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ANIPHI: An innovative pedagogical platform based on the Delphi method to suppor...
Vieira, ACL; Vidal, M; Menassol, J-B; Mateus, TL; Santos, AS; Durieux, J-P; Oliveira, MDAs a teaching subject, animal welfare is challenging for educators and learners, as was recently shown in a recent survey on the evolution of animal welfare teaching in Europe. Among several suggestions to overcome the current resistance to implementing animal welfare education, we highlight two. The first is that animal welfare education should be based on learner-centred approaches; the second is that it shou...
Combined Lung-Kidney Transplantation: First Case in Portugal
Silva, D; Dantas, C; Santos, AS; Silva, C; Aires, I; Remédio, F; Carrelhas, S; Pena, A; Eurico Reis, J; Calvinho, P; Semedo, L; Cardoso, J; Nolasco, FA significant dysfunction of another organ is usually considered an absolute contraindication for lung transplantation, unless multiorgan transplantation is indicated and practical, as is the case of combined lung-kidney transplantation. Few cases of combined lung-kidney transplantation have been described in the literature; however, it is known that, in certain cases, it is the only way to offer an opportunity...
Retrospective analysis of forensic anthropology cases investigated by the legal...
Salles-Machado, MP; Santos, AS; Possante de Almeida, CA; Durão, C; Cunha, E; Daruge Júnior, E
Rickettsial Infection Caused by Accidental Conjunctival Inoculation
Brissos, J; de Sousa, R; Santos, AS; Gouveia, CThe most common transmission route of tick-borne Rickettsia is through tick bite; nevertheless, other transmission routes should also be considered. We report a case of rickettsial infection in a 15-year-old boy caused by accidental contamination of the conjunctiva through the infected fluid of a crushed engorged tick removed from a dog. Right eye pain, conjunctival hyperaemia with mucopurulent exudate, chemosi...
Intraventricular Colistin in Gram-Negative Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection...
Santos, AS; Iraneta, A; Matos, M; Brito, MJ
Q Fever Chronic Osteomyelitis in Two Children
Costa, B; Morais, A; Santos, AS; Tavares, D; Seves, G; Gouveia, CWe report 2 cases of chronic Q fever osteomyelitis in 10- and 5-year-old girls who presented with distal right femoral and left parasternal granulomatous osteomyelitis, respectively. Both were treated with ciprofloxacin and rifampin with good response. Q fever osteomyelitis is a challenging diagnosis in children, and the choice of antimicrobial treatment is difficult because of limited available data.
Heart Rate Variability during Plateau Waves of Intracranial Pressure: a pilot d...
Luis, A; Santos, AS; dias, c; Almeida, R; Rocha, APThis study aims to describe heart rate variability during the first episode of plateau waves of intracranial pressure (ICP) in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in order to characterize and identify at bedside this cerebrovascular phenomenon. The general behavior of the heart rate variability (HRV) spectral measures expressed in the medians across patients is concordant with an increased HRV in the latter part of th...
CAT-SCRATCH Disease: Still a Challenge
Bota, S; Jacinto, S; Ferreira, C; Santos, AS; Varandas, L; Gouveia, C
Detection of Rickettsia conorii strains in Portuguese dogs (Canis familiaris)
Alexandre, Nuno; Santos, AS; Bacellar, F; Boinas, FJ; Núncio, MS; De Sousa, RThis study reports a serological and molecular survey on the spotted fever group Rickettsia found in a group of 51 dogs with suspected tick-borne illness from the south of Portugal. Additionally, a prevalence of IgG antibodies to R. conorii was also estimated in a group of 400 healthy dogs from the same region. In the group of healthy dogs, the immunofluorescence test revealed that 154 (38.5%) of the 400 dogs h...