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Lobar Lung Transplantation: A Single-Center 10-Year Experience
Cruz, Z; Neri, F; Roxo, M; Figueiredo, C; Moita, C; Costa, AR; Santos Silva, J; Reis, J; Maciel Barbosa, J; Calvinho, P; Semedo, LBackground: The shortage of donors for lung transplants is the main limitation of the preceding. Lobar transplantation is an alternative especially useful in patients with short stature and small thoracic cavities. The aim of this study was to perform a descriptive analysis of Portuguese patients who underwent lobar lung transplantation. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted, and patients submitted to lo...
Seroprevalence of Protective Antibodies Against Influenza and the Reduction of ...
Guiomar, R; Pereira da Silva, S; Costa, I; Conde, P; Cristóvão, P; Rodrigues, AP; Fernandes, A; Dias, AP; Couto, AR; Ramos, A; Moita, C; Rodrigues, CBackground: Seroepidemiological studies provide estimates of population-level immunity, prevalence/incidence of infections, and evaluation of vaccination programs. We assessed the seroprevalence of protective antibodies against influenza and evaluated the correlation of seroprevalence with the cumulative annual influenza incidence rate. Methods: We conducted an annual repeated cross-sectional seroepidemiologica...