Carvalho, Sandra R. Almeida;
Ferraz, Maria L. Gomes;
Matos, Carla A. Loureiro;
Silva, Antônio E. Benedito;
Carvalho Filho, Roberto J;
Perez, Rogério Renato;
Gonzalez, Adriano Miziara;
Salzedas-Netto, Alcides A;
Szejnfeld, Denis;
D'Ippolito, Giuseppe;
Lanzoni, Valéria Pereira;
Silva, Ivonete S. Souza.
ABSTRACT Background. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common malignancy that develops in cirrhotic livers. Its clinical and epidemiological characteristics and mortality rates vary according to geographical region. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical profile, epidemiologi...
Técnicas de Ablación,
Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico,
Carcinoma Hepatocelular/terapia,
Quimioembolización Terapéutica,
Hepatectomía,
Neoplasias Hepáticas/terapia,
Trasplante de Hígado,
Niacinamida/análogos & derivados,
Compuestos de Fenilurea/uso terapéutico,
Centros de Atención Terciaria,
Antineoplásicos/efectos adversos,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Carcinoma Hepatocelular/etiología,
Carcinoma Hepatocelular/mortalidad,
Carcinoma Hepatocelular/patología,
Quimioembolización Terapéutica/efectos adversos,
Quimioembolización Terapéutica/mortalidad,
Hepatectomía/efectos adversos,
Hepatectomía/mortalidad,
Estimación de Kaplan-Meier,
Neoplasias Hepáticas/etiología,
Estadificación de Neoplasias,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Carga Tumoral
ABSTRACT Background. Cirrhosis remains the most frequent liver-related cause of death worldwide and we aimed to evaluate its burden in Brazil from 2000 to 2012. Material and methods. The Brazilian National Death Registry was analyzed from 2000 to 2012. Death by cirrhosis was defined by the presence of...
Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é descrever as características das agressões entre jovens vítimas de violências atendidos em serviços de urgência e emergência, segundo sexos. Trata-se de estudo descritivo com dados do Sistema de Vigilância de Violências e Acidentes do Ministério da Saúde, real...
Summary Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of peripheral polyneuropathy (PPN) in subjects with grade II and III obesity (Ob-II,III) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) but without diabetes and to investigate possible associated factors. Method: A cross-sectional study was ...
Antropometría,
Glucemia/análisis,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Hipoalfalipoproteinemias/complicaciones,
Hipoalfalipoproteinemias/metabolismo,
Hipoalfalipoproteinemias/fisiopatología,
Síndrome Metabólico/complicaciones,
Síndrome Metabólico/fisiopatología,
Obesidad Mórbida/complicaciones,
Obesidad Mórbida/metabolismo,
Obesidad Mórbida/fisiopatología,
Distribución de Poisson,
Polineuropatías/epidemiología,
Polineuropatías/etiología,
Polineuropatías/metabolismo,
Polineuropatías/fisiopatología,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Triglicéridos/sangre
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the risk of infection and illness caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis among health care and security staff in prisons in two regions of Rio Grande do Sul (RS). Method: cross-sectional study involving prison staff. An interview and sputum smear microscopy and culture wer...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Personal de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos,
Tuberculosis Latente/epidemiología,
Tuberculosis Latente/etiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/patogenicidad,
Prevalencia,
Prisiones/organización & administración,
Prisiones/estadística & datos numéricos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Prueba de Tuberculina/estadística & datos numéricos,
Tuberculosis/epidemiología,
Tuberculosis/etiología
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its components in a population of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Method: a cross-sectional study was conducted with 201 diabetic patients. A descriptive analysis and Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests ( p <0.05) were ...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado,
Estudios Transversales,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicaciones,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/epidemiología,
Síndrome Metabólico/epidemiología,
Síndrome Metabólico/etiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Sobrepeso/complicaciones,
Sobrepeso/epidemiología,
Prevalencia
Tuyama, Mari;
Corrêa-Antônio, Jessica;
Schlackman, Jessica;
Marsh, Jane W;
Rebelo, Maria C;
Cerqueira, Elaine O;
Nehab, Márcio;
Kegele, Fabíola;
Carmo, Getúlio F;
Thielmann, Dominique CA;
Barroso, Paulo F;
Harrison, Lee H;
Barroso, David E.
BACKGROUND Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) serotype b (Hib) conjugate vaccine was incorporated into the infant immunisation schedule in Brazil in 1999, where Hib was one of the major etiologic sources of community-acquired bacterial meningitis. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to describe the molecu...
Antibacterianos/farmacología,
Antibacterianos/farmacología,
Cápsulas Bacterianas,
Cápsulas Bacterianas,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Genotipo,
Genotipo,
Infecciones por Haemophilus/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Haemophilus/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Haemophilus/microbiología,
Infecciones por Haemophilus/microbiología,
Vacunas contra Haemophilus,
Vacunas contra Haemophilus,
Haemophilus influenzae/efectos de los fármacos,
Haemophilus influenzae/efectos de los fármacos,
Antibacterianos/farmacología,
Cápsulas Bacterianas,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Genotipo,
Infecciones por Haemophilus/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Haemophilus/microbiología,
Vacunas contra Haemophilus,
Haemophilus influenzae/efectos de los fármacos
Moraes, Eloise Brasil;
Slompo, Letícia;
Finardi, Amanda Juliane;
Silveira, Heloisa Paro Pedro da;
Ruiz, Luciana;
Gomes, Harrison Magdinier;
Richini, Virginia Bodelão;
Suffys, Philip;
Fortaleza, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco;
Cavalcanti, Ricardo;
Baptista, Ida Maria Foschiani Dias.
BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a disease that affects many countries around the world, including Brazil. Recently, a subtype of Latin American-Mediterranean family strain was identified and characterised by RDRio. The strain has been associated with different characteristics of the disease...
Abstract Dioctophyme renale is a nematode that can be found parasitizing the kidney, peritoneal cavity and, rarely, other organs of canids and mustelids. This disease has high occurrence in the municipality of Três Barras, state of Santa Catarina, thus making this an interesting area to study the epidem...
