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Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with monkeypox in the ...
Angelo, Kristina M.; Smith, Teresa; Camprubí-Ferrer, Daniel; Balerdi-Sarasola, Leire; Díaz Menéndez, Marta; Servera-Negre, Guillermo; Barkati, SaphaBackground: The early epidemiology of the 2022 monkeypox epidemic in non-endemic countries differs substantially from the epidemiology previously reported from endemic countries. We aimed to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics among individuals with confirmed cases of monkeypox infection. Methods: We descriptively analysed data for patients with confirmed monkeypox who were included in the...
Troponin Elevation and Myocardial Injury in Patients Admitted to an Internal Me...
Carrington, Mafalda; Jacinto, Margarida; Sousa, Ana; Sant'Anna, Joana; Muñoz, José; Tribolet de Abreu, TiagoIntroduction: An elevated troponin is often found in patients admitted to the hospital. The meaning and the classifications of patients with this elevation (myocardial injury, either acute or chronic, versus acute myocardial infarction, either type 1 or type 2) remains unclear. The aim of our study was to assess the meaning and to classify the patients admitted to an internal medicine department with an elevate...