Sakamoto, Ana Paula;
Silva, Clovis Artur;
Silva, Marco Felipe Castro da;
Lopes, Anandreia Simões;
Russo, Gleice Clemente Souza;
Sallum, Adriana Maluf Elias;
Kozu, Katia;
Bonfá, Eloisa;
Saad-Magalhães, Claudia;
Pereira, Rosa Maria Rodrigues;
Len, Claudio Arnaldo;
Terreri, Maria Teresa.
Abstract Objectives: To assess clinical digital vasculitis (DV) as an initial manifestation of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) within a large population. Methods: Multicenter cross-sectional study including 852 cSLE patients (ACR criteria) followed in ten Pediatric Rheumatology cent...
Edad de Inicio,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Estudios Transversales,
Dedos,
Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico/epidemiología,
Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico/fisiopatología,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Dedos del Pie,
Vasculitis/epidemiología,
Vasculitis/etiología,
Vasculitis/fisiopatología
O botulismo nos animais domésticos é uma intoxicação fatal ocasionada pela ingestão da neurotoxina de Clostridium botulinum. Este trabalho descreve os aspectos epidemiológicos, clínicos e laboratoriais de um surto de botulismo tipo C em equinos de uma propriedade rural no município de Porto Alegr...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Leptospirosis is an infectious disease that affects more than 5,000 people per year in Brazil. The Federal District (FD) lacks epidemiological studies of human leptospirosis and presents concerning rates of this disease, especially considering its lethality. METHODS: Seventy-nine...
Abstract INTRODUCTION Ectopic forms of schistosomiasis are those in which the parasitic element is localized outside the portal system, the natural habitat of the helminth. Although the prevalence rates of schistosomiasis are high in Brazil, clinical and epidemiological data on ectopic forms of the dis...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, the plague is established in several foci located mainly in the northeastern part of the country, where it alternates between active and quiescent periods. These foci in the State of Ceará have high epidemiological importance. In addition to other plague detection act...
Anticuerpos Antibacterianos/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Gatos/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Gatos/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Gatos/inmunología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/inmunología,
Peste/diagnóstico,
Peste/epidemiología,
Peste/inmunología,
Peste/veterinaria,
Vigilancia de la Población,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos,
Análisis Espacio-Temporal,
Yersinia pestis/inmunología
Abstract Objective: The present study refers to a determination of the preoperative B-type natriuretic peptide is a predictor of short-term all-cause mortality in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgeries. Methods: Two hundred and twenty-one patients undergoing on-pump coronary...
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Puente de Arteria Coronaria/mortalidad,
Circulación Extracorporea,
Péptido Natriurético Encefálico/sangre,
Periodo Preoperatorio,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Curva ROC,
Factores de Riesgo,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Tasa de Supervivencia
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) is rare in Northeastern Brazil. METHODS: Prospective surveillance was conducted over a two-year period in Alagoas State, Northeastern Brazil. The prevalence of anti-hantavirus N-antigen IgM and IgG in human serum samples was determined...
Anticuerpos Antivirales/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Orthohantavirus/inmunología,
Infecciones por Hantavirus/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por Hantavirus/epidemiología,
Inmunoglobulina G/sangre,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Vigilancia de la Población,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Población Rural
Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis and to identify risk factors associated therewith in hospitalized children. METHODS: Three fecal samples from each patient were evaluated using three different techniques. The patients' nutritional and socioeco...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) are zoonotic reservoirs for Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii, and influence diseases in urban areas. METHODS: Free-ranging and laboratory-raised rats from two zoos in southern Brazil were tested for Leptospira spp. and T. gondii using micros...
Pruebas de Aglutinación,
Animales de Zoológico,
Anticuerpos Antibacterianos/sangre,
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Leptospira/inmunología,
Leptospirosis/diagnóstico,
Leptospirosis/epidemiología,
Leptospirosis/veterinaria,
Vigilancia de la Población,
Prevalencia,
Toxoplasma/inmunología,
Toxoplasmosis Animal/diagnóstico,
Toxoplasmosis Animal/epidemiología,
Población Urbana
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Wounds can be colonized by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). METHODS: We evaluated the prevalence of S. aureus and MRSA in the wounds of patients treated at Basic Health Units in Brazil and identified risk factors associated with their presence. RESULTS: The pr...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedad Crónica,
Estudios Transversales,
Staphylococcus aureus Resistente a Meticilina/aislamiento & purificación,
Prevalencia,
Atención Primaria de Salud,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Infecciones Estafilocócicas/diagnóstico,
Infecciones Estafilocócicas/epidemiología,
Staphylococcus aureus/aislamiento & purificación,
Heridas y Lesiones/microbiología
