Maria Manuel Zarcos

ORCID: 0000-0001-6851-0048
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Research Areas
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Health Education and Validation
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
  • Trauma Management and Diagnosis
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
  • Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction

Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo
2024

Centro Hospitalar Leiria EPE
2022

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
2013-2021

Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental
2020

Hospital de Santo António
2019

Although usually benign, varicella can lead to serious complications and sometimes long-term sequelae. Vaccines are safe effective but not yet included in immunisation programmes many countries. We aimed quantify the impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) terms quality-adjusted years (QALY) children with their families, key assessing cost-utility countries low mortality due this infection. Children community admitted hospitals Portugal were over 18 months from January 2019....

10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.12.011 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Vaccine 2022-12-13

The authors describe a 16-year-old boy, previously healthy, who was admitted to our hospital for left-sided spontaneous pneumothorax. On physical examination he presented with marfanoid habitus. Pneumothorax managed conservatively resolution. Four months later had recurrence of pneumothorax and 1 week after that contralateral He underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery twice bullectomy pleurodesis. No further stated. Additional investigation showed prolapsed cardiac mitral valve Marfan...

10.1136/bcr-2013-201697 article EN BMJ Case Reports 2013-12-05

Introduction: Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a global public health problem across different culture and socioeconomic strata. Teachers have privileged role in prevention programs the approach feasible effective preschoolers. The aim of this study was to characterize preschool teachers’ knowledge, attitudes, training about CSA prevention.Methods: A non-experimental, exploratory, cross-sectional conducted Leiria, Portugal, comprising 47 teachers. Data retrieved through questionnaire developed by...

10.25753/birthgrowthmj.v29.i2.16660 article EN Nascer e crescer 2020-06-26

Introducao: A surdez, congenita ou adquirida na infância, sem uma intervencao precoce e adequada, resulta em defices permanentes a nivel da linguagem, cognicao interaccao social. As Unidades de Surdos (US) sao instituicoes publicas que apoiam criancas surdas facultando-lhes varios tipos apoio.Objectivos: Determinar o tempo decorreu entre suspeita diagnostico terapeutica. Avaliar forma os apoios recebidos US influenciaram desenvolvimento destas criancas.Material Metodos: Revisao casuistica 29...

10.25754/pjp.2010.4433 article PT DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2014-08-01

10.20344/amp.1553 article PT DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2011-12-01

A adolescencia caracteriza-se pela aquisicao de atributos entre os quais autonomia e capacidade decisao. Objectivos: Conhecer a opiniao dos adolescentes relativamente, as condicoes logisticas atendimento pelos profissionais saude no Servico Urgencia Pediatrica (UP), decisoes quanto exames complementares terapeuticas instituir confidencialidade. Caracterizacao do estudo: Transversal descritivo. Material metodos: Aplicacao um questionario aos com idades compreendidas 10 14 anos, observados na...

10.25754/pjp.2002.5189 article PT Portuguese Journal of Pediatrics 2002-01-01

Objectivos: Caracterizar os habitos de ocupacao temposlivres dos adolescentes, avaliar o seu conhecimento e contactocom drogas possivel transmissao doencas no consumo.Material Metodos: Estudo descritivo transversal a alunosde Escolas do Ensino Basico concelho Leiria. Os dadosforam obtidos atraves da aplicacao um questionario.Resultados: Foram inquiridos 507 adolescentes com idadescompreendidas entre 10 17 anos (media 12,5 anos). 51%da amostra era sexo masculino. ocupam seutempo livre ver...

10.25754/pjp.2006.4760 article PT Portuguese Journal of Pediatrics 2006-01-01

Introduction and aims: Although usually benign, varicella can lead to serious complications sometimes long-term sequelae. Varicella vaccines are safe effective but not yet included in national immunisation programmes many countries. The aim of this study was quantify the impact on health-related quality life (HRQoL) terms quality-adjusted years (QALY) children with their families, a key component assessing cost-utility countries low mortality due infection.Methods: Children community...

10.2139/ssrn.4229864 article EN 2022-01-01

O abcesso do psoas e uma situacao relativamente rara, requerendo um elevado grau de suspeicao para o seu diagnostico.Os autores descrevem caso crianca 5 anos idade que apesar apresentar clinica sugestiva psoas, este diagnostico nao evocado na data da admissao.A ecotomografia abdominal sugere confirmado pela tomografia axial computorizada tambem excluiu causas secundarias. Procedeu-se a drenagem cirurgica abcesso, sendo isolado Staphylococcus aureus cultura Os assistindo-se evolucao...

10.25754/pjp.1999.5495 article PT Portuguese Journal of Pediatrics 1999-01-01

Introduction: Inhalers are recommended for asthma prophylactic and crisis therapy.In order to have a good deposition of drugs at pulmonary tissue, the correct use devices is necessary.Objective: To verify inhaler technique with pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) spacers dry-powder (DPIs) in pediatric sample (ages between 1 17 years old).Material Methods: Descriptive, observational cross-sectional study.Application checklist that included steps technique, which was performed under...

10.7199/ped.oncall.2022.26 article EN Pediatric Oncall 2021-12-30
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