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Adult Native Joint Septic Arthritis: A Nine-Year Retrospective Analysis in a Po...
Cipriano, Ana; Santos, Fábio Videira; Dias, Rita; Carvalho, André; Reis, Ernestina; Pereira, Claudia; Santos, Ana Cláudia; Sousa, RicardoIntroduction: Septic arthritis of a native joint represents a medical emergency. Drainage and effective antibiotic treatment are critical to avoid joint destruction and long-term impairment. The aim of this study was to evaluate epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with the diagnosis of septic arthritis to help establish local guidelines for empirical antibiotic treatment.Material and Method...
Evidence Associated with the Use of Oxazolidinones in the Treatment of Skin and...
Santos, Tiago; Carvalho, Rui; Abreu, Miguel Araújo; Reis, Ernestina; Couto de Carvalho, André
Evidence Associated with the Use of Oxazolidinones in the Treatment of Skin and...
Santos, Tiago; Carvalho, Rui; Abreu, Miguel Araújo; Reis, Ernestina; Couto de Carvalho, AndréN/a.; N/a.
Late Neuroborreliosis in an Erasmus Programme Student
Santos, Fábio Videira; Cipriano, Ana; Abreu, Miguel Araújo; Andrade, Carlos; Sarmento-Castro, RuiLyme disease is an endemic zoonosis, the most prevalent tick-transmitted infection in temperate areas of Europe, North America and Asia. It is a multisystemic disease with cutaneous, musculoskeletal, neurologic and cardiac manifestations, according to the stage of the disease. We describe a case of late neuroborreliosis in an Erasmus programme student living in Porto. We discuss the importance of the epidemiolo...
Meticilin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and liver abscess: a retrospective an...
Ferreira, João Pedro; Abreu, Miguel Araújo; Rodrigues, Patrícia; Carvalho, Luísa; Correia, João AraújoLiver abscesses are a clinical entity difficult to diagnose and treat; therefore, a high index of suspicion is usually important. The majority of pyogenic liver abscesses are polymicrobial, with enteric and anaerobic bacteria being the most common. Staphylococcus aureus are found in around 7% of the liver abscesses, as reviewed in literature. This infection usually results from hematogenous dissemination of bac...