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Streptococcus canis are a single population infecting multiple animal hosts des...
Pinho, MD; Foster, G; Pomba, C.; Machado, MP; Baily, JL; Kuiken, T; Melo-Cristino, J; Ramirez, M; Vaz, T; Giao, MABSTRACT - Streptococcus canis is an animal pathogen which occasionally causes infections in humans. The S. canis M-like protein (SCM) encoded by the scm gene, is its best characterized virulence factor but previous studies suggested it could be absent in a substantial fraction of isolates. We studied the distribution and variability of the scm gene in 188 S. canis isolates recovered from companion animals (n =...
Fluorescence-Guided Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer: Detection Rate...
Vaz, T; Costa, S; Peleteiro, BIntroduction: Sentinel lymph node biopsy is currently the standard surgical procedure for lymph node staging in patients with early stage breast cancer. It is performed using different techniques, such as the injection of vital dyes and / or radioisotopes and, more recently, guided by fluorescence using Indocyanine green. The aim of this study is to assess the detection rate of sentinel lymph node using Indocya...
Acute pericarditis in childhood. The 9-year experience of a tertiary referral c...
Farinha, N J; Bartolo, A; Trindade, L; Vaz, T; Monterroso, J; Areias, J C; Santos, N TSixteen children, aged 7 months to 12 years, with acute pericarditis, admitted between 1985 and 1993 to a tertiary referral centre were analyzed retrospectively for their presentation, etiology, work-up, management and prognosis. It was found that most of the presenting signs were not specific and were often related to associated diseases such as respiratory tract infections. In 50% of the cases a cause was not...