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Impact of self-reported fasting duration on lipid profile variability, cardiovascular risk stratification and metabolic syndrome diagnosis

ABSTRACT Objective We sought to investigate the impact of self-reported fasting duration times on the lipid profile results and its impact on the cardiovascular risk stratification and metabolic syndrome diagnosis. Subjects and methods We analyzed data from all consecutive individuals evaluated in a co...

Feline sporotrichosis: associations between clinical-epidemiological profiles and phenotypic-genotypic characteristics of the etiological agents in the Rio de Janeiro epizootic area

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 113 (3), 2018
BACKGROUND Sporotrichosis is caused by species of the genus Sporothrix. From 1998 to 2015, 4,703 cats were diagnosed at the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Even after the description of the Sporothrix species, the characterisation of feline isolates is not performed routinely. ...

Effects of roads on the vertebrates diversity of the Indigenous Territory Paresi and its surrounding

Braz. j. biol; 78 (1), 2018
Abstract Roadkill impact is still underestimated due to the lack of knowledge of its intensity and effect on animal populations. To assess differences between animal roadkills on roads in distinct landscapes, this study recorded meso- and megavertebrate roadkills along 50 km during a year in two highways...

Epidemiological situation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related mortality in a municipality in northeastern Brazil. A retrospective cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The number of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related deaths covers different segments of the population differently, making monitoring of this mortality essential. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological situation of AIDS-related mortality in...

Prevalence of electrocardiographic abnormalities in primary care patients according to sex and age group. A retrospective observational study

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the prevalence of electrocardiographic abnormalities in a population is useful for interpreting the findings. The aim here was to assess the prevalence of electrocardiographic abnormalities and self-reported comorbidities and cardiovascular risk factors according to se...

Educational inequality in Rio de Janeiro and its impact on multimorbidity: evidence from the Pró-Saúde study. A cross-sectional analysis

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Information about multimorbidity is scarce in developing countries. This study aimed to estimate the association of educational attainment with occurrences of multimorbidity in a population of public employees on university campuses in Rio de Janeiro. DESIGN AND SETTING: We condu...

Accidents involving motorcycles and potential years of life lost. An ecological and exploratory study

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Traffic accidents have gained prominence as one of the modern epidemics that plague the world. The objective of this study was to identify the spatial distribution of potential years of life lost (PYLL) due to accidents involving motorcycles in the state of São Paulo, B...

Cross-sectional study on the association between frailty and violence against community-dwelling elderly people in Brazil

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The physical, emotional and cognitive limitations that may be present in the aging process, coupled with family unpreparedness, may lead to greater dependence among the elderly. This favors development of frailty syndrome and greater levels of violence against the elderly. The obje...

Surtos consecutivos ocasionados por Eimeria zuernii em bezerros de corte de uma propriedade do estado de São Paulo

Pesqui. vet. bras; 38 (2), 2018
O presente trabalho tem como objetivo relatar surtos consecutivos (Agosto de 2015 e 2016) ocasionado por Eimeria zuernii em bezerros de corte, Canchim e Nelore, com aproximadamente 45 dias de vida, em uma propriedade rural localizada no município de São João da Boa Vista, estado de São Paulo. O prime...

Ocorrência e fatores de risco da infecção pelo vírus da língua azul em bovinos no Estado de Pernambuco

Pesqui. vet. bras; 38 (2), 2018
Objetivou-se com este estudo determinar os aspectos epidemiológicos da infecção pelo Vírus da Língua Azul (VLA) em bovinos leiteiros na microrregião de Garanhuns, Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil. Foram coletadas 384 amostras de soro de bovinos fêmeas em idade reprodutiva, procedentes de 20 propriedad...