Abstract Objective To identify the prevalence of anemia and its relation to food insecurity (FI) and other determinants in pregnant women. Methods A cross-sectional, cohort-nested study, with the participation of 245 pregnant women who were cared for at Family Health Units in the municipality of Sant...
Abstract Introduction: Despite the high rate of tuberculosis indicators in Brazil, the Federal District shows a low prevalence of the disease. Objective: To analyze the relationship between climatic factors and air quality with tuberculosis in the Brazilian Federal District. Methodology: This was an e...
Silva, Roberto Jose Carvalho da;
Sudenga, Staci Lynn;
Sichero, Laura;
Baggio, Maria Luiza;
Galan, Lenice;
Cintra, Ricardo;
Torres, Benji Nelson;
Stoler, Mark;
Giuliano, Anna Regina;
Villa, Luisa Lina.
Abstract The aims of this study were to determine the incidence of external genital lesions (EGLs), specifically histologically confirmed condyloma (genital warts) and Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PeIN), and genital HPV infection progression to EGLs among healthy men aged 18-73 residing in Brazil. S...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Condiloma Acuminado/diagnóstico,
Condiloma Acuminado/epidemiología,
Condiloma Acuminado/virología,
Progresión de la Enfermedad,
Genotipo,
Incidencia,
Papillomaviridae/clasificación,
Papillomaviridae/genética,
Enfermedades del Pene/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades del Pene/epidemiología,
Enfermedades del Pene/virología
Abstract Background: Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) cause infections in the female genital tract, increasing susceptibility to and infectiousness of HIV. The objectives of the present study were to determine the prevalence and associated factors of CT and GC infection among HI...
Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/diagnóstico,
Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/epidemiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Chlamydia/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por Chlamydia/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Gonorrea/diagnóstico,
Gonorrea/epidemiología,
Tamizaje Masivo,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Socioeconómicos
Squarzoni, Paula;
Tamashiro-Duran, Jaqueline H;
Duran, Fabio LS;
Leite, Claudia C;
Wajngarten, Mauricio;
Scazufca, Marcia;
Menezes, Paulo R;
Lotufo, Paulo A;
Alves, Tania CTF;
Busatto, Geraldo F.
OBJECTIVE: Using magnetic resonance imaging, we aimed to assess the presence of silent brain vascular lesions in a sample of apparently healthy elderly individuals who were recruited from an economically disadvantaged urban region (São Paulo, Brazil). We also wished to investigate whether the findings w...
Factores de Edad,
Análisis de Varianza,
Enfermedades Asintomáticas/epidemiología,
Infarto Encefálico/complicaciones,
Infarto Encefálico/epidemiología,
Infarto Encefálico/fisiopatología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Disfunción Cognitiva/epidemiología,
Disfunción Cognitiva/etiología,
Disfunción Cognitiva/fisiopatología,
Pruebas de Inteligencia,
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética,
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas,
Prevalencia,
Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica,
Valores de Referencia,
Medición de Riesgo,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Socioeconómicos
ABSTRACT Gout is considered the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in men over 40 years. The authors present a brief review of the current treatment of gout and discuss the existing pharmacological limitations in Brazil for the treatment of this disease. Although allopurinol is still the main dru...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Aprobación de Drogas,
Gota/sangre,
Gota/tratamiento farmacológico,
Gota/epidemiología,
Supresores de la Gota/uso terapéutico,
Hiperuricemia/sangre,
Hiperuricemia/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hiperuricemia/epidemiología,
Incidencia,
Ácido Úrico/sangre
Foi realizado um levantamento das doenças parasitárias de bovinos e ovinos diagnosticadas na região sul do Rio Grande do Sul, de janeiro de 1978 a dezembro de 2014 no Laboratório Regional de Diagnóstico da Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Em bovinos 10,1% de todos os diagnosticos tratavam-se de para...
Abstract Leprosy remains a public health problem in developing countries. Among communicable diseases, it is one of the leading causes of permanent disability. Brazil had not reached the goal of reducing cases to less than 1 per 10,000 population. This study aimed to analyze the spatial distribution of l...
Abstract The Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic has become a public health emergency following its association with severe neurological complications. We aim to discuss how the Brazilian National Health Information Systems can help to assess the impact of the ZIKV epidemic on health outcomes potentially related ...
