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Undernutrition in institutionalized elderly patients with neurological diseases...
Miranda, Diana; Cardoso, Rita; Gomes, R; Guimarães, Isabel; Abreu, Daisy; Godinho, C; Pereira, P; Domingos, Josefa; Pona, N; Ferreira, JoaquimObjectives: To determine and compare the frequency of undernutrition in institutionalized elderly patients with neurological diseases at admission using different nutritional assessment tools. Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Setting: One long-term care institution specialized in neurodegenerative diseases. Participants: 92 Elderly people (aged ≥ 65 years) with at least one neurological condition. M...
High prevalence of ST121 in community-associated methicillin-susceptible Staphy...
Conceição, T; Aires-de-Sousa, M; Pona, N; Brito, MJ; Barradas, C; Coelho, R; Sardinha, T; Sancho, L; Sousa, JG; Machado, MC; Lencastre, HIn order to evaluate the incidence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Portugal, we analyzed a collection of 38 S. aureus isolates recovered from 30 children attending the pediatric emergency department of a central hospital in Lisbon due to skin and soft tissue infections. Molecular characterization identified seven clonal lineages among the 35 methicillin-susceptib...