Background: Mantle cell lymphoma is usually characterized by an aggressive and recurrent course. Clinical trials and real-world series have demonstrated clinical benefits with the use of ibrutinib as a second-line treatment, compared to later relapses. Objective: To evaluate the Portuguese experience with the use of ibrutinib in patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma since its approval in the...
Aortic coarctation is characterized by a segmental narrowing of the aortic lumen, usually diagnosed and treated in the neonatal period or early childhood, but can remain undiagnosed until adulthood. It manifests as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms, ranging from mild to severe, of which arterial hypertension is one of the most common. In this article, the authors describe the clinical case of a 9-year-old ...
Lusíada. Economia & empresa. - ISSN 1645-6750. - S. 2, n. 29 (2020). - p.; http://hdl.handle.net/11067/5756
This work had as main objectives to characterize two bacteriocins produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) previously isolated from non-fermented seafood, in order to evaluate their potential as new food protective agents. The two bacteriocinogenic isolates were identified by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) using genusand species-specific primers, and confirmed by 16S rDNA sequencing, as Enterococcus faecium and ...
The prevalence and contamination levels of Listeria monocytogenes were investigated in live bivalve molluscs for human consumption, collected in various steps of the commercial and sanitary circuits in the North of Portugal. Samples of di¡erent species were collected per lot before and after depuration treatment in two depuration units and further, when placed in retail markets. Listeria monocytogenes was isola...