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Terahertz Spectroscopy Applied to Diagnostics in Public Health: A Review
Almeida,Meila Bastos de; Schiavo,Letícia; Esmanhoto,Elis; Lenz,Cesar Antonio; Rocha,Jaime; Loureiro,Marcelo; Kmetiuk,Louise BachAbstract Terahertz (THz) spectroscopy is an emerging technology that is that is bringing a number of technical breakthroughs in several scientific applications. This review aimed to describe potential applications of THz spectroscopy at the biochemistry and molecules detection for food industry, environment monitoring and diagnostics, and present the importance of such technological platform in disease control ...
Early switch/early discharge opportunities for hospitalized patients with methi...
Furtado,Guilherme H.; Rocha,Jaime; Hayden,Ricardo; Solem,Caitlyn; Macahilig,Cynthia; Tang,Wing Yu; Chambers,Richard; Figueiredo,Maria Lavínea Novis deABSTRACT Background: Early antibiotic switch and early discharge protocols have not been widely studied in Latin America. Our objective was to describe real-world treatment patterns, resource use, and estimate opportunities for early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics and early discharge for patients hospitalized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus complicated skin and soft-tissue infectio...
Top 10 evidence-based recommendations from the Brazilian Society of Infectious ...
Pasqualotto,Alessandro C.; Almeida,Camila S.; Kliemann,Dimas A.; Barcellos,Guilherme B.; Queiroz-Telles,Flávio; Abdala,Edson; Resende,MariangelaABSTRACT The Choosing Wisely Initiative aims to collect statements from medical societies all over the world on medical interventions that result in no benefit to patients, with the potential to cause harm. In this article we present the views of the Diagnostic Laboratory Group at the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI). Ten experts from SBI were asked to list 10 diagnostic tests that were perceived ...
Clinical, imagiological and etiological spectrum of posterior reversible enceph...
Pereira,P Ricardo; Pinho,João; Rodrigues,Margarida; Rocha,João; Sousa,Filipa; Amorim,José; Ribeiro,Manuel; Rocha,Jaime; Ferreira,CarlaObjectiveAnalyze the cases of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) admitted in a Neurology Department during an 8-year period.MethodRetrospective observational study in a central hospital in the north of Portugal.Results14 patients were identified, mean age 52.3 years. Precipitating factors included: eclampsia, isolated arterial hypertension, spinal trauma and autonomic dysreflexia, Guillain-Barr...