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Viral genetics and transmission dynamics in the second wave of mpox outbreak in...
Cordeiro, Rita; Caetano, Constantino P.; Sobral, Daniel; Ferreira, Rita; Coelho, Luís; Pelerito, Ana; de Carvalho, Isabel Lopes; Namorado, Sónia
Orogenital and anal infection by Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, ...
Minetti, Corrado; Rocha, Miguel; Duque, Luís Miguel; Meireles, Paula; Correia, Cristina; Cordeiro, Dora; João, Inês; et al.Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but more data on extragenital carriage are needed. Aim: We assessed the genital and extragenital prevalence of bacterial and other STIs in MSM in a Lisbon sexual health clinic. Methods: We screened oral, anal, and urine samples of MSM visiting the GAT-CheckpointLX clinic June 2017-December 2021 for Chlamydia trac...
Fever of unknown origin: an unexpected diagnosis
Antunes, Cristiana Santos; Figueiredo, Mariana Costa; Bacalhau, Filipe Fernandes; Silva, Francisco Ferreira; Amador, Maria Esmeralda CovasIntroduction: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) syndrome is defined as the presence of temperature higher than 38.3 °C lasting more than three weeks, with failure to reach a diagnosis despite a correct investigation in three outpatient visits or three days in the hospital. It implies a criterion evaluation for general practitioners, leading to a proper diagnostic investigation. Between the large spectrum of possibl...