Zika - The road from an obscure disease to an epidemic of information
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 50 (1), 2017
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Human envenomations caused by Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis) in urban beaches of São Luis City, Maranhão State, Northeast Coast of Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 50 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The clinical and epidemiological aspects associated with Portuguese man-of-war envenomation were investigated and characterized. METHODS: Data from recorded envenomation events between 2005 and 2013 were provided by the GBMar (Group of Firemen Maritime of Maranhão State) and S...
Spatial-temporal analysis of dengue deaths: identifying social vulnerabilities
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 50 (1), 2017
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Currently, dengue fever, chikungunya fever, and zika virus represent serious public health issues in Brazil, despite efforts to control the vector, the Aedes aegypti mosquito. METHODS: This was a descriptive and ecological study of dengue deaths occurring from 2002 to 2013 in SÃ...
Undiagnosed acute HIV infection identified through RNA testing of pooled serum samples obtained during a dengue outbreak in São Paulo, Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 50 (1), 2017
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Improving HIV diagnostics and treatment is necessary to end the AIDS epidemic. Pooled plasma can be used to identify patients with acute HIV disease, even before serological tests. During dengue outbreaks, patients having symptoms common to other acute viral diseases might seek me...
Molecular diversity of human parvovirus B19 during two outbreaks of erythema infectiosum in Brazil
Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (1), 2017
Abstract This study was conducted to provide information on the genetic diversity of human parvovirus B19 (B19V) circulating in the municipality of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil during 1996-2006, a period with two distinct outbreaks of B19V infection: 1999-2000 and 2004-2005. A total of 27 s...
Early-onset neonatal sepsis and the implementation of group B streptococcus prophylaxis in a Brazilian maternity hospital: a descriptive study
Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (1), 2017
Abstract Objectives: To describe early-onset neonatal sepsis (EOS) epidemiology in a public maternity hospital in Brasilia, Brazil. Methods: We defined EOS as a positive blood culture result obtained from infants aged ≤72 hours of life plus treatment with antibiotic therapy for ≥5 days. Inc...
Profilaxis Antibiótica/métodos, Brasil/epidemiologÃa, Escherichia coli/efectos de los fármacos, Escherichia coli/aislamiento & purificación, Infecciones por Escherichia coli/epidemiologÃa, Infecciones por Escherichia coli/prevención & control, Maternidades, Incidencia, Sepsis Neonatal/epidemiologÃa, Sepsis Neonatal/microbiologÃa, Sepsis Neonatal/prevención & control, Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/epidemiologÃa, Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/microbiologÃa, Reproducibilidad de los Resultados, Factores de Riesgo, Infecciones Estreptocócicas/epidemiologÃa, Infecciones Estreptocócicas/prevención & control, Streptococcus/efectos de los fármacos, Resultado del Tratamiento, Frotis Vaginal
Adesão ao uso da camisinha: a realidade comportamental no interior do nordeste do Brasil
Rev. salud pública; 19 (1), 2017
RESUMEN Objetivo Investigar los factores socioeconómicos, demográficos y culturales que influyen en la adherencia al uso del condón en población abierta. Métodos Estudio transversal, con un enfoque cuantitativo, por medio de una encuesta de hogares de carácter explicativa, en el municipio de Car...
Acesso de gestantes à s tecnologias para prevenção e controle da sÃfilis congênita em Fortaleza-Ceará, Brasil
Rev. salud pública; 19 (1), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar o acesso de gestantes à s tecnologias para prevenção e controle da sÃfilis congênita (SC). Método Estudo de casos múltiplos que analisou a atenção pré-natal de gestantes com sÃfilis, identificando os aspectos que dificultam o acesso das mesmas à s tecnologias leves, ...
Fatores associados à dor na coluna vertebral em adolescentes de escolas públicas de um municÃpio do extremo sul do Brasil
Rev. salud pública; 19 (1), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo Investigar a prevalência de dor na coluna vertebral e fatores associados em escolares do ensino público do extremo sul do Brasil. Métodos Estudo transversal, realizado entre maio e julho de 2014, com amostra aleatória de 619 adolescentes entre 10 e 17 anos de idade. A prevalência...
Overweight and obesity in preschoolers: Prevalence and relation to food consumption
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.); 63 (2), 2017
Summary Objective: To determine overweight and obesity prevalence in preschool children from public education, and to determine their relation to food consumption. Method: Cross-sectional study with children aged between 2 and 5 years, of both sexes, enrolled at municipal day care centers. Socioeconomi...