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Daniela Fonseca e Silva is a Clinical Pathology Specialist at the Virology Service, Portuguese Oncology Institute (IPO-Porto) since 2020 and PhD student - “Evaluation of rapid colistin susceptibility by flow cytometry” - in Medical Sciences in Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto (ICBAS-UP) where is part of Oncology Master Course.
She is currently the coordinator of the COVID-19 analysis laboratory in IPO-Porto.
She holds an Integrated Master’s Degree in Medicine from ICBAS-UP (2011) and completed her Specific Training in Clinical Pathology at the University Hospital Center of Porto (2019). During her internship years she post graduated on Post-Traumatic Personal Injury Assessment by Faculty of Medicine of Porto University (FMUP) (2015) and on Laboratory Medicine by Faculty of Medical Sciences of the Catholic University of Lisbon (2017). During those years she was also a member of the Medical Microbiology Course and lecturer in Semiotics class of the Master’s Degree in Medicine at ICBAS-UP (2016-2019).
She is a guest reviewer of various international cientific magazines.
Her current research interests are Flow Cytometry applied to susceptibility tests in Microbiology and she is author or co-author of some articles in this area, one of which was awarded at the 2018 Nacional Congress of Laboratory Medicine.

Activities

Works (16)

Rapid Determination of Colistin Susceptibility by Flow Cytometry Directly from Positive Urine Samples—Preliminary Results

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2025-01-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniela Fonseca-Silva; Rosário Gomes; Inês Martins-Oliveira; Ana Silva-Dias; Maria Helena Ramos; Cidália Pina-Vaz
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Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Pattern of SARS-CoV-2 Beta Variant

Acta Médica Portuguesa
2021-08-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniela Fonseca e Silva; Paulo Dias Silva; Inês Baldaque
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Mapping of serological testing and SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence studies performed in 20 European countries, March-June 2020

2021-07-31 | Journal article
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Daniela Fonseca e Silva

Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Three Months Post Infection in Healthcare Professionals at an Oncology Hospital in Northern Portugal

Acta Médica Portuguesa
2021-06-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniela Fonseca E Silva; Paulo Dias Silva; Ana Torgal; Sara Braga; Diana Rocha; Carlos Ochoa; Álvaro Oliveira; Luís Rocha; Joana Marinho Dias; Inês Baldaque
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Optimization and Clinical Evaluation of a Multi-Target Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Nasopharyngeal Samples

Viruses
2021-05-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Foteini Roumani; Sarah Azinheiro; Hugo Sousa; Ana Sousa; Mafalda Timóteo; Tatiana Varandas; Daniela Fonseca-Silva; Inês Baldaque; Joana Carvalho; Marta Prado et al.
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Colistin Update on Its Mechanism of Action and Resistance, Present and Future Challenges

Microorganisms
2020-11-02 | Journal article
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Daniela Fonseca e Silva

Ultra-rapid flow cytometry assay for colistin MIC determination in Enterobacterales, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii

2020-05-31 | Journal article
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Daniela Fonseca e Silva

In vitro activity of ceftolozane-tazobactam against Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa causing urinary, intra-abdominal and lower respiratory tract infections in intensive care units in Portugal: The STEP multicenter study

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
2020-01-08 | Journal article
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Daniela Fonseca e Silva

Evaluation of rapid colistin susceptibility directly from positive blood cultures using a flow cytometry assay

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
2019-12 | Journal article
Contributors: D. Fonseca e Silva; A. Silva-Dias; R. Gomes; I. Martins-Oliveira; M.H. Ramos; A.G. Rodrigues; R. Cantón; C. Pina-Vaz
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10th National Congress of the Portuguese Society of Clinical Chemistry, Genetics and Laboratory Medicine

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
2018-10-25 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1437-4331
Part of ISSN: 1434-6621
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Daniela Fonseca e Silva

23rd Congress of the European Hematology Association Stockholm, Sweden, June 14-17, 2018

HemaSphere
2018-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2572-9241
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Daniela Fonseca e Silva

Retrospective review of all sample studies for hemoglobinopathies screening in a central hospital between 2012 and 2016; 9th National Congress of SPML, 7-8 April 2017, Évora, Portugal

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
2018-01-11 | Conference abstract
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Daniela Fonseca e Silva

Burkitt lymphoma

British Journal of Haematology
2017-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniela Fonseca e Silva; Marta Sofia Lopes; Cláudia Pedrosa; Luísa Regadas; Jorge Coutinho; Maria Inês Freitas
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X Congreso Nacional del Laboratorio Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain, 19-21 Octubre, 2016

Libro de Comunicaciones LABCLIN
2016-10-19 | Magazine article
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Daniela Fonseca e Silva

The 4th Joint EFLM-UEMS Congress “Laboratory Medicine at the Clinical Interface” Warsaw, Poland, 21th–24th September, 2016

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
2016-01-01 | Journal article
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Daniela Fonseca e Silva

Potential instabilities of the patellofemoral joint

2011-06-31 | Dissertation or Thesis
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Daniela Fonseca e Silva

Peer review (3 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Biologia. (1)
Review activity for Microbiological research. (2)