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Spondylodiscitis associated with recurrent Serratia bacteremia due to a transju...
Marques, Nuno; Sá, Rosa; Coelho, Filomena; Cunha, Saraiva da; Meliço-Silvestre, A.We report a case of spondylodiscitis caused by multiresistant Serratia marcescens in a cirrhotic patient who had several Serratia bacteremias after the placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) device. We concluded that an endovascular stent that can not be removed makes management of recurrent bacteremia difficult. Furthermore, back pain due to bacteremia is indicative of spondylodisc...
Spondylodiscitis associated with recurrent Serratia bacteremia due to a transju...
Marques, Nuno; Sá, Rosa; Coelho, Filomena; Cunha, Saraiva da; Meliço-Silvestre, A.We report a case of spondylodiscitis caused by multiresistant Serratia marcescens in a cirrhotic patient who had several Serratia bacteremias after the placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) device. We concluded that an endovascular stent that can not be removed makes management of recurrent bacteremia difficult. Furthermore, back pain due to bacteremia is indicative of spondylodisc...
Epidemiology of hepatitis C in central Portugal. Prevalence of anti-HCV in the ...
Santos, Arsénio; Carvalho, Armando; Bento, Duarte; Sá, Rosa; Tomáz, Jorge; Rodrigues, Víctor; Pais, Luísa; Porto, ArmandoAnti-hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV) screening was performed in a sample of the adult population of the Coimbra District. 657 persons were included (267 male and 390 female, mean age of 42.7 + 13.1 years), aleatorily chosen from four characteristic regions. Anti-HCV was detected using an ELISA-2 test and all positive sera were also tested with RIBA-2. General prevalence of anti-HCV was 0.46%. All positive...