Abstract: Basal cell carcinoma and Squamous cell carcinoma, referred to as non-melanoma skin cancer, are the most common malignancies in humans. Their incidence is increasing worldwide every year. In Brazil, even with the advent of educational campaigns on photoprotection and laws that banned tanning bed...
Abstract: Background: An oral condition associated to psoriasis is benign migratory glossitis. The review of the literature does not show any publication about heritability in both soriasis and benign migratory glossitis and prevalence of psoriasis in the Brazilian population. Objective: This research ...
Abstract: Background: Decreasing the time of exposure to the sun and increasing sunscreen use are important actions to prevent skin cancer. Objective: This study aimed to verify the prevalence of exposure to the sun and the use of sunscreen, as well as associated factors among physical education teache...
Distribución por Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Análisis Multivariante,
Enfermedades Profesionales/prevención & control,
Exposición Profesional/estadística & datos numéricos,
Educación y Entrenamiento Físico,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/prevención & control,
Luz Solar/efectos adversos,
Protectores Solares/uso terapéutico,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factores de Tiempo
dos-Santos, Washington Luis Conrado;
Sweet, Glória Maria Maranhão;
Azevêdo, Labene Gondim;
Tavares, Maria Brandão;
Soares, Maria Fernanda Sanches;
Melo, Caroline Vilas Boas de;
Carneiro, Márcia Fernanda Melo;
Santos, Rilma Ferreira de Souza;
Conrado, Márcia Cristina;
Braga, Daniela Teixeira Leal;
Bessa, Marcia Carvalho;
Pinheiro Junior, Nathanael de Freitas;
Bahiense-Oliveira, Marília.
Abstract Introduction: A report on the prevalence of glomerular disease diagnosed via renal biopsy in Salvador, BA, Brazil was published in 1973 and showed a predominance of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, which was frequently associated with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis. Objective: In this ...
Abstract Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 10-12% of the adult population in many countries. In Brazil, there is no reliable information about the actual prevalence of CKD. Objective: To determine the prevalence of CKD by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and proteinuria/albu...
Abstract Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complication still poorly studied in the setting of obstetric patients, which is associated with increased mortality. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and risk factors of AKI among critically ill obstetric patients. ...
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze mortality from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in Brazil over the period 1979-2014. Methods: Microdata were extracted from the Brazilian National Ministry of Health Mortality Database. Only deaths for which the underlying cause was coded as International Classificatio...
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), as well as their disease course, by age group and gender. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of patients diagnosed with NSCLC from 2000 to 2012 and followed unt...
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the impact that the 2009 changes in tuberculosis treatment in Brazil had on the rates of cure, tuberculosis recurrence, mortality, treatment abandonment, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Methods: An ordinary least squares regression model was used in order t...
Antituberculosos/uso terapéutico,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Notificación de Enfermedades,
Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana,
Análisis de Series de Tiempo Interrumpido,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/efectos de los fármacos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Tuberculosis Resistente a Múltiples Medicamentos/tratamiento farmacológico,
Tuberculosis Resistente a Múltiples Medicamentos/mortalidad,
Tuberculosis Resistente a Múltiples Medicamentos/prevención & control,
Tuberculosis Pulmonar/tratamiento farmacológico,
Tuberculosis Pulmonar/mortalidad,
Tuberculosis Pulmonar/prevención & control
ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the prevalence of and determine the risk factors associated with latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among primary health care workers in the city of Vitória, Brazil. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with data collected through a survey regarding...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Personal de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos,
Tuberculosis Latente/diagnóstico,
Tuberculosis Latente/epidemiología,
Tuberculosis Latente/microbiología,
Tuberculosis Latente/prevención & control,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/aislamiento & purificación,
Enfermedades Profesionales/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades Profesionales/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Profesionales/microbiología,
Enfermedades Profesionales/prevención & control,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Prueba de Tuberculina
