RDSM – Rede de Documentação sobre Saúde em Moçambique

Placental Microparticles and MicroRNAs in Pregnant Women with Plasmodium falciparum or HIV Infection

Moro, Laura; Bardaji, Azucena; Macete, Eusebio; Barrios, Diana; Prieto, Diana M Morales; Espana, Carolina; Mandomando, Inacio; Sigauque, Betuel; Dobano, Carlota; Markert, Udo R; Ribas, Daniel Benitez; Alonso, Pedro L; Menendez, Clara; Mayor, Alfredo.

PLos ONE; 11 (1), 2016

During pregnancy, syncytiotrophoblast vesicles contribute to maternal tolerance towards the fetus, but also to pathologies such as pre-eclampsia. The aim of the study was to address whether Plasmodium falciparum and HIV infections in pregnancy affect the secretion, microRNA content and function of tropho...

Malaria, Falciparum/pathology, Malaria, Falciparum/metabolism, Placenta/metabolism, Pregnancy Outcome, Cell-Derived Microparticles/metabolism, Cell-Derived Microparticles/ultrastructure, Chemokines/metabolism, Dendritic Cells/metabolism, Demography/statistics & numerical data, Infant, Newborn, MicroRNAs/metabolism, Plasmodium falciparum/physiology, Trophoblasts/metabolism, Mozambique

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Avaliação da qualidade do sistema de Informação de registro de óbitos hospitalares (SIS-ROH), hospital central da beira

Mola, Edina da Rosa Durão.

As informações de mortalidade são úteis para avaliar a situação de saúde de uma população. Dados de mortalidade confiáveis produzidos por um sistema de informação de saúde nacional constituem uma ferramenta importante para o planeamento de saúde. Em muitos países, sobretudo em desenvolvime...

Infant Mortality, Mortality, Workforce, 32395, Cause of Death, Fetal Weight, Diagnosis of Health Situation, Fetal Mortality, Population Health, Mortality/trends, Minors, Infant, Newborn, Death Certificates, Health Centers, Information Systems, Child Mortality/trends, Mozambique, Public Health, Quality of Health Care

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Seroepidemiology of Rubella in Mozambique, 2006-2014: Implications for Rubella Immunization in Settings With High Fertility Rates

Amade, nádia alves; Sultane, thebora; Augusto, orvalho Augusto; Ali, sádia Ali; Jani, ilesh v; Samo Gudo, eduardo.

Pediatr. infect. dis. j; 35 (10), 2016

Background: Rubella and congenital rubella syndrome are highly underreported and neglected in most sub-Saharan countries and vaccination has not yet been incorporated into their national immunization schedules. In this study, we investigated the frequency of immunoglobulin M antibodies against rubella an...

Middle Aged, Infant, Newborn, Immunoglobulin M/blood, Immunoglobulin G/blood, Child, Preschool, Birth Rate, Antibodies, Viral/blood, Mozambique/epidemiology, Pregnancy, Public Health Surveillance, Retrospective Studies, Rubella/epidemiology, Rubella/immunology, Rubella/prevention & control, Rubella Syndrome, Congenital, Rubella Vaccine, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Young Adult

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Radiological findings in young children investigated for tuberculosis in Mozambique

García-Basteiro, Alberto L; López-Varela, Elisa; Augusto, Orvalho Joaquim; Gondo, Kizito; Muñoz, José; Sacarlal, Jahit; Marais, Ben; Alonso, Pedro L; Ribó, José L.

PLos ONE; 10 (5), 2015

Introduction: Chest radiography remains a critical tool for diagnosing intrathoracic tuberculosis (TB) in young children who are unable to expectorate. We describe the radiological findings in children under 3 years of age investigated for TB in the district of Manhiça, southern Mozambique, an area with...

HIV Infections/diagnostic imaging, Infant, Newborn, Mozambique, Pleural Effusion/epidemiology, Prevalence, Radiography, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnostic imaging, HIV Infections/epidemiology, Pleural Effusion/diagnostic imaging, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/epidemiology

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