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Lower prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Portugal: possible ...
Fernandez, C; Chasqueira, MJ; Marques, A; Rodrigues, L; Marçal, M; Tuna, M; Braz, MC; Neto, AS; Mendes, C; Lito, D; Rocha, P; Vasconcellos, GCytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most frequent cause of congenital infection all over the world. Its prevalence ranges from 0.2 to 2.2%. Transmission from children to their pregnant mothers is a well-known risk factor, particularly if they attend a childcare centre. This study aims to compare the prevalence of CMV congenital infection (CMV_CI) in Portugal (Lisbon) between two studies, performed respectively in 2019...
Risk factors for bronchopulmonary dysplasia in five portuguese neonatal intensi...
Guimarães, H; Rocha, G; Vasconcellos, G; Proença, E; Carreira, ML; Sossai, MR; Morais, B; Martins, I; Rodrigues, T; Severo, MThe pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is clearly multifactorial. Specific pathogenic risk factors are prematurity, respiratory distress, oxygen supplementation, mechanical ventilation (MV), inflammation, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), etc. AIM: To evaluate BPD prevalence and to identify risk factors for BPD in five Portuguese Neonatal Intensive Care Units in order to develop better practices the...
The Calmette-Guérin bacillus (BCG). An agent to consider in pediatric infection.
Marcelino, F; Vasconcellos, G; Almeida, A; Pereira, F; Rodrigues, F; Dias, J AComplications occurring a long time after BCG vaccination in healthy children have been occasionally referred, despite being rare. Osteitis seems to be the most frequent of those complications; therefore it must be considered in the differential diagnosis of that sort of lesions. The authors report a case of a 15 month old boy, previously healthy, who suffered an enlargement of the right foot for 3 weeks, unres...