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  1. Toscana Virus in Wild-Caught Sand Flies in Portugal, Findings from the National Vector Surveillance Network, 2023

    Article • Pathogens, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Patricia Soares

  2. Mark–Release–Recapture Trial with Aedes albopictus (Diptera, Culicidae) Irradiated Males: Population Parameters and Climatic Factors

    Article • Insects, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Patricia Soares

  3. Mark-Release-Recapture Trial with <em>Aedes albopictus</em> (Diptera, Culicidae) Irradiated Males and the Influence of Climatic Factors

    Article • July 2024, MDPI AG

    Patricia Soares

  4. Effectiveness of XBB.1.5 Monovalent COVID‐19 Vaccines During a Period of XBB.1.5 Dominance in EU/EEA Countries, October to November 2023: A VEBIS‐EHR Network Study

    Article • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, April 2024, Wiley

    Patricia Soares

  5. Relative vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalisation in persons aged ≥ 65 years: results from a VEBIS network, Europe, October 2021 to July 2023

    Article • Eurosurveillance, January 2024, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    Patricia Soares

  6. Children with asthma and eczema carrying filaggrin loss‐of‐function mutations have increased antibiotic use through to adulthood

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, December 2023, Wiley

    Patricia Soares

  7. Investigating the role of symptom valorisation in tuberculosis patient delay in urban areas in Portugal

    Article • BMC Public Health, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Patricia Soares

  8. Does CDHR3 gene polymorphism affect paediatric asthma and its treatment response?

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, November 2023, Wiley

    Patricia Soares

  9. Bivalent mRNA vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 infections, hospitalisations and deaths in Portugal: a cohort study based on electronic health records, September 2022 to May 2023

    Article • September 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Patricia Soares

  10. The effect of TB patient delay on loss to follow-up in Portugal

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, July 2023, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Patricia Soares

  11. LOCUS (LOng Covid–Understanding Symptoms, events and use of services in Portugal): A three-component study protocol

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2023, PLOS

    Patricia Soares

  12. Effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the frequency of emergency department visits in Portugal: An interrupted time series analysis until July 2021

    Article • Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, January 2023, Wiley

    Patricia Soares

  13. The Pandemic-Related Factors Associated with Emergency Department Visits in Portugal throughout Two Years of the Pandemic: A Retrospective Population-Based Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Patricia Soares

  14. A temporal analysis on patient and health service delays in pulmonary tuberculosis in Portugal: inter and intra‑regional differences and in(equalities) between gender and age

    Article • BMC Public Health, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Patricia Soares

  15. Ecological factors associated with areas of high tuberculosis diagnosis delay

    Article • Public Health, July 2022, Elsevier

    Patricia Soares

  16. Association between perception of COVID-19 risk, confidence in health services and avoidance of emergency department visits: results from a community-based survey in Portugal

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2022, BMJ

    Patricia Soares

  17. Non-adherence to COVID-19 lockdown: who are they? A cross-sectional study in Portugal

    Article • Public Health, July 2022, Elsevier

    Patricia Soares

  18. Vitamin D levels in Portuguese military personnel

    Article • BMJ Military Health, March 2022, BMJ

    Patricia Soares

  19. Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy after Implementation of a Mass Vaccination Campaign

    Article • Vaccines, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Patricia Soares

  20. Multi-Drug and β-Lactam Resistance in Escherichia coli and Food-Borne Pathogens from Animals and Food in Portugal, 2014–2019

    Article • Antibiotics, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Patricia Soares

  21. Physical Distancing and Mental Well-Being in Youth Population of Portugal and Brazil during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • Portuguese Journal of Public Health, January 2022, Karger Publishers

    Patricia Soares

  22. Rehabilitation Nursing Program in Oncological Surgery of the Head and Neck: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Article • Portuguese Journal of Public Health, January 2022, Karger Publishers

    Patricia Soares

  23. Factors Associated with the Patient’s Decision to Avoid Healthcare during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Patricia Soares

  24. Patient and healthcare delays in critical and non-critical pulmonary tuberculosis incidence areas in Portugal: are there differences?

