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The Polyvalent Day Hospital: Is there an excessive request of packed leucocyte-...
Ferreira, Carla; Reis, Andreia; Machado, Elisabete; Santos, Elisabete; Ponte, SusanaBackground: The Polyvalent Day Hospital (PDH) allows the treatment of oncological diseases and chronic anemias on an outpatient basis, significantly improving the quality of life of these patients [1,2]. The lack of guidelines leads to variable transfusion practices between clinicians. Objective: The main aim of this study is to improve the management of resources used in the preparation of a transfusion unit. ...
Occurrence of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) by Escherichia coli and K...
Machado, Elisabete; Costa, Patrício; Carvalho, AlexandreExtended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL)- and carbapenemase-producing bacteria are widespread in hospitals, but the extent of this problem in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) is poorly understood. We aimed to elucidate, in the Portuguese regional clinical context, the relevance of LTCFs as a reservoir of <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Klebsiella</i> spp. producing ESBL- and/or carbapenemases (Ec/Kp-ESBL/CARB). Fou...
Citrobacter portucalensis sp. nov., isolated from an aquatic sample
Ribeiro, Teresa Gonçalves; Gonçalves, Bruno; Silva, Mickael; Novais, Ângela; Machado, Elisabete; Carrico, Joao Andre; Peixe, LuísaA Gram-stain-negative strain, A60T, isolated from a water well sample in Portugal, was characterized phenotypically, genotypically and phylogenetically. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain A60T belonged to the genus Citrobacter, and recN gene phylogeny revealed one strongly supported clade encompassing strain A60T and 13 other strains from public databases, distinct from...
Enurese: Prevalência e Factores Associados em Crianças em Idade Escolar (primei...
Silva, Armandina; Freitas, Alexandre; Oliveira, Paulo; Machado, ElisabeteA enurese nocturna é um problema comum em crianças em idade escolar. Os autores realizaram um estudo com os objectivos de determinar a prevalência da enurese nas crianças do primeiro ciclo no concelho de Vila Nova de Famalicão; identificar factores associados; determinar o impacto da enurese nos pais e nas crianças e identificar os métodos terapêuticos utilizados e a sua eficácia.Efectuou-se um estudo epidemiol...
Long-term dissemination of acquired AmpC β-lactamases among Klebsiella spp. and...
Freitas, Francisco; Machado, Elisabete; Ribeiro, Teresa; Novais, Ângela; Peixe, LuísaWe investigated the occurrence, diversity and molecular epidemiology of genes coding for acquired AmpC β-lactamases (qAmpC) among clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae lacking inducible chromosomal AmpCs in Portugal. A total of 675 isolates non-susceptible to broad-spectrum cephalosporins obtained from four hospitals and three community laboratories during a 7-year period (2002-2008) were analysed. The presen...
Influx of enterococcus carrying antibiotic, copper and virulence resistance gen...
Novais, Carla; Antunes, Patrícia; Silveira, Eduarda; Campos, Joana; Fonte, Joana; Grosso, Filipa; Machado, Elisabete; Freitas, Ana Raquel; Coque, Teresa[abstract]
Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes are widely spread in trout aquacult...
Antunes, Patrícia; Campos, Joana; Machado, Elisabete; Novais, Carla; Mourão, Joana; Grosso, Filipa; Freitas, Ana Raquel; Coque, Teresa; Peixe, Luísa[abstract]
Occurrence of antibiotic-resistant enterococci from antibiotic-free trout aquac...
Novais, Carla; Antunes, Patrícia; Fonte, Joana; Campos, Joana; Silveira, Eduarda; Grosso, Filipa; Machado, Elisabete; Freitas, Ana Raquel[abstract]
Aquacultures as reservoirs of pathogenic bacteria and clinically relevant antib...
Antunes, Patrícia; Campos, Joana; Novais, Carla; Machado, Elisabete; Mourão, Joana; Grosso, Filipa; Quinteira, Sandra; Freitas, Ana Raquel[abstract]
Characterization of ctx-m-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (esbls) among ...
Amaral, Soraia Necho; Peixe, Luísa; Machado, ElisabeteNa última década tem-se assistido à disseminação de enzimas do tipo ctx-m em diversos países, determinando alterações significativas na epidemiologia das beta-lactamases de espectro alargado (bleA). A monitorização da disseminação de enterobacteriaceae produtoras de ctx-m em portugal foi efectuada em isolados clínicos recentes de um hospital português. blactx-m e iss associadas ao seu ambiente genético foram pe...