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Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Producing Staphylococcus aureus Infection: A Case S...
Prista-Leão, B; Abreu, I; Duro, R; Silva-Pinto, A; Ceia, F; Andrade, P; Sobrinho-Simões, J; Tavares, M; Pereira, JM; Santos, L; Sarmento, APanton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-SA) is associated with relapsing multifocal skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), necrotizing pneumonia (NP) and severe musculoskeletal infections. Epidemiology is underknown and underdiagnosis is likely. Recent travel abroad, case clustering and relapsing disease are often reported. We reviewed all cases of PVL-SA infection diagnosed at our cen...
Nontuberculous mycobacteria in a tertiary Hospital in Portugal: a clinical review
Ruas, R; Abreu, I; Nuak, J; Ramos, A; Carvalho, T; Ribeiro, M; Guimarães, JT; Sarmento, ABackground: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) form a heterogeneous group regarding their ability to cause disease. To further understand their clinical relevance, the characteristics of patients who had positive cultures for NTM at a tertiary hospital in Portugal were reviewed. Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients assessed at the Infectious Diseases (ID) Department of the São João Hospital Center, from J...
Primeira determinação de prevalência de doença celíaca numa população portuguesa
Antunes, H; Abreu, I; Nogueira, A; Sá, C; Gonçalves, C; Cleto, P; Garcia, F; Alves, A; Lemos, DThe prevalence of celiac disease is unknown in Portugal. In European countries the prevalence is between 1:200 and 1:400. The incidence obtained through diagnosed cases in the paediatric gastroenterology units in Portugal was 1:3648. To determine the best current celiac disease screening method and its prevalence in a portuguese population, 536 sera of teenagers with 14 years +/- 6 months from Braga town school...
Viral infection and fibromyalgia.
Branco, J C; Tavares, V; Abreu, I; Humbel, R LFibromyalgia (FM) is a very frequent syndrome of unknown cause, characterized by generalized pain, fatigue and a number of tender points to palpation. Among the several etiopathogenic hypotheses discussed, the association of FM with some viral infections has been the object of multiple studies due to its relation and similarity with the chronic fatigue syndrome, acknowledges as being related, although not exclu...