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Invasive fungal disease in humans: are we aware of the real impact?

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
Despite the medical advances and interventions to improve the quality of life of those in intensive care, people with cancer or severely immunocompromised or other susceptible hosts, invasive fungal diseases (IFD) remain severe and underappreciated causes of illness and death worldwide. Therefore, IFD co...

Tendência temporal e distribuição espacial da mortalidade por acidentes de trânsito no Piauí, 2000-2017

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 29 (5), 2020
Objetivo: Analisar a tendência temporal e a distribuição espacial da mortalidade por acidentes de trânsito (AT) no Piauí, de 2000 a 2017. Métodos: Estudo ecológico de séries temporais, com dados do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM), referentes à mortalidade por AT em residentes d...

Mortalidade de motociclistas com lesões traumáticas resultantes de acidentes de trânsito na cidade de São José dos Campos, em 2015: estudo de coorte

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 29 (5), 2020
Objetivo: Analisar fatores associados à mortalidade por lesões traumáticas entre motociclistas. Métodos: Coorte prospectiva, conduzida no Hospital Municipal de São José dos Campos, Brasil, 2015. Foram incluídos motociclistas com lesões traumáticas, ≥14 anos de idade, hospitalizados. Anali...

Síndrome respiratória aguda grave por COVID-19 em crianças e adolescentes no Brasil: perfil dos óbitos e letalidade hospitalar até a 38ᵃ Semana Epidemiológica de 2020

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 29 (5), 2020
Objetivo: Descrever o perfil dos óbitos e a letalidade de síndrome respiratória aguda grave (SRAG) por COVID-19 em crianças e adolescentes hospitalizados no Brasil. Métodos: Estudo transversal, realizado com dados das fichas de notificação de SRAG de crianças e adolescentes (0 a 19 anos) com con...

Social determinants of mortality due to visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil (2001-2015): an ecological study

Abstract INTRODUCTION We aimed to analyze the relationship between visceral leishmaniasis mortality and social determinants of health (SDH). METHODS This was an ecological study of all leishmaniasis-related deaths in Brazil, from 2001 to 2015. We analyzed 49 indicators of human development and social...

Mortality due to oral and oropharyngeal cancer in Uruguay from 1997 to 2014

J. appl. oral sci; 28 (), 2020
Abstract Oral and oropharyngeal cancer is considered a public health problem in several countries due to its high incidence and mortality rate. Objective: This study aimed to analyze oral and oropharyngeal cancer mortality in Uruguay from 1997 to 2014 by age, sex and country region. Methodology: A time...

Dietary changes in the NutriNet Brasil cohort during the covid-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the dietary characteristics of participants in the NutriNet Brasil cohort immediately before and during the covid-19 pandemic. METHODS Our data stem from an adult cohort created to prospectively investigate the relationship between diet and morbidity and mortality from ch...

Increase in fall-related hospitalization, mortality, and lethality among older adults in Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the trends of fall-related hospitalization, mortality, and lethality among older adults in Brazil and regions. METHODS This is a descriptive study based on data from the Hospital Information System of the Brazilian Unified Health System. We included records of every older...

Trends in prostate cancer mortality in the state of São Paulo, 2000 to 2015

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the magnitude and identify patterns of change in prostate cancer mortality in the state of São Paulo and in the 17 regional health care networks, according to age groups from 50 years onwards, in the period between 2000 to 2015. METHODS Age-adjusted mortality rates (pe...

Caracterización de la enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) en niños y adolescentes en países de América Latina y El Caribe: estudio descriptivo

Medwave; 20 (8), 2020
INTRODUCCIÓN: La enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 ha sido reportada en la población pediátrica; sin embargo, existe limitada información en países de América Latina y El Caribe. OBJETIVOS: Describir la frecuencia de casos, defunciones, incidencia acumulada y letalidad atribuida a COVID-19 en niños ...