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Audit of antimicrobial prescriptions for community-acquired pneumonia: the expe...
Paixão, Margarida; Leite, Andreia; Calé, EtelvinaBackground: Non-judicious antimicrobial prescriptions are one of the main causes associated with the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. As such, clinical audits as tools for quality improvement within an institution are essential in local antimicrobial resistance prevention and control programs. Methods: During the year 2019, in the group of primary healthcare facilities of Amadora we performed a clinical a...
Report of simultaneous measles outbreaks in two different health regions in Por...
Augusto, Gonçalo Figueiredo; Silva, Andreia; Pereira, Natália; Fernandes, Teresa; Leça, Ana; Valente, Paula; Calé, Etelvina; Aguiar, Bárbara AndreiaIn Portugal, measles vaccination coverage and population immunity are high, and no endemic measles cases had been reported since 2004. The World Health Organization classified measles as eliminated in the country in 2015 and 2016, based on data from the previous 3 years. However, in a context of increasing incidence in several European countries in 2016 and 2017, Portugal experienced two simultaneous measles ou...
Report of simultaneous measles outbreaks in two different health regions in Por...
Augusto, Gonçalo Figueiredo; Silva, Andreia; Pereira, Natália; Fernandes, Teresa; Leça, Ana; Valente, Paula; Calé, Etelvina; Aguiar, Bárbara AndreiaIn Portugal, measles vaccination coverage and population immunity are high, and no endemic measles cases had been reported since 2004. The World Health Organization classified measles as eliminated in the country in 2015 and 2016, based on data from the previous 3 years. However, in a context of increasing incidence in several European countries in 2016 and 2017, Portugal experienced two simultaneous measles ou...
Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, Februar...
George, Francisco; Valente, João; Augusto, Gonçalo F.; Silva, Andreia J.; Pereira, Natália; Fernandes, Teresa; Palminha, Paula; Aguiar, Bárbara A.We report a measles outbreak in two Portuguese health regions (Algarve and Lisbon and the Tagus Valley) since February 2017, and which by 31 May resulted in 28 confirmed cases, of which 16 were unvaccinated. Thirteen cases were healthcare workers. One unvaccinated teenager died. Genotype B3 was identified in 14 cases from both regions. This outbreak occurs after 12 years without endemic measles transmission, an...
Fatal case of imported human rabies in Amadora, Portugal, August 2011
Santos, A; Calé, Etelvina; Dacheux, L; Bourhy, H; Gouveia, J; Vasconcelos, PaulaWe report on a case of imported human rabies in Portugal, in July 2011 in a woman who presented initially complaining of back pain, without relating exposure to animal bites. She had travelled from Portugal to Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, in April where she had been bitten by a dog on 1 May. She was diagnosed with rabies on 26 July and died two weeks later in spite of being treated following the Milwaukee protocol.
Outbreak of acute respiratory infection among infants in Lisbon, Portugal, caus...
Andrade, Helena Rebelo de; Pereira, Cristiana; Gíria, Marta; Prudêncio, Ema; Brito, Maria João; Calé, Etelvina; Taveira, NunoHuman adenoviruses (AdVs) typically cause mild illnesses in otherwise healthy hosts. We investigated a pediatric outbreak of acute respiratory infection with fatal outcomes that occurred in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2004. Biological specimens were collected from 83 children attending two nurseries, a kinesiotherapy clinic, and the household of a nanny. Adenovirus infection was confirmed in 48 children by PCR and vir...