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Screening of Natural Molecules as Adjuvants to Topical Antibiotics to Treat Sta...

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a common result of a complex secondary complication of diabetes mellitus. More than half of DFUs become infected due to frequent colonization with Staphylococcus aureus. The use of topical antibiotics is proposed, especially in combination with natural adjuvants, to minimize the negative impacts caused by generalized use of systemic antibiotics. In this study, 13 different phytoc...

The Portuguese Model of Home Respiratory Care: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspe...

Patients' and carers' views regarding the Portuguese model of home respiratory care were recently described, yet the complementary perspective of healthcare professionals (HCPs) is still to be investigated. Thus, this study explored HCPs experience in the management of patients needing home respiratory therapies (HRT), and their perspective about the Portuguese model. A phenomenological descriptive study, using...

HIV, HBV and syphilis screening in antenatal care in Lubango, Angola.

Seropositivity rate and sociodemographic factors associated to HIV, HBV, HCV an...

OBJECTIVES: To characterise infections by HIV, Treponema pallidum, hepatitis B (HBV) and C virus (HCV) in parturients admitted to Irene Neto Maternity, Lubango city, Huíla province, Angola, namely its seropositivity rate and its association with sociodemographic factors. METHODS: An observational, cross-sectional and analytical facility-based survey was conducted among 500 parturients at Irene Neto Maternity, f...

AMP-chitosan coating with bactericidal activity in the presence of human plasma...

Antibiotic resistance is increasing and new strategies are needed to fight infection. Advanced materials are promising tools that can be combined with innovative alternatives to conventional antibiotics to allow more targeted and efficient treatment. In this work, we explored the activity against Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) of the a-helical antimicrobial peptide (AMP) MSI-78(4-20) (KFLKKAKKFGKAF...

Importância da citologia na deteção de lesões do endométrio

O presente estudo reporta a citologia de uma mulher de 66 anos, que apresenta um epitélio atrófico com fundo inflamatório. Identificaram-se agregados tridimensionais de células glandulares com sobreposição celular, anisocariose, aumento nuclear, hipercromasia moderada, presença de nucléolos e cromatina grosseira, irregularmente distribuída. O diagnóstico citológico foi de células glandulares atípicas sem outra ...

Impact of Treatment Modality on Vascular Function in Coarctation of the Aorta: ...

Background Optimally treated patients with coarctation of the aorta remain at risk for late vascular dysfunction. The effect of treatment modality on vascular function is unknown. The LOVE-COARCT (Long-term Outcomes and Vascular Evaluation After Successful Coarctation of the Aorta Treatment) study was done to compare vascular function in patients with coarctation of the aorta treated with surgery, balloon dilat...

Bicuspid Aortic Valve Aortopathies: an Hemodynamics Characterization in Dilated...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) aortopathy remains of difficult clinical management due to its heterogeneity and further assessment of related aortic hemodynamics is necessary. The aim of this study was to assess systolic hemodynamic indexes and wall stresses in patients with diverse BAV phenotypes and dilated ascending aortas. The aortic geometry was reconstructed from patient-specific images while the aortic valv...

Primary adrenal insufficiency in adult population: a Portuguese multicentre stu...

INTRODUCTION: Primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) is a rare but severe and potentially life-threatening condition. No previous studies have characterized Portuguese patients with PAI. AIMS: To characterize the clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, treatment and follow-up of Portuguese patients with confirmed PAI. METHODS: This multicentre retrospective study examined PAI patients in 12 Portuguese hospitals....

Giardia duodenalis and soil-transmitted helminths infections in children in São...

Giardia duodenalis prevalence is commonly as high as soil-transmitted helminths (STH), nevertheless is not considered for large-scale chemotherapy through mass drug administration (MDA) due to its short incubation period and frequent reinfections, its control being associated to improving access to water and sanitation. A study enrolling 444 children attending preschools was conducted in May 2011 during a dewor...