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Determinants of HIV late presentation among men who have sex with men in Portug...
Abrantes, Ricardo; Pimentel, Victor; Miranda, Mafalda N. S.; Silva, Ana Rita; Diniz, António; Ascenção, Bianca; Piñeiro, Carmela; Koch, CarmoIntroduction: HIV late presentation (LP) remains excessive in Europe. We aimed to analyze the factors associated with late presentation in the MSM population newly diagnosed with HIV in Portugal between 2014 and 2019. Methods: We included 391 newly HIV-1 diagnosed Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), from the BESTHOPE project, in 17 countrywide Portuguese hospitals. The data included clinical and socio-behavioral q...
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Drives a Glycan Switch of Peripheral T Cells at Diagnosis
Alves, Inês; Vicente, Manuel Machado; Gaifem, Joana; Fernandes, Ângela; Dias, Ana Mendes; Rodrigues, Cláudia Sousa; Oliveira, José Carlos; Seixas, NairCOVID-19 is a highly selective disease in which SARS-CoV-2 infection can result in different clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic/mild to severe disease that requires hospitalization. In this study, we demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 infection results in a glycosylation reprogramming of circulating lymphocytes at diagnosis. We identified a specific glycosignature of T cells, defined upon SARS-CoV-2 in...
Human Psittacosis: A Case Report
Cipriano, Ana; Machado, Ana; Santos, Fábio Videira; Abreu, Miguel Araujo; Sarmento e Castro, RuiPsittacosis is a rare disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci, an intracellular bacteria transmitted by contaminated birds. The clinical and radiological presentations are nonspecific. We describe a case of a 42-year-old woman, with known exposure to birds, who presented to the emergency department with one-week evolution of myalgia, polyarthritis, and respiratory symptoms. At admission, she had fever, respira...
Adesão à terapêutica antirretrovírica de um grupo de mulheres
Santos, Ana Rita; Ventura, Ângela; Pereira, Marta; Rocha, Patrocínia; Sarmento e Castro, Rui