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Clinical and epidemiological aspects of microcephaly in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil, 2015-20166

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (4), 2019
Abstract Objectives: To describe aspects of the microcephaly epidemic in the state of Piauí. Methods: All cases of congenital microcephaly confirmed in the state between 2015 and 2016 were included (n = 100). Investigation forms of the Regional Reference Center for Microcephaly were reviewed. Discarde...

Low frequency of hypersensitivity reactions to abacavir in HIV infected patients in a referral center in Bahia, Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (4), 2019
Abstract Abacavir can cause a multi-systemic hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) in 5-8% of the patients, which is related to HLA-B*57-01 allele. In Brazil, the HLA-B*57-01 screening test became available only in March 2018, several years after abacavir was in use. In this retrospective study we reviewed med...

Variabilidade climática e internações por doenças diarreicas infecciosas em um município da Amazônia Ocidental brasileira

Resumo A morbimortalidade por doenças diarreicas infecciosas ainda representa um grave problema de saúde no Brasil e está altamente relacionada a fatores como condições climáticas, ambientais e de vida da população. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a associação das taxas de internações po...

Fascioliasis in buffaloes: A 5-year forecast analysis of the disease based on a 15-year survey in Brazil

Abstract In South America, fascioliasis caused by the trematode Fasciola hepatica is an anthropozoonosis disease associated with significant economic losses and poor animal welfare. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of F. hepatica in the liver of buffaloes slaughtered from 2003 ...

Incidence rates and temporal trends of cervical cancer relating to opportunistic screening in two developed metropolitan regions of Brazil: a population-based cohort study

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Brazilian opportunistic screening programs for cervical cancer have limited impact. In the regions of two cities (Campinas and Curitiba) with high human development indices, consistent information from 96-97% of all cervical cancer cases managed within the public healthcare system ...

Frequência de acidentes cirúrgicos transoperatórios em exodontias realizadas em um curso de graduação

As exodontias são os procedimentos cirúrgicos mais realizados nas graduações de Odontologia. Embora sejam preconizadas técnicas seguras e simples, esse tipo de procedimento não deixa de ser invasivo, sendo passível de acidentes e complicações que dificultam o sucesso do tratamento e até mesmo c...

Tumores neurais na cavidade oral: estudo imuno-histoquímico

Introdução: Os tumores neurais são lesões, que têm origem nos nervos periféricos e representam um percentual de 45% dos neoplasmas, que atingem a região de cabeça e pescoço. A alta incidência nessa área é justificada pela quantidade relativamente grande de terminações nervosas periféricas ...

Long-term effects of delayed graft function duration on function and survival of deceased donor kidney transplants

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (2), 2019
Abstract Introduction: Delayed graft function (DGF) is a frequent complication after deceased donor kidney transplantation with an impact on the prognosis of the transplant. Despite this, long-term impact of DGF on graft function after deceased donor kidney transplantation has not been properly evaluate...

Brazilian chronic dialysis survey 2017

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (2), 2019
Abstract Introduction: Having national data on chronic dialysis is essential in treatment planning. Objective: To present data of the survey from the Brazilian Society of Nephrology on patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis in July 2017. Methods: Data was collected from dialysis units in Bra...

Acute Kidney Injury Epidemiology in pediatrics

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (2), 2019
Abstract We performed a search in the MEDLINE database using the MeSH term: "Acute Kidney Injury", selecting the subtopic "Epidemiology", and applying age and year of publication filters. We also searched for the terms: "acute renal failure" and "epidemiology" "acute tubular necrosis" and "epidemiology" ...