HIV and Tuberculosis Co-Infection Among Migrants in Portugal: A Brief Study on Their Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Genomic Characteristics

SHORT COMMUNICATION ABSTRACT HIV and tuberculosis (TB) are among the global deadliest diseases. Migrant populations are particularly vulnerable to these infections. Yet, literature is still scarce on the epidemiology of HIV–TB co-infection among migrants. In this study, we characterized native and migrant HIV patients followed in Portuguese hospitals, who were diagnosed with TB, regarding their […]
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Artemether-lumefantrine treatment failure of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in travellers coming from Angola and Mozambique

Authors: André Silva-Pinto, João Domingos, Margarida Cardoso, Ana Reis, Ernest Diez Benavente, João Paulo Caldas, Cláudia Conceição, Cristina Toscano, Teresa Baptista-Fernandes, Taane G. Clark, Kamal Mansinho, Susana Campino, Fatima Nogueira
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221005634?via%3Dihub

Artemether-lumefantrine treatment failure of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in travellers coming from Angola and Mozambique Highlights Artemether-lumefantrine (AL) treatment failure of imported malaria in Portugal AL treatment failure in the presence of wild-type pfk13 and pfmdr1 Is the standard 3-day course of AL sufficient to ensure parasite clearance? AL increasing treatment failures urges closer […]
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HIV and Tuberculosis Co-Infection Among Migrants in Portugal: A Brief Study on Their Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Genomic Characteristics

Artemether-lumefantrine treatment failure of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in travellers coming from Angola and Mozambique

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