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Prevalence of antibodies to a new histo-blood system: the FORS system
Jesus, C; Hesse, C; Rocha, C; Osório, N; Valado, A; Caseiro, A; Gabriel, A; Svensson, L; Moslemi, AR; Siba, WA; Srour, MA; Pereira, C; Tomaz, JIn 1987, three unrelated English families were reported with a putative blood subgroup called Apae. Swedish researchers later found evidence leading to abolishment of the Apae subgroup and establishment instead of the FORS blood group system (System 31 - ISBT, 2012). It is important to know the prevalence of antibodies in order to make the best decisions in transfusion medicine. Cells expressing the Forssman sa...
Plasma exchange in severe acute relapses of multiple sclerosis - Results from a...
Correia, I; Ribeiro, JJ; Isidoro, L; Batista, S; Nunes, C; Macário, C; Borges, C; Tomaz, J; Sousa, LRelapses in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are often associated with significant disability impairment which is resultant from poor response to corticosteroids. In such severe cases, plasma exchange (PLEX) may be used, although only a few studies with MS patients have been reported. Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of PLEX in severe relapses of MS. METHODS: Retrospective study of MS patients treated wit...
Pancreatite Hipertrigliceridémica: Tratamento Convencional Versus Troca Plasmát...
Ferreira, DM; Lobo, F; Fonseca, JP; Mendes, PA; Aragão, A; Ferreira, M; Tomaz, J; Carvalho, AIntrodução:A pancreatite aguda (PA) por hipertrigliceridemia (HTG) pode ser tratada com troca plasmática terapêutica (TPT), com redução rápida dos valores de triglicerídeos. Contudo, não existem estudos comparativos definitivos que comprovem o real benefício desta terapêutica. Objetivo: Comparação dos métodos de tratamento (troca plasmática terapêutica versus convencional) em doentes com PA HTG, durante um perí...
Prevalence of markers of hepatitis B infection in the adult population of the d...
Santos, A; Carvalho, A; Tomaz, J; Rodrigues, V; Coxinho, L; Bento, D; Sá, R; Porto, ATo assess the prevalence of hepatitis B markers in the adult population of the Coimbra district, in the central region of Portugal.The study included 657 subjects chosen aleatorily from 4 characteristic councils of the Coimbra district. They were questioned regarding risk factors and blood samples were taken for HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti-HBc testing. Anti-HCV was previously determined and it was positive in 0.45...
Prevalência dos marcadores de infecção pelo vírus da hepatite B na população ad...
Santos, A; Carvalho, A; Tomaz, J; Rodrigues, V; Coxinho, L; Bento, D; Sá, R; Porto, AAIM: To assess the prevalence of hepatitis B markers in the adult population of the Coimbra district, in the central region of Portugal. METHODS: The study included 657 subjects chosen aleatorily from 4 characteristic councils of the Coimbra district. They were questioned regarding risk factors and blood samples were taken for HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti-HBc testing. Anti-HCV was previously determined and it was p...
Hepatitis C epidemiology in the central area of Portugal. Prevalence of anti-HC...
Santos, A; Carvalho, A; Bento, D; Sá, R; Tomaz, J; Rodrigues, V; Pais, L; Porto, AAnti-hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV) screening was performed in a sample of the adult population of the Coimbra District. 657 persons were included (267 male and 390 female, mean age of 42.7 +/- 13.1 years), aleatorily chosen from four characteristic councils. Anti-HCV was detected using an ELISA-2 test and all positive sera were also tested with RIBA-2. General prevalence of anti-HCV was 0.46%. All posit...