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Home / Archives for 2020

2020

Adequacy of Severe Malaria Markers and Prognostic Scores in an Intensive Care Unit in Luanda, Angola: A Clinical Study

  • Autores: Maria Lina Antunes, Jorge Seixas, Humberto E. Ferreira, Marcelo Sousa Silva
  • Ano de Publicação: 2020
  • Journal: Journal of Clinic Medicine

Abstract: Severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains the primary cause of mortality in several African countries, including Angola, where severe malaria patient admission into intensive care units (ICU) is mandatory. The present observational and prospective study enrolled 101 consecutive severe malaria patients admitted at the ICU of Américo Boavida University Hospital (Luanda, Angola). Malaria was confirmed […]
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Hepatitis delta: In vitro evaluation of cytotoxicity and cytokines involved in PEG-IFN therapy

  • Autores: Larissa Deadame de Figueiredo Nicolete, Celso Vladimiro Cunha, Mariana Tomazini Pinto, Evandra Strazza Rodrigues, Simone Kashima, Dimas Tadeu Covas, Juan Miguel Villalobos-Salcedo, Roberto Nicolete
  • Ano de Publicação: 2020
  • Journal: International Immunopharmacology

The treatment for hepatitis Delta virus (HDV) still consists of Pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) combined with inhibitors of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication. In some patients may be occur a virological response, which means a negative HDV RNA 6 months after stopping treatment. In this study it was conducted an in vitro approach with the aim […]
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Multicentre testing of the EUCAST broth microdilution reference method for MIC determination on Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  • Autores: Thomas Schön, Jim Werngren, Diana Machado, Emanuele Borroni, Maria Wijkander, Gerard Lina, Johan Mouton, Erika Matuschek, Gunnar Kahlmeter, Christian Giske, Miguel Santin, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Miguel Viveiros, Emmanuelle Cambau
  • Ano de Publicação: 2020
  • Journal: Clinical microbiology and infection
  • Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1198743X20306509

Abstract Objectives: The first objective of the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) subcommittee for antimycobacterial susceptibility testing (AMST), launched in 2016, was to set a reference method for determining the MICs of antituberculous agents, since many protocols are used worldwide and a consensus one is needed for the determination of microbiological breakpoints. Methods: […]
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Associations between COVID-19-Related Digital Health Literacy and Online Information-Seeking Behavior among Portuguese University Students

  • Autores: Rafaela Rosário, Maria do Rosário O Martins, Cláudia Augusto, Maria José Silva, Silvana Martins, Ana Duarte, Inês Fronteira, Neida Ramos, Orkan Okan, Kevin Dadaczynski
  • Ano de Publicação: 2020
  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Link: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/23/8987

Abstract We aim to evaluate the associations between digital health literacy (DHL) related to COVID-19 and online information-seeking behavior among university students. Methods: A total of 3.084 students (75.7% women), with an average age of 24.2 (SD = 7.5) participated in this cross-sectional study, most of whom (36.5%) were from social sciences and pursued a […]
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The 2019 Health Basic Law in Portugal: Political arguments from the left and right

  • Autores: Jorge Simões, Inês Fronteira, Gonçalo Figueiredo Augusto
  • Ano de Publicação: 2020
  • Journal: Elsevier

The Portuguese National Health Service (NHS) was established in 1979. Since its inception, the relationship of the NHS with private-for-profit and private non-profit organisations has been controversially discussed between left and right-wing political parties, and this has also led also to academic debate. In 1990, a Health Basic Law was approved by right-wing parties, which […]
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Alignment and contribution of nursing doctoral programs to achieve the sustainable development goals

  • Autores: Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes, Carla Aparecida Arena Ventura, Ítalo Rodolfo Silva, Elucir Gir, Emerson Willian Santos de Almeida, Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes Queiroz, Bruna Sordi Carrara, Raquel Helena Hernandez Fernandes, Tiago Privado da Silva & Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa
  • Ano de Publicação: 2020
  • Journal: Human Resources for Health

Abstract Background Different social segments from several regions of the world face challenges in order to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Nursing represents the greatest number of health workforce in the globe, dealing with these challenges in different paths, among them the training of human resources. In this context, the goal of this study […]
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COVID-19 treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: If the best is not available, the available becomes the best

  • Autores: Jan HDubbink, Tiago Martins Branco, Kelfala BB Kamara, James S Bangura, Erik Wehrens, Abdul MFalama, Abraham Goorhuis, Peter BJørgensen, Stephen S.Sevalie, Thomas Hanscheid, Martin Peter Grobusch
  • Ano de Publicação: 2020
  • Journal: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1477893920303744?via%3Dihub

Community transmission of COVID-19 is ongoing in the majority of countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), threatening, as elsewhere, the capacity of national healthcare systems (HCS) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) [1, 2]. While the epidemic started slowly and late in SSA, currently – subject to often rapid changes – around 20,000 cases per day […]
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The case for simplifying and using absolute targets for viral hepatitis elimination goals

  • Autores: Polaris Observatory Collaborators
  • Ano de Publicação: 2020
  • Journal: Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Abstract The 69th World Health Assembly endorsed the Global Health Sector Strategy for Viral Hepatitis, embracing a goal to eliminate hepatitis infection as a public health threat by 2030. This was followed by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global targets for the care and management of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) […]
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Harnessing Telemedicine for the Provision of Health Care: Bibliometric and Scientometric Analysis

  • Autores: Ahmed Waqas, Soo Huat Teoh, Luís Velez Lapão, Luiz Ary Messina, Jorge César Correia
  • Ano de Publicação: 2020
  • Journal: JMIR Publications
  • Link: https://www.jmir.org/2020/10/e18835

ABSTRACT Background: In recent decades, advances in information technology have given new momentum to telemedicine research. These advances in telemedicine range from individual to population levels, allowing the exchange of patient information for diagnosis and management of health problems, primary care prevention, and education of physicians via distance learning. Objective: This scientometric investigation aims to examine collaborative […]
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The Writing’s on the Wall: On Health Inequalities, Migrants, and Coronavirus

  • Autores: Ahmed Nabil Shaaban, Bárbara Peleteiro, Maria Rosario O. Martins
  • Ano de Publicação: 2020
  • Journal: Frontiers in Public Health
  • Link: https://bit.ly/2HnKttr

Migrants and ethnic minorities who lack access to health services and information are particularly vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19. In this opinion, we aimed to explain how these challenges can affect the spread of COVID-19 in the European Union and the United Kingdom, and to stress the importance of universal and equitable access to […]
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