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Antimicrobial resistance and molecular characteristics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from men who have sex with men

  • Autores: Calado J, Castro R, Lopes A, Campos MJ, Rocha M, Pereira F
  • Ano de Publicação: 2019
  • Journal: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328766979_Antimicrobial_resistance_and_molecular_characteristics_of_Neisseria_gonorrhoeae_isolates_from_MSM

Objectives: To analyze the susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates to penicillin (Pen), cefixime (Cfm), ceftriaxone (Cro), tetracycline (Tet), ciprofloxacin (Cip), azithromycin (Azm) and spectinomycin (Spt). To verify the presence of Mutations in resistant genes. Methods: Antibiotic susceptibility testing was carried out by Etest method in 30 N. gonorrhoeae isolates collected from MSM population. PCR and […]
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Risk factors sexual behaviour and C. trachomatis infection among Health Sciences University students in Lisbon

  • Autores: Castro R, Magalhães Z, Pereira F
  • Ano de Publicação: 2016
  • Journal: Journal of infectious Diseases and Epidemiology
  • Link: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:rgD5dgWey0gJ:https://www.clinmedjournals.org/articles/jide/journal-of-infectious-diseases-and-epidemiology-jide-2-005.pdf+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=pt

Background: Individuals between 15 and 24 years of age are at higher risk of acquiring Chlamydia trachomatis infection. The objectives of this study were to describe risk taking sexual behaviour and the presence of C. Trachomatis in health sciences university students in Lisbon. Methods: We included 308 university students. An anonymous selfadministered questionnaire was provided […]
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The role of point-of-care testing in the diagnosis of syphilis

  • Autores: Castro R, Pereira F
  • Ano de Publicação: 2017
  • Journal: Paper presented at IAPC-6 Meeting

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Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus and syphilis among indi- viduals attending anonymous testing for HIV in Luanda, Angola

  • Autores: Castro R, Guimarães NH, Lopes A, Pereira F
  • Journal: South African Medical Journal
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23472697

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and syphilis remain major infections around the world. In Angola there are about 166 000 individuals living with HIV, representing a prevalence of 1.98% in adults between 15 and 49 years of age. In a 2003 study in Luanda, 4.5% of pregnant women had antibodies to HIV and 8.1% to HBV, and 5.4% were infected with Treponema pallidum.
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Sexually transmitted infections in pregnant adolescents: prevalence and association with maternal and foetal morbidity

  • Autores: Borges-Costa J, Matos C, Pereira F
  • Journal: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Sexually+transmitted+infections+in+pregnant+adolescents%3A+prevalence+and+association+with+maternal+and+foetal+morbidity

BACKGROUND:
Pregnant adolescents have a high incidence of sexually transmitted infections and higher risk of adverse birth outcome.
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GHTM is a R&D Center that brings together researchers from IHMT with a track record in Tropical Medicine and International/Global Health. It aims at strengthening Portugal's role as a leading partner in the development and implementation of a global health research agenda. Our evidence-based interventions contribute to the promotion of equity in health and to improve the health of populations.

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