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Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Behavioral Factors Associated With Sexual Trans...
Miranda, M; Pimentel, V; Graça, J; Seabra, S; Sebastião, C; Diniz, A; Faria, D; Teófilo, E; Roxo, F; Maltez, F; Germano, I; Oliveira, J; Ferreira, JIntroduction: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to occur at high levels. According to the WHO, each year there are an estimated 374 million new infections with syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and trichomoniasis. STIs are associated with an increased risk of acquiring HIV infection. Migrants are reportedly highly affected by STIs. Objectives: This study aims to characterize factors associated with ...
HIV-1-Transmitted Drug Resistance and Transmission Clusters in Newly Diagnosed ...
Pingarilho, M; Pimentel, V; Miranda, M; Silva, AR; Diniz, A; Ascenção, B; Piñeiro, C; Koch, C; Rodrigues, C; Caldas, C; Morais, C; Faria, DObjective: To describe and analyze transmitted drug resistance (TDR) between 2014 and 2019 in newly infected patients with HIV-1 in Portugal and to characterize its transmission networks. Methods: Clinical, socioepidemiological, and risk behavior data were collected from 820 newly diagnosed patients in Portugal between September 2014 and December 2019. The sequences obtained from drug resistance testing were us...
Predictive Variables Affecting Transfusion Requirements in Orthotopic Liver Tra...
Araújo, T; Cordeiro, A; Proença, P; Perdigoto, R; Martins, A; Barroso, EINTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Adult orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is associated with considerable blood product requirements. The aim of this study was to assess the ability of preoperative information to predict intraoperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusion requirements among adult liver recipients. METHODS: Preoperative variables with previously demonstrated relationships to intraoperative RBC transfusion...
Host- and microbe-related risk factors for and pathophysiology of fatal Rickett...
Sousa, R; França, A; Nóbrega, SD; Belo, A; Amaro, M; Abreu, T; Poças, J; Proença, P; Vaz, J; Torgal, J; Bacellar, F; Ismail, N; Walker, DBACKGROUND: The pathophysiologic mechanisms that determine the severity of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) and the host-related and microbe-related risk factors for a fatal outcome are incompletely understood. METHODS: This prospective study used univariate and multivariate analyses to determine the risk factors for a fatal outcome for 140 patients with Rickettsia conorii infection admitted to 13 Portuguese h...