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O potencial de um serviço de referência sentinela para doenças febris agudas na Cooperação Internacional – Moçambique, o que considerar para além da malária por p. Falciparum

As síndromes febris agudas são motivo frequente de procura por assistência médica. A inespecificidade da apresentação clínica inicial dos diversos agentes etiológicos e a possibilidade de coinfecções seguem como um desafio. Em Moçambique, o facto da malária por P.falciparum ser endémica difi...

Routine data from prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) HIV testing not yet ready for HIV surveillance in Mozambique: a retrospective analysis of matched test results

BMC infect. dis; 13 (244), 2013
Mozambique through the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program. If routine data from this program were of sufficient quality, their heightened coverage and continuous availability could complement or even replace biannual sentinel serosurveys that currently serve as the primary HIV sur...

Routine data from prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) HIV testing not yet ready for HIV surveillance in Mozambique: a retrospective analysis of matched test results

BMC infect. dis; 13 (96), 2013
Background: Opt-out HIV testing is offered at 70% of antenatal care (ANC) clinics in Mozambique through the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program. If routine data from this program were of sufficient quality, their heightened coverage and continuous availability could complement or e...

High HIV prevalence in a southern semi-rural area of Mozambique: a community-based survey

HIV med; 13 (10), 2012
Background: Southern African countries have borne the brunt of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Monitoring epidemiological dynamics is critical to identify the populations at greatest risk of infection and to guide control strategies. Methods: A cross-sectional community-based study to determine age- and sex-spec...