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  1. Genome-wide analysis and longitudinal study of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Portugal: Tracing the evolution and spread of carbapenem resistance
  2. Enterobacter roggenkampii producing KPC-3 collected from a hospital sink drain in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic
  3. Risk of Colonization with Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Among Travellers and Migrants: A Narrative Review
  4. Effectiveness and use of home high flow nasal cannula in Portugal: Where are we?
  5. Extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: clinical features and treatment with ceftazidime/avibactam and ceftolozane/tazobactam in a tertiary care university hospital center in Portugal – A cross-sectional and retrospective observational study
  6. Measurement properties of the incremental step test for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study
  7. Digital health and patient adherence: A qualitative study in older adults
  8. Genomic characterisation of a novel KPC-98-producing clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae strain conferring resistance to ceftazidime/avibactam
  9. Virulence factors in carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae
  10. Correlation between a new incremental step test and the incremental shuttle walk test in people with COPD
  11. Sind Post-COVID: Impact on Physical and Functional Respiratory Capacity
  12. The effectiveness of the Intensive Tobacco Cessation Programme: a multi-professional approach
  13. Role of Respiratory Technicians in Discharge Program from Hospital to Home
  14. Reference Equation of a New Incremental Step Test to Assess Exercise Capacity in the Portuguese Adult Population
  15. COPD and COVID-19: a dangerous association?
  16. Hospitalised patients with COVID-19: the impact of nosocomial infections
  17. KPC-3-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 392 from a Dog’s Clinical Isolate in Portugal
  18. Genomic epidemiological analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Portuguese hospitals reveals insights into circulating antimicrobial resistance
  19. From Inception to Implementation: Strategies for Setting Up Pulmonary Telerehabilitation
  20. Validity and reliability of a new incremental step test for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  21. Whole-Genome Sequencing Enables Molecular Characterization of Non-Clonal Group 258 High-Risk Clones (ST13, ST17, ST147 and ST307) among Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from a Tertiary University Hospital Centre in Portugal
  22. First Description of Ceftazidime/Avibactam Resistance in a ST13 KPC-70-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain from Portugal
  23. First Outbreak of NDM-1-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11 in a Portuguese Hospital Centre during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  24. Epidemiological Characterization and the Impact of Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia in Patients Admitted in a Northern Portuguese Hospital
  25. Hafnia alvei Pneumonia: A Rare Cause of Infection in a Patient with COVID-19
  26. The Portuguese Model of Home Respiratory Care: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspective
  27. Are Video Games Effective to Promote Cognition and Everyday Functional Capacity in Mild Cognitive Impairment/Dementia Patients? A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
  28. The impact of Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia in patients admitted in a Northern Portuguese hospital
  29. Screening for a strategic shift to pulmonary telerehabilitation for non-COVID-19 patients
  30. Six-minute walk test and telemonitoring of daily activities compared: implications to clinical interventions guided by oximetry
  31. Between-day reliability of a novel incremental step test to assess exercise capacity in COPD patients
  32. Association between patient-reported outcomes and functional test outcomes in patients with COPD before undergoing home-based pulmonary rehabilitation
  33. From face-to-face to telerehabilitation: patients prefer a mixed model on a pandemic-free future
  34. Effects of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of GOLD D group
  35. Telemonitoring of daily activities compared to the six-minute walk test further completes the puzzle of oximetry-guided interventions
  36. A qualitative study of patient and carer experiences with home respiratory therapies: Long-term oxygen therapy and home mechanical ventilation
  37. Enhance Access to Pulmonary Rehabilitation with a Structured and Personalized Home-Based Program—reabilitAR: Protocol for Real-World Setting
  38. “Design of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes during acute exacerbations of COPD: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.” Ana Machado, Pedro Matos Silva, Vera Afreixo, Cátia Caneiras, Chris Burtin and Alda Marques. Eur Respir Rev 2020; 29: 200...
  39. Effects of a Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in GOLD B Group: A Pilot Study
  40. An Update on Wastewater Multi-Resistant Bacteria: Identification of Clinical Pathogens Such as Escherichia coli O25b:H4-B2-ST131-Producing CTX-M-15 ESBL and KPC-3 Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella oxytoca
  41. Adapted Chester Step Test Can Have Maximal Response Characteristics for the Assessment of Exercise Capacity in Young Women
  42. “Design of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes during acute exacerbations of COPD: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.” Ana Machado, Pedro Matos Silva, Vera Afreixo, Cátia Caneiras, Chris Burtin and Alda Marques. Eur Respir Rev 2020; 29: 200...
  43. Genomic Epidemiology of Carbapenemase Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains at a Northern Portuguese Hospital Enables the Detection of a Misidentified Klebsiella variicola KPC-3 Producing Strain
  44. Photo-Realistic Interactive Virtual Environments for Neurorehabilitation in Mild Cognitive Impairment (NeuroVRehab.PT): A Participatory Design and Proof-of-Concept Study
  45. Medical Electronic Prescription for Home Respiratory Care Services (PEM-CRD) at a Portuguese University Tertiary Care Centre (2014–2018): A Case Study
  46. Design of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes during acute exacerbations of COPD: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
  47. Measurement properties of step tests for exercise capacity in COPD: A systematic review
  48. Towards a Global Perspective of Environmental Health: Defining the Research Grounds of an Institute of Environmental Health
  49. Growing importance of Gram-negative isolates in respiratory samples
  50. Could step and stepper tests be valid to assessing the exercise and functional capacities in patients with COPD? Results from a systematic review
  51. Good Practices for Prevention and Infection Control in Non-Invasive Ventilation on Hospital environment: knowledge and needs not covered among Healthcare professionals
  52. Novel Input for Designing Patient-Tailored Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Telemonitoring Physical Activity as a Vital Sign—SMARTREAB Study
  53. Patient experience with home respiratory therapies in Portugal: it is time to move forward
  54. Game-based interventions for neuropsychological assessment, training and rehabilitation: Which game-elements to use? A systematic review
  55. Promotion of adherence to home-mechanical ventilation by Telemonitoring technology: a pilot study
  56. Home-based monitorization of neuromuscular patients with non-invasive ventilation: implementation of a patient-centered protocol
  57. Community- and Hospital-Acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae Urinary Tract Infections in Portugal: Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance
  58. Patient Experience in Home Respiratory Therapies: Where We Are and Where to Go
  59. A telephone-based survey of current trends, habits and beliefs in patients receiving portable oxygen therapy in Madrid, Spain
  60. Virulence and resistance determinants of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a Portuguese tertiary university hospital centre over a 31-year period
  61. First Description of Colistin and Tigecycline-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Producing KPC-3 Carbapenemase in Portugal
  62. Efficacy of mechanical insufflation-exhalation therapy in patiens with neuromuscular disease
  63. Uncommon accumulation of multidrug resistance and virulence potential in carbapenemase ST-14 KPC-3 Klebsiella pneumoniae in Portugal: a high risk threat
  64. Molecular Epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae: multiclonal dissemination of CTX-M-15 Extended Spectrum ß-lactamase
  65. The impact of a telemedicine monitoring on positive airway pressure in naïve obstructive sleep apnea patients' outcomes: a randomized controlled trial
  66. Macrocyclic copper(II) complexes: Superoxide scavenging activity, structural studies and cytotoxicity evaluation