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Improving Influenza Surveillance in Portuguese Preschool Children by Parents' R...
Paixão, P; Piedade, C; Papoila, AL; Caires, I; Pedro, C; Santos, M; Silvestre, MJ; Brum, L; Nunes, B; Guiomar, R; Curran, M; Carvalho, A; Marques, TInfluenza surveillance is usually based on nationally organized sentinel networks of physicians and on hospital reports. This study aimed to test a different report system, based on parents' phone contact to the research team and in home collection of samples by a dedicated team. The identification of influenza and other respiratory viruses in children who attended a Hospital Emergency Department was also recor...
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis in Infants and Preschool-Age Children
Gaspar-Marques, J; Carreiro-Martins, P; Papoila, AL; Caires, I; Pedro, C; Araújo-Martins, J; Virella, D; Rosado-Pinto, J; Leiria-Pinto, P; Neuparth, NFood allergy (FA) prevalence data in infants and preschool-age children are sparse, and proposed risk factors lack confirmation. In this study, 19 children’s day care centers (DCC) from 2 main Portuguese cities were selected after stratification and cluster analysis. An ISAAC’s (International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) derived health questionnaire was applied to a sample of children attending D...
Environment and Health in Children Day Care Centres (ENVIRH) - Study Rationale ...
Araújo-Martins, J; Carreiro-Martins, P; Viegas, J; Aelenei, D; Cano, MM; Teixeira, JP; Paixão, P; Papoila, AL; Leiria-Pinto, P; Pedro, CBackground: Indoor air quality (IAQ) is considered an important determinant of human health. The association between exposure to volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, house dust mite, molds and bacteria in day care centers (DCC) is not completely clear. The aim of this project was to study these effects. Methods --- study design: This study comprised two phases. Phase I included an evaluation of 45 DC...
Alergia a Medicamentos Reportada em Crianças que Frequentam Infantários
Carreiro-Martins, P; Belo, J; Marques, J; Papoila, AL; Caires, I; Araújo-Martins, J; Pedro, C; Rosado-Pinto, J; Virella, D; Leiria-Pinto, P; Neuparth, NIntrodução: A prevalência de alergia a fármacos na população geral não se encontra devidamente caraterizada, existindo poucos estudos publicados que tenham abordado esta situação em crianças com idades inferior a seis anos de idade. Este estudo tem como objetivo principal estimar a prevalência de alergia a medicamentos reportada pelos pais de crianças de infantários de Lisboa e do Porto. Material e Métodos: No ...