Bruno de Sousa

TL;DR: The present data showed that caspofungin demonstrated anti-Pneumomocystis effect, however, the doses administrated were too low to achieve Pneumocyst is eradication, which suggests that echinocandin treatment should not be administrated as mono-therapy.

TL;DR: Results indicate very high prevalence of T. gondii DNA in the faeces (oocysts) of definitive hosts and relatively low, but still worrying, seroprevalence in pigs destined for human consumption.

TL;DR: Investigation of healthcare-seeking patterns among immigrants in Portugal suggests that further efforts are needed to tackle inequalities in access to care and promote the utilisation of health services, particularly among the more vulnerable immigrant groups.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured how many therapists are using online therapy before vs. during COVID-19, how much training they have received, and their knowledge about legal restrictions on using telepsychology.

TL;DR: Assessing how training CHW on diarrheal diseases impacted the accuracy of the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases in children under the age of 5 years in Guinea-Bissau showed that CHWs improve significantly their performance in identifying the correct diagnosis in the first follow-up moment after the training but, 3 months later, the effectiveness decreases.