an important reservoir of antimicrobial resistant bacteria. This study identified and characterized integrons in isolates from a Brazilian pork production chain and associate them with their antibiotic resistance pattern. A total of 41 whole-genome sequencing data of nontyphoidal were analyzed using PlasmidSPAdes and IntegronFinder software.

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