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ARP Case Report nº 27: Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia of Infancy
Peixoto, Sara; Lobo, Maria Luísa; Leitão, JoãoA 12 month-old male infant was referred to the paediatric pulmonary unit of our tertiary hospital for further investigation. At the age of 4 months-old, he had been referred by his family doctor to a secondary hospital because of respiratory distress since the first month of life and failure to thrive. At that time, clinical observation revealed an increase in the anteroposterior diameter of the chest, elevated...
ARP Case Report nº 27: What is your diagnosis?
Peixoto, Sara; Lobo, Maria Luísa; Leitão, JoãoA 12 month-old male infant was referred to the paediatric pulmonary unit of our tertiary hospital for further investigation. At the age of 4 months-old, he had been referred by his family doctor to a secondary hospital because of respiratory distress since the first month of life and failure to thrive. At that time, clinical observation revealed an increase in the anteroposterior diameter of the chest, elevated...
Synopsys of the 3rd National Congress of Tropical Medicine and 1st Lusophone Co...
Lobo, Maria Luísa; Santos Costa, Sofia; Pinto Junior, Vitor Laerte; Salgueiro, Patrícia; Tavanez, João Paulo; Campino, LeneaCurrently, Tropical Medicine emerged as both an important medical specialty and scientific discipline assuming a preponderant global dimension. Until a few years ago, several tropical pathologies, which were exclusively associated with tropical regions, have been gradually expanding to other geographic areas previously considered free of these infections. Vectorborne diseases are included among this group of in...
Therapeutic Potential of Caspofungin Combined with Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazol...
Lobo, Maria Luísa; Esteves, Francisco; Sousa, Bruno de; Cardoso, Fernando; Cushion, Melanie T.; Antunes, Francisco; Matos, OlgaPneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in immunocompromised patients. There are limited alternative therapeutic choices to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) which is the standard first line therapy/prophylaxis for PcP. The efficacy of low doses of caspofungin and caspofungin in association with TMP-SMX standard-prophylactic dose was evaluated in an experimental model of P...
Identification of potentially human-pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotype...
Lobo, Maria Luísa; Xiao, Lihua; Cama, Vitaliano; Magalhães, Nuno; Antunes, Francisco; Matos, OlgaEnterocytozoon bieneusi was detected in 24 of 83 samples from birds of the orders Columbiformes, Passeriformes, and Psittaciformes. It was identical to or closely related to the Peru6 genotype, which was previously found in humans in Peru. Thus, various birds can be a significant source of environmental contamination by potentially human-pathogenic E. bieneusi.
Identification and determination of the viability of Giardia lamblia cysts and ...
Lemos, Vanessa; Graczyk, Thaddeus K; Alves, Margarida; Lobo, Maria Luísa; Sousa, Maria C; Antunes, Francisco; Matos, OlgaIn the present study, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were evaluated for species-specific detection and viability determination of Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium parvum, and Cryptosporidium hominis in human fecal and water supply samples. A total of 50 fecal human samples positive for G. lamblia cysts, 38 positive for C. parvum, and 23 positive for C. hominis were stu...