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Prevalence of Torque Teno Virus in Portuguese Children Younger Than 3 Years Old
Chasqueira, Maria Jesus; Paixão, Pedro; Barreiros, Carla; Tuna, Madalena; Marçal, Mónica; Paixão, PauloThe objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Torque Teno virus (TTV) infection in Portuguese children younger than 3 years old and to compare its detection in blood versus saliva. Samples, 242 saliva and 20 plasma, were collected from neonates and children. A real-time polymerase chain reaction was applied to detect the TTV load. Eighteen paired samples of saliva and plasma were concordant for...
Acoustic and Clinical Data Analysis of Vocal Recordings
Carreiro Martins, Pedro; Paixão, Paulo; Caires, Iolanda; Matias, Pedro; Gamboa, Hugo; Soares, Filipe; Gomez, Pedro; Sousa, Joana; Neuparth, NunoFunding Information: The present publication was funded by Funda\u00E7\u00E3o Ci\u00EAncia e Tecnologia, IP national support through CHRC (UIDP/04923/2020). The project \u201COSCAR\u2014vOice Screening of CoronA viRus\u201D (POCI-01-02B7-FEDER-051277) leading to this work is co-financed by ERDF-European Regional Fund through the Operational Program for Competitiveness and Internationalization, and by LISBOA 202...
Copper Acts Synergistically With Fluconazole in Candida glabrata by Compromisin...
Gaspar-Cordeiro, Ana; Amaral, Catarina; Pobre, Vânia; Antunes, Wilson; Petronilho, Ana; Paixão, Paulo; Matos, António P.; Pimentel, CatarinaFunding Information: This work was supported by (1) Project LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-007660 (“Microbiologia Molecular, Estrutural e Celular”) funded by FEDER funds through COMPETE2020 – “Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização” (POCI); (2) “Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia” (FCT) through programme IF (IF/00124/2015) to CP; (3) the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Progra...
Respiratory infections in elderly people
Chasqueira, Maria-Jesus; Paixão, Paulo; Rodrigues, Maria-Lúcia; Piedade, Cátia; Caires, Iolanda; Palmeiro, Teresa; Botelho, Maria-AmaliaThis work was supported by Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia - FCT, grant number PTDC/SAU-SAP/116563/2010) through Operational Competitiveness Programme (COMPETE) as part of the National Strategic Reference Framework.; OBJECTIVE: the aim of this study was to analyze the etiology and clinical consequences of viral respiratory infections in 18 elderly care centers (ECC) i...
Human gastric hyperinfection by Anisakis simplex:
Baptista-Fernandes, Teresa; Rodrigues, Manuel; Castro, Isabel; Paixão, Paulo; Pinto-Marques, Pedro; Roque, Lidia; Belo, Silvana; Ferreira, Pedro ManuelAnisakiasis is an emerging marine food-borne zoonosis resulting from the accidental ingestion of Anisakis larvae, through the consumption of raw or undercooked infected seafood products. The first case of human gastric hyperinfection by Anisakis simplex with an unusual and severe presentation, occurring in a Portuguese woman, is described in this article. Over 140 anisakid larvae were removed by gastroscopy. Ma...