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Ana Luísa Santos
Researcher at University of Coimbra
Publications - 97
Citations - 1033
Ana Luísa Santos is an academic researcher from University of Coimbra. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tuberculosis & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 87 publications receiving 893 citations.
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A picture of tuberculosis in young Portuguese people in the early 20th century: A multidisciplinary study of the skeletal and historical evidence
TL;DR: Examination of evidence for tuberculosis (TB) in juvenile individuals from early 20th century documented skeletons in Coimbra, Portugal, based on data arising before antibiotics became available for treatment can contribute to the future diagnosis of TB in non-documented skeletal material, and will facilitate a more reliable diagnosis in juvenileindividuals.
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Anatomy of a serial killer: differential diagnosis of tuberculosis based on rib lesions of adult individuals from the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection, Portugal.
TL;DR: Adult skeletons from the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection in Portugal are investigated and the skeletal manifestations of individuals known to have died from TB are investigates and the role of rib lesions in the diagnostic criteria for TB is focused on.
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On the trail of pulmonary tuberculosis based on rib lesions: results from the Human Identified Skeletal Collection from the Museu Bocage (Lisbon, Portugal).
Vítor Matos,Ana Luísa Santos +1 more
TL;DR: This work strongly supports the results of similar studies performed on other documented collections, suggesting that new bone formation on ribs, although not pathognomonic, is a useful criterion for the differential diagnosis of pulmonary TB.
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Mycocerosic acid biomarkers for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in the Coimbra Skeletal Collection.
Janet E. Redman,Matthew J. Shaw,Matthew J. Shaw,Anthony I. Mallet,Ana Luísa Santos,Charlotte A. Roberts,Angela M. Gernaey,David E. Minnikin +7 more
TL;DR: Mycocerosic acids were detected in archaeological material for the first time, illustrating that they are valuable biomarkers for the diagnosis of ancient tuberculosis.
Dissertation
A skeletal picture of tuberculosis: macroscopic, radiological, biomolecular, and historical evidence from the Coimbra identified skeletal collection
TL;DR: Tese de doutoramento em antropologia, apresentada a Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra as mentioned in this paper