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Patient‐centered digital biomarkers for allergic respiratory diseases and asthm...
Bousquet, Jean; Shamji, Mohamed; Anto, Josep M.; Schünemann, Holger; Canonica, Giorgio Walter; Jutel, Marek; Del Giacco, Stafano; Zuberbier, TorstenBiomarkers for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with rhinitis and/ or asthma are urgently needed. Although some biologic biomarkers exist in specialist care for asthma, they cannot be largely used in primary care. There are no validated biomarkers in rhinitis or allergen immunotherapy (AIT) that can be used in clinical practice. The digital transformation of health and health care (including m...
Helminth infections, atopy, asthma and allergic diseases: protocol for a system...
Arrais, Margarete; Maricoto, Tiago; Cooper, Philip; Gama, Jorge M. R.; Nwaru, Bright I; Brito, Miguel; Taborda Barata, LuisIntroduction: Childhood infections, particularly those caused by helminths are considered to be important environmental exposures influencing the development of allergic diseases. However, epidemiological studies focusing on the relationship between helminth infections and the risk of allergic diseases, performed worldwide, show inconsistent findings. Previous systematic reviews of observational studies publish...
Inhaler training and asthma knowledge are associated with a higher proportion o...
Ferreira, Eduardo Freitas; Pascoal, Adriana dos Santos; Silva, Patrícia; Lourenço, Olga; Valente, Maria La Salete; Valente, Maria de JesusObjective: Incorrect inhaler usage is frequent, particularly in elderly asthmatic patients. This study aimed at comparing inhaler technique errors and their determinants, as well inhaler technique self-perception versus real performance, between elderly and non-elderly asthmatics. Methods: Cross-sectional assessment of 92 elderly and 100 non-elderly asthmatics followed at specialty clinics. A standardized quest...
Levels of TBT and other selected organotin compounds in duplicate diet samples
Sousa, Ana C. A.; Coelho, Sónia; Pastorinho, M. Ramiro; Taborda Barata, Luis; Nogueira, António J.A.; Isobe, Tomohiko; Kunisue, Tatsuya; Takahashi, ShinOrganotin compounds (OTs) are ubiquitous contaminants with a broad range of applications ranging from biocides and pesticides to catalysts for the production of polyurethane foams and silicones. The deleterious effects of some OTs (particularly tributyltin - TBT) upon wildlife and experimental animals are well documented and include endocrine disruption, immunotoxicity, neurotoxicity, genotoxicity and metabolic...
House dust fungal communities’ characterization: a double take on the six by si...
Amaro, Raquel; Coelho, Sónia D.; Pastorinho, Ramiro; Taborda Barata, Luis; Patto, Maria Da Assunção Vaz; Monteiro, Marisa Rodrigues; Nepomuceno, MiguelFungi are a group of microbes that are found with particular incidence in the indoor environment. Their direct toxicity or capability of generating toxic compounds has been associated with a large number of adverse health effects, such as infectious diseases and allergies. Given that in modern society people spend a large part of their time indoors; fungal communities’ characterization of this environmental com...