ABSTRACT Objective To characterize hypertensive patients after admission to hospital considering the current status, compliance to treatment, habits and lifestyle, and knowledge and beliefs about the disease. Methods This was an exploratory study with 265 hypertensive patients admitted to a medical i...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Hospitales Universitarios/estadística & datos numéricos,
Hipertensión/epidemiología,
Hipertensión/mortalidad,
Hipertensión/terapia,
Estilo de Vida,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Alta del Paciente/estadística & datos numéricos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Teléfono
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the frequency of anxiety and depression and their association with clinical features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Methods This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study including a consecutive series of patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis accor...
Edad de Inicio,
Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/epidemiología,
Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral/psicología,
Trastornos de Ansiedad/epidemiología,
Trastornos de Ansiedad/etiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Trastorno Depresivo/epidemiología,
Trastorno Depresivo/etiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica,
Valores de Referencia,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Group B Streptococcus (GBS), a source of neonatal infection, colonizes the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts of pregnant women. Routine screening for maternal GBS in late pregnancy and consequent intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis have reduced the incidence of early-onset...
Canal Anal/microbiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Portador Sano/epidemiología,
Portador Sano/microbiología,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/diagnóstico,
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/epidemiología,
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/microbiología,
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo,
Prevalencia,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Infecciones Estreptocócicas/diagnóstico,
Infecciones Estreptocócicas/epidemiología,
Streptococcus agalactiae/genética,
Streptococcus agalactiae/aislamiento & purificación,
Vagina/microbiología
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a public health problem in Haiti. Thus, the emigration of Haitians to Brazil is worrisome because of the risk for LF re-emergence. METHODS: Blood samples of Haitian immigrants, aged ≥18 years, who emigrated to Manaus (Brazilian Amazon), were e...
Antígenos Helmínticos/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Cromatografía de Afinidad,
Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes/epidemiología,
Filariasis Linfática/diagnóstico,
Filariasis Linfática/epidemiología,
Emigrantes e Inmigrantes,
Haití/etnología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Wuchereria bancrofti/inmunología
Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated leprosy rates in Rio Grande do Sul, an area with a historically low prevalence. However, recent studies are lacking. METHODS: Data extracted from a National Database were analyzed for clinical features and compared to 1980s data. Tendency was assessed via s...
Ullmann, Leila Sabrina;
Gravinatti, Mara Lúcia;
Yamatogi, Ricardo Seiti;
Santos, Leonilda Correa dos;
Moraes, Wanderlei de;
Cubas, Zalmir Silvino;
Camossi, Lucilene Granuzzio;
Barros Filho, Ivan Roque de;
Langoni, Helio;
Vieira, Rafael Felipe da Costa;
Biondo, Alexander Welker.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Brazilian native species are reemerging as increasingly free-ranging populations. METHODS: Sera from 31 capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) and 28 peccaries (Pecari tajacu and Tayassu pecari) were tested for anti-Leptospira and anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies using microsco...
Pruebas de Aglutinación,
Animales Salvajes,
Anticuerpos Antibacterianos/sangre,
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre,
Artiodáctilos/microbiología,
Artiodáctilos/parasitología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Leptospira/inmunología,
Leptospirosis/diagnóstico,
Leptospirosis/epidemiología,
Leptospirosis/veterinaria,
Roedores/microbiología,
Roedores/parasitología,
Toxoplasma/inmunología,
Toxoplasmosis Animal/diagnóstico,
Toxoplasmosis Animal/epidemiología,
Prevalencia
Summary Introduction: Delirium is a common disorder that can potentiate mortality and comorbidity rates of patients hospitalized in intensive care units. Patients undergoing major orthopedic surgeries, such as knee and hip arthroplasty, are particularly vulnerable as they often have multiple risk facto...
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Artroplastia de Reemplazo de Cadera/efectos adversos,
Artroplastia de Reemplazo de Rodilla/efectos adversos,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Comorbilidad,
Delirio/epidemiología,
Delirio/etiología,
Incidencia,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/epidemiología,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales
Abstract: The diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma in situ, considered to have excellent prognosis, has been increasingly frequent, with rare isolated reports of cutaneous melanoma in situ presenting recurrence, metastasis, and death. No specific study is found in the literature about these lesions of unexpec...
Abstract: Tinea capitis is the most common fungal infection in children. The identification of the etiologic agent helps clinicians make their therapeutic choice. Studies conducted in different countries show a changing pattern of the main etiological agents according to their regions. We performed a ret...
Abstract Chagas disease reactivation has been a defining condition for acquired immune deficiency syndrome in Brazil for individuals coinfected with Trypanosoma cruzi and HIV since 2004. Although the first coinfection case was reported in the 1980s, its prevalence has not been firmly established. In orde...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos,
Enfermedad de Chagas/complicaciones,
Enfermedad de Chagas/epidemiología,
Coinfección,
Estudios Transversales,
Enfermedades Endémicas,
Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta,
Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones,
Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología,
Recuento de Linfocitos,
Prevalencia,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Trypanosoma cruzi/inmunología,
Carga Viral
