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Screening for common mental disorders using the SRQ-20 in Brazil: what are the alternative strategies for analysis?

Objective: To analyze the prevalence of common mental disorders (CMD) assessed with the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), using the established cutoff point, and comparing it with the results of a joint correspondence factor analysis (CFA) and cluster analysis and of a latent class analysis (LCA). ...

Evolution of equine influenza viruses (H3N8) during a Brazilian outbreak, 2015

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (2), 2018
Abstract Equine influenza is one of the major respiratory infectious diseases in horses. An equine influenza virus outbreak was identified in vaccinated and unvaccinated horses in a veterinary school hospital in São Paulo, SP, Brazil, in September 2015. The twelve equine influenza viruses isolated belon...

Prevalence of clinically validated primary causes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in a State Capital in Northeastern Brazil

J. bras. nefrol; 40 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction: Knowledge of validated primary causes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is extremely relevant in the realm of public health. The literature lacks validated studies on the primary causes of ESRD. Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the causes of ESRD...

Access to and use of health services as factors associated with neonatal mortality in the North, Northeast, and Vale do Jequitinhonha regions, Brazil

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (3), 2018
Abstract Objective To analyze the factors associated with neonatal mortality related to health services accessibility and use. Methods Case-control study of live births in 2008 in small- and medium-sized municipalities in the North, Northeast, and Vale do Jequitinhonha regions, Brazil. A probabilistic ...

Sepse neonatal: mortalidade em município do sul do brasil, 2000 a 2013

RESUMO Objetivo: Descrever o coeficiente de mortalidade neonatal por sepse e outras causas, além das características maternas, gestacionais, do parto, do recém-nascido e do óbito em Londrina, Paraná. Métodos: Estudo transversal e de séries temporais. Foram estudados óbitos neonatais que conti...

Na Baixada Fluminense, à sombra da 'Esfinge do Rio': lutas populares e políticas de saúde na alvorada do SUS

Resumo O artigo revisita o movimento popular por saúde em Nova Iguaçu-RJ nas décadas de 1970 e 1980. Em meio à repressão política, moradores se organizaram para encontrar soluções para diversos problemas, entre eles os da saúde. A luta pela saúde se potencializa tanto pela epidemia de dengue qu...

Molecular diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic area of Acre State in the Amazonian Region of Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION This study proposes to identify the Leishmania species found in the skin lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) patients from Brasiléia municipality (Acre). METHODS Skin biopsy imprints or biopsy fragments were assayed via kDNA-PCR/RFLP and FRET-real-time PCR. RESULTS Of ind...

Serological and molecular detection of leptospira spp in dogs

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to detect anti-Leptospira spp antibodies and Leptospira DNA in domestic dogs. METHODS: Blood and urine from 106 dogs were evaluated by microscopic agglutination test (MAT) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR), respectively. RESULTS: Six (5.7%) and one (1%) ani...

Neurologic manifestations in emerging arboviral diseases in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil, 2015-2016

Abstract INTRODUCTION Dengue has affected Rio de Janeiro City since the 1980s. The sequential Zika and chikungunya virus introductions during 2015 aggravated the health scenario, with 97,241 cases of arboviral diseases reported in 2015-2016, some with neurological disorders. METHODS Arbovirus-related...