Publications by authors named "A Cardoso-Almeida"
Long-term occurrence of multiple antimicrobial drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates harboring virulent potential in a tertiary hospital from Brazil.
Braz J Microbiol
September 2024
Klebsiella pneumoniae strains are globally associated with a plethora of opportunistic and severe human infections and are known to spread genes conferring antimicrobial resistance. Some strains harbor virulence determinants that enable them to cause serious disease in any patient, both in the hospital and in the community. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of antimicrobial resistance and virulence traits (by gene detection and string test) among 83 K.
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- - The study examines the effects of autologous gastrointestinal reconstructive (AGIR) surgery on patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS) and its role in achieving enteral autonomy (EA), finding an overall EA rate of 44% after surgery.
- - Out of 27 patients, the surgery increased small bowel length by 70%, and it was shown that having more than 15% of expected small bowel length significantly enhanced the likelihood of achieving EA.
- - The research suggests that the percentage of expected bowel length and the specific causes of SBS are significant predictors of achieving EA post-AGIR surgery, indicating AGIR's effectiveness in multidisciplinary care for children with SBS.
Introduction: The diagnosis of anorectal malformations (ARMs) is made at birth by perineal examination of the newborn, yet small series reported late diagnosis in almost 13%. No large series to date have looked into the magnitude of missed ARM cases in the neonatal period across Europe. This study aimed to define the rate of missed ARM at birth across four United Kingdom and European Union centers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The syndrome of horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis (HGPPS) is a rare human disease and while its association with scoliosis was first reported in 1974, thirty years later the responsible genetic mutations are being elucidated. This progress was due to the reporting of single interesting cases.
Case Description: We present the case of a 27 year-old male patient who was admitted for elective scoliosis correction surgery and who represented after an uncomplicated discharge with headache and vomiting; because of a gaze palsy he underwent brain imaging that confirmed a brainstem abnormality, consistent with the syndrome of horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis (HGPPS), a rare autosomal recessive human disease.