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Prevalence of Torque Teno Virus in Portuguese Children Younger Than 3 Years Old
Chasqueira, Maria Jesus; Paixão, Pedro; Barreiros, Carla; Tuna, Madalena; Marçal, Mónica; Paixão, PauloThe objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Torque Teno virus (TTV) infection in Portuguese children younger than 3 years old and to compare its detection in blood versus saliva. Samples, 242 saliva and 20 plasma, were collected from neonates and children. A real-time polymerase chain reaction was applied to detect the TTV load. Eighteen paired samples of saliva and plasma were concordant for...
Concerning the article "Knowledge of cytomegalovirus and available prevention s...
Neto, Maria Teresa; Tuna, Madalena; Paixão, Paulo
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Kakoo Brioso, Estela; Moscoso, Joana; Malveiro, Duarte; Aguiar, Marta; Tuna, MadalenaINTRODUCTION: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common complication associated with extreme prematurity. Although several criteria defining severity were developed over time, there are a few studies describing the differences in BPD phenotype and neonatal morbidities and complications between severity groups. We aimed to describe these differences in BPD patients of a neonatal intensive care unit (NI...
Pooling Saliva Sample as an Effective Strategy for the Systematic CMV Screening...
Chasqueira, Maria-Jesus; Fernandez, Catarina; Marques, Augusta; Rodrigues, Lucia; Marçal, Mónica; Tuna, Madalena; Braz, Monica; S Neto, AnaBACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus is the most common cause of congenital infections worldwide. Screening all newborns in the first 2 weeks of life is the only way to detect all cases of congenital infection, allowing the monitoring of children with asymptomatic infection at birth and early intervention. AIM: In this multicenter study, we aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using a saliva pool strategy for mass scree...
Salt Poisoning Due to Inadequate Infant Formula Preparation: A Rare Cause of Hy...
Brioso, Estela Kakoo; Moscoso, Joana; Vieira, Filipa; Salazar, Anabela; Tuna, Madalena
Lower prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Portugal
Fernandez, Catarina; Chasqueira, Maria-Jesus; Marques, Augusta; Rodrigues, Lúcia; Marçal, Mónica; Tuna, Madalena; Braz, Mónica Cró; Neto, Ana Serrão59301]. Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.; Cytomegalovirus (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 ...