About the Journal

Revista Portuguesa de Doenças Infeciosas is an open-access, peer-reviewed medical scientific publication issued by the Portuguese Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SPDIMC).

The journal’s mission is to promote, disseminate, and highlight high-quality scientific research in the field of infectious diseases, contributing to the advancement of knowledge, the updating of clinical practice, and the improvement of public health.

Current Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2026): Revista Portuguesa de Doenças Infecciosas
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.65332/rpdi.v20
Published: 2026-03-30

Full Issue

Clinical Review

  • Bacteriophage Therapy: a review and the Portuguese landscape

    Joana Alves, Ana Cláudia Carvalho, Carlos Capela, Betânia Faria, Rosalina Leite, Luciana Meneses, Diana Priscila Pires, Joana Azeredo (Author)
    1 - 32
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.65332/rpdi.v20.140

  • Balancing Scalpel and Antibiotics: A Modern Approach to Bone and Joint Infection Management

    Tiago Torres, Manuel Vallarta , Miguel Araújo Abreu , Ricardo Sousa (Author)
    33 - 48
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.65332/rpdi.v20.138

Clinical Practice Protocols

  • Procedure for blood culture collection in adults

    Luisa Graça, Maria da Glória Gonçalves, Carla Tinoco, Carla Gonçalves, Alexandra Areal, Isabel Veloso, Aurélio Mesquita, Joana Alves, Ana Cláudia Carvalho (Author)
    49 - 62
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.65332/rpdi.v20.144

Case Reports

  • Toxic Shock Syndrome due to Group A Streptococcus infection in an Intensive Care Unit: Case Report

    Ana Catarina Rodrigues Gonçalves, Teresa Valido, João Patrício, Hugo Inácio, André Gordinho, Ângela Simas, Carlos Pereira (Author)
    63 - 70
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.65332/rpdi.v20.126

  • Splenic rupture: An atypical presentation of disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in an immunocompetent patient

    Jose Ganicho, Diana Dinis, Nuno Gião, Maria Carlos, Claudina Cruz, Marta Leal Santos, Ana Raquel Garrote, Fernando Maltez, Maria José Manata (Author)
    71 - 81
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.65332/rpdi.v20.125

  • Brain abscess: a rare complication of Listeria monocytogenes infection

    Marta Sousa, Nuno Pardal, Daniela Salgueiro, Ana Oliveira, Ângela Ferreira, Ana Nascimento (Author)
    82 - 92
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.65332/rpdi.v20.124

Images in Infectious Diseases

  • An atypical presentation of Kaposi sarcoma in a person with human immunodeficiency virus

    José Henrique Pinho, Margarida Mouro, Pedro Silva, Gonçalo Cruz, Margarida Prata, Cristina Valente (Author)
    100 - 101
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.65332/rpdi.v20.127

  • Condylomata lata: the impact of social determinants of health on syphilis presentation

    Maria Alves, Rita Jesus (Author)
    102 - 103
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.65332/rpdi.v20.133

  • Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection: an underdiagnosed threat

    Ana Catarina Rodrigues, Isabel Monge (Author)
    104 - 105
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.65332/rpdi.v20.143

  • Neuroretinitis due to Bartonella henselae

    Magda Gonçalves, Tânia Cardoso, Mariana Lopes, Isabel Ramos, Raquel Gonçalves, Jorge Simão, Cristiana Lopes, Teresa Reis, Cristina Valente (Author)
    106 - 108
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.65332/rpdi.v20.145
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