Respiratory viral infections before the COVID-19 in Portugal: A single center study.

Objectives: We aimed to describe the respiratory viruses (RV) found in respiratory samples from patients admitted to Hospital de São Bernardo, Setúbal, Portugal, between October 2019 and March 2020, and to correlate these with clinical features.

Design: This retrospective study explored 948 fresh frozen naso/oropharyngeal swabs, tested by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.

Results: Rhinovirus/enterovirus, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) were the most prevalent RV.

Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Related Stigma: Portuguese Patients Experiences.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB)-related stigma has been well-documented. Since the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), different organizations have been alerted to the fact that stigma could arise again. Due to stigma's negative effects, this qualitative study aimed to explore the stigma felt by patients by evaluating the following: COVID-19 stigma and its temporal progression through the pandemic; stigma perceived by different patients with TB before and during COVID-19 pandemic; and difference perceived by individuals who contracted both diseases.