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Respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in older adults and patients with chron...

Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of lower respiratory tract infection, hospitalisation and death in adults. Methods: Based on evidence regarding the impact of RSV on adult populations at risk for severe infection and the efficacy and safety of RSV vaccines, the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Association of General and Family Medicine, the Portuguese Society ...

Respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in older adults and patients with chron...

Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of lower respiratory tract infection, hospitalisation and death in adults. Methods: Based on evidence regarding the impact of RSV on adult populations at risk for severe infection and the efficacy and safety of RSV vaccines, the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Association of General and Family Medicine, the Portuguese Society ...

January 2021 and COVID-19 in Portugal: The Deadliest Month since 1919

The COVID-19 pandemic was the second pandemic of the 21st century and lasted 1150 days, from March 11, 2020, to May 5, 2023. It was one of the deadliest pandemics of the last century, alongside the ‘Spanish flu’ pandemic of 1918-1919. In Portugal, it was responsible for the deaths of 26 655 residents, with the year 2021 recording the highest mortality, with 11 991 deaths. In the first three years of the pandemi...

Strategic Consensus on a Proposed Vaccination Schedule for Adults in Portugal

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Parenchymal-Subcutaneous Fistula without Pneumothorax: A Rare Complication of C...

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Epidemiology and Burden of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia among adult intensiv...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a prevailing nosocomial infection in critically ill patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (iMV). The impact of VAP is profound, adversely affecting patient outcomes and placing a significant burden on healthcare resources. This study assessed for the first time the contemporary VAP epidemiology in Portugal and its burden on the healthcare system and clinical...

The Past in the Present: A Historical Cause as an Indication for Non-Invasive V...

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COVID-19 Vaccination in the Portuguese Medical Community: An Unprecedented Camp...

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Prognostic value of hyperlactatemia in infected patients admitted to intensive ...

Objective: To evaluate the influence of patient characteristics on hyperlactatemia in an infected population admitted to intensive care units and the influence of hyperlactatemia severity on hospital mortality. Methods: A post hoc analysis of hyperlactatemia in the INFAUCI study, a national prospective, observational, multicenter study, was conducted in 14 Portuguese intensive care units. Infected patients admi...

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is more frequent and lethal in stroke patients: A n...