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Small for gestational age very preterm infants present a higher risk of develop...
Rocha, G; Lima, F; Machado, AP; Guimarães, H; Proença, E; Carvalho, C; Barroso, R, et al.INTRODUCTION: Several studies assessed the influence of a low birth weight on bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), but not all could find a significant association. Our aim was to assess the association between low birth weight and BPD in preterm infants, prospectively recruited at 11 level III Portuguese neonatal centers. METHODS: Obstetrical and neonatal data on mothers and preterm infants with gestational ages ...
Tuberculosis, social determinants and co-morbidities (including HIV)
Duarte, R; Lönnroth, K; Carvalho, C; Lima, F; Carvalho, ACC; Muñoz-Torrico, M; Centis, RThe risk of exposure, progression to active tuberculosis (TB) and then to cure is a process affected by several risk factors. Along with well known risk factors such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), use of immunosuppressive drugs and being of young age, emerging risk factors such socio-economic and behavioral aspects play a significant role in increasing the susceptibility to infection, and unsuccessful t...
Tuberculosis, social determinants and co-morbidities (including HIV)
Duarte, R; Lönnroth, K; Carvalho, C; Lima, F; Carvalho, ACC; Muñoz-Torrico, M; Centis, RThe risk of exposure, progression to active tuberculosis (TB) and then to cure is a process affected by several risk factors. Along with well known risk factors such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), use of immunosuppressive drugs and being of young age, emerging risk factors such socio-economic and behavioral aspects play a significant role in increasing the susceptibility to infection, and unsuccessful t...