Introdução: A biópsia percutânea vertebral tem substituído a biópsia cirúrgica aberta nos últimos 50 anos. A biópsia não-invasiva é mais custo-efetiva e tem menos complicações quando comparada com procedimentos abertos. Realizou-se uma revisão das biópsias percutâneas vertebrais realizadas no nosso centro para avaliar o yield diagnóstico e a segurança. Métodos: Analisou-se retrospetivamente 240 biópsias vertebr...
As SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve and herd immunity establishes, an increasing number of asymptomatic infections have been reported, increasing the risk of airborne spread of the virus. Most of the studies regarding SARS-CoV-2 RNA presence in air refer to indoor environments, with few studies having reported SARS-CoV-2 RNA in outdoor air. The aim of this study was to assess the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA at two...
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The presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in wastewater and its potential as an airborne transmission source require extensive investigation, particularly in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), where few studies have been conducted. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and norovirus (NoV) RNA in wastewater and air samples collected from a munici...
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The intricate interplay between maternal immune response to SARS-CoV-2 and the transfer of protective factors to the fetus remains unclear. By analyzing mother-neonate dyads from second and third trimester SARS-CoV-2 infections, our study shows that neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) are infrequently detected in cord blood. We uncovered that this is due to impaired IgG-NAb placental transfer in symptomatic infectio...
Introdução: Síndrome de Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono (SAOS) e Amigdalites de Repetição (AR) são as principais indicações para a realização de amigdalectomia em idade pediátrica. Apesar do crescente conhecimento em imunologia tecidual das amígdalas palatinas, a fisiopatologia que leva ao desenvolvimento de SAOS ou AR não é totalmente conhecida. Objetivos: Análise imunofenotípica comparativa de crianças com SAOS ver...
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The dominant SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant (B.1.617.2) became the main circulating variant among countries by mid 2021. Attention was raised to the increased risk of airborne transmission, leading to nosocomial outbreaks even among vaccinated individuals. Considering the increased number of COVID-19 hospital admissions fueled by the spread of the variant, with Spain showing the highest COVID-19 rates in mainland Eur...