    Article • Public Health, December 2021, Elsevier

    Patricia Soares

  25. Delayed diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis - potential risk factors for patient and healthcare delays in Portugal

    Article • BMC Public Health, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Patricia Soares

  26. A Case-Control Study of Contextual Factors for SARS-CoV-2 Transmission

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, November 2021, Frontiers

    Patricia Soares

  27. Tuberculosis amongst foreign-born and nationals: different delays, different risk factors

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Patricia Soares

  28. Predicting Independence 6 and 18 Months after Ischemic Stroke Considering Differences in 12 Countries: A Secondary Analysis of the IST-3 Trial

    Article • Stroke Research and Treatment, July 2021, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Patricia Soares

  29. ADRB2 Haplotypes and Asthma Exacerbations in Children and Young Adults: An Individual Participant Data Meta‐Analysis

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, June 2021, Wiley

    Patricia Soares

  30. An FCER2 polymorphism is associated with increased oral leukotriene receptor antagonist and allergic rhinitis prescribing

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, May 2021, Wiley

    Patricia Soares

  31. Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

    Article • Vaccines, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Patricia Soares

  32. Evolution of inequalities in the coronavirus pandemics in Portugal: an ecological study

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, March 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Patricia Soares

  33. COVID-19 Barometer: Social Opinion – What Do the Portuguese Think in This Time of COVID-19?

    Article • Portuguese Journal of Public Health, March 2021, Karger Publishers

    Patricia Soares

  34. A large collaboration identifies biomarkers of the response to inhaled corticosteroids in asthma

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, December 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Patricia Soares, Maria Pino-Yanes

  35. Monitoring real‐life utilization of pembrolizumab in advanced melanoma using the Portuguese National Cancer Registry

    Article • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, November 2020, Wiley

    Patricia Soares, Filipa Costa

  36. Real‐world effectiveness of pembrolizumab in previously treated non‐small cell lung cancer: A population‐based cohort study

    Article • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, August 2020, Wiley

    Patricia Soares, Filipa Costa

  37. The Association of Chronic Diseases with COVID-19 Outcomes and its Role on Risk Perception: Nationwide COVID-19 Database & Online Community-Based Survey (Preprint)

    Article • JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, July 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Patricia Soares

  38. The Association Between Chronic Disease and Serious COVID-19 Outcomes and Its Influence on Risk Perception: Survey Study and Database Analysis (Preprint)

    Article • July 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Patricia Soares

  39. Insights into tuberculosis: A survival analysis of time to recurrence in Portugal, between 2002 and 2009

    Article • Pulmonology, May 2020, Elsevier

    Patricia Soares

  40. The Demand for Hospital Emergency Services: Trends during the First Month of COVID-19 Response

    Article • Portuguese Journal of Public Health, April 2020, Karger Publishers

    Patricia Soares

  41. Inpatient Hospitalizations during the First Wave of COVID-19 in Portugal

    Article • Portuguese Journal of Public Health, January 2020, Karger Publishers

    Patricia Soares

  42. COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics: A Space-and-Time Approach

    Article • Portuguese Journal of Public Health, January 2020, Karger Publishers

    Patricia Soares

  43. Genome-wide association study of inhaled corticosteroid response in admixed children with asthma

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, January 2019, Wiley

    Patricia Soares

  44. 17q21 variant increases the risk of exacerbations in asthmatic children despite inhaled corticosteroids use

    Article • Allergy, July 2018, Wiley

    Patricia Soares, Erick Forno

  45. Individuals with filaggrin-related eczema and asthma have increased long-term medication and hospital admission costs

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, May 2018, Wiley

    Patricia Soares

  46. Early life antibiotic use and the risk of asthma and asthma exacerbations in children

    Article • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, June 2017, Wiley

    Patricia Soares

  47. SNP typing reveals similarity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity between Portugal and Northeast Brazil

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, August 2013, Elsevier

    Patricia Soares

  48. inTB - a data integration platform for molecular and clinical epidemiological analysis of tuberculosis

    Article • BMC Bioinformatics, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Patricia Soares