| prevalence of candida albicans in vaginal fluid of asymptomatic portuguese women. | candida albicans is by far the most frequent agent of genital candidosis. we studied the prevalence of c albicans in normal asymptomatic women attending primary health care centers throughout portugal. the overall prevalence of c albicans in the vaginal fluid of 1,004 women studied was 10.4%. interestingly, the prevalence rates were lower (6.8%) in women taking combination oral contraceptives and higher (13.0%) in those using intrauterine devices. | 1993 | 8441130 |
| detection and evaluation of endocrine-disruption activity in water samples from portuguese rivers. | water samples (n = 183) from portuguese rivers were tested for the presence of endocrine disruptors using the recombinant yeast assay (rya) combined with chemical identification of compounds having endocrine-disruption properties by liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. ten selected locations were sampled monthly for a period of 20 months, from april 2001 to december 2002. more than 90% of samples showed either no detectable or low levels of estrogenicity (<0.1 ng/l of estradiol eq ... | 2005 | 15719999 |
| a first portuguese epidemiological survey of fungaemia in a university hospital. | a prospective, observational study was conducted at the biggest portuguese hospital, aiming to evaluate the epidemiology of bloodstream fungal infection. during a period of 12 months (2004), all yeasts isolated from the blood cultures of patients with fungaemia admitted at a university hospital of porto were collected. demographic and clinical data, as well as haematological and biochemical profiles, were registered. antifungal susceptibility was evaluated. the incidence of fungaemia and nosocom ... | 2008 | 18204871 |