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Oral health-related quality of life in individuals with severe asthma by Brasil-Oliveira, Rebeca, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto, Souza-Machado, Adelmir, Pinheiro, Gabriela Pimentel, Inácio, Debora Dos Santos, Sarmento, Viviane Almeida, Lins-Kusterer, Liliane

“…To evaluate oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among individuals with severe asthma, comparing it with that observed among individuals with…”
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Genetic polymorphisms in vitamin D pathway influence 25(OH)D levels and are associated with atopy and asthma by Galvão, Alana Alcântara, de Araújo Sena, Flávia, Andrade Belitardo, Emília Maria Medeiros de, de Santana, Maria Borges Rabelo, Costa, Gustavo Nunes de Oliveira, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto, Barreto, Maurício Lima, Costa, Ryan Dos Santos, Alcantara-Neves, Neuza Maria, Figueiredo, Camila Alexandrina

“…Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency, has been associated with atopy and lack of asthma control. Our objective was to investigate associations between…”
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The effect of single and multiple infections on atopy and wheezing in children by Alcantara-Neves, Neuza Maria, MD, PhD, Veiga, Rafael Valente, MSc, Dattoli, Vitor Camilo Cavalcante, MSc, Fiaccone, Rosimeire Leovigildo, PhD, Esquivel, Renata, BSc, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto, MD, Cooper, Philip John, MB BS, PhD, Rodrigues, Laura Cunha, MD, PhD, Barreto, Maurício Lima, MD, PhD

“…Background The current epidemic of asthma and atopy has been explained by alterations in immune responses related to reduction in childhood infections…”
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Asthma mortality in children and adolescents of Brazil over a 20-year period by Pitchon, Raquel Reis, Alvim, Cristina Gonçalves, Andrade, Cláudia Ribeiro de, Lasmar, Laura Maria de Lima Belizário Facury, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto, Reis, Adriana Pitchon dos

“…To evaluate the number of asthma deaths and the temporal trend of the asthma-specific mortality rate in children and adolescents up to 19 years of age in…”
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Exposure to intimate partner violence and lack of asthma control in adults: a cross-sectional study by Lima, Valmar Bião de, Vazquez, Vanessa Serva, Campos, Ana Clara Paixão, Santos, Letícia Marques Dos, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto

“…Asthma is a chronic airway disease that affects 339 million people worldwide. It is a heterogeneous disease with different risks, including in family…”
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Toxocara seropositivity, atopy and wheezing in children living in poor neighbourhoods in urban Latin American by Mendonça, Lívia Ribeiro, Veiga, Rafael Valente, Dattoli, Vitor Camilo Cavalcante, Figueiredo, Camila Alexandrina, Fiaccone, Rosemeire, Santos, Jackson, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto, Rodrigues, Laura Cunha, Cooper, Philip John, Pontes-de-Carvalho, Lain Carlos, Barreto, Maurício Lima, Alcantara-Neves, Neuza Maria

“…Toxocara canis and T. cati are parasites of dogs and cats, respectively, that infect humans and cause human toxocariasis. Infection may cause asthma-like…”
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Effects of helminth co-infections on atopy, asthma and cytokine production in children living in a poor urban area in Latin America by Alcântara-Neves, Neuza Maria, de S G Britto, Gabriela, Veiga, Rafael Valente, Figueiredo, Camila A, Fiaccone, Rosimeire Leovigildo, da Conceição, Jackson S, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto, Rodrigues, Laura Cunha, Cooper, Philip John, Pontes-de-Carvalho, Lain C, Barreto, Maurício Lima

“…Helminths are modulators of the host immune system, and infections with these parasites have been associated with protection against allergies and autoimmune…”
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Celebrating World Asthma Day in Brazil: is the glass half full or half empty? by Pizzichini, Marcia Margaret Menezes, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto

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Obesity and asthma: clinical and laboratory characterization of a common combination by Jesus, Juliana Pires Viana de, Lima-Matos, Aline Silva, Almeida, Paula Cristina Andrade, Lima, Valmar Bião, Mello, Luane Marques de, Souza-Machado, Adelmir, Ponte, Eduardo Vieira, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto

“…To evaluate the relationship between obesity and asthma. This was a preliminary cross-sectional analysis involving 925 subjects with mild-to-moderate or severe…”
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Risk factors for death in patients with severe asthma by Fernandes, Andréia Guedes Oliva, Souza-Machado, Carolina, Coelho, Renata Conceição Pereira, Franco, Priscila Abreu, Esquivel, Renata Miranda, Souza-Machado, Adelmir, Cruz, Alvaro Augusto

“…To identify risk factors for death among patients with severe asthma. This was a nested case-control study. Among the patients with severe asthma treated…”
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Blomia tropicalis Blo t 5 and Blo t 21 recombinant allergens might confer higher specificity to serodiagnostic assays than whole mite extract by Carvalho, Kellyanne dos Anjos, de Melo-Neto, Osvaldo Pompílio, Magalhães, Franklin Barbalho, Ponte, João Carlos Marques, Felipe, Filipe Adriano Borba, dos Santos, Mariese Conceição Alves, dos Santos Lima, Givaneide, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto, Pinheiro, Carina Silva, Pontes-de-Carvalho, Lain Carlos, Alcantara-Neves, Neuza Maria

“…Blomia tropicalis is a dust mite and an important source of allergens in tropical regions. Up to now, the assays to diagnose atopy to this mite use whole body…”
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Exposure to secondhand smoke among patients with asthma: a cross-sectional study by Lima, Liranei Limoeiro, Cruz, Constança Margarida Sampaio, Fernandes, Andréia Guedes Oliva, Pinheiro, Gabriela Pimentel, Souza-Machado, Carolina de, Lima, Valmar Bião, Mello, Luane Marques de, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto

“…To estimate the frequency of secondhand smoke exposure among patients with asthma. A cross-sectional study of asthma patients and non-asthmatic controls using…”
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Fighting respiratory diseases: divided efforts lead to weakness by Pérez-Padilla, Rogelio, Stelmach, Rafael, Soto-Quiroz, Manuel, Cruz, Alvaro Augusto

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Skin test reactivity and Der p-induced interleukin 10 production in patients with asthma or rhinitis infected with Ascaris by Ponte, Eduardo Vieira, Lima, Fabiana, Araújo, Maria Ilma, Oliveira, Ricardo Riccio, Cardoso, Luciana Santos, Cruz, Alvaro Augusto

“…Helminth infections have been associated with reduced reactivity to aeroallergens, which could be related to interleukin 10 (IL-10) production, as reported in…”
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Severe asthma: Comparison of different classifications of severity and control by Alves, Alexssandra Maia, Marques de Mello, Luane, Lima Matos, Aline Silva, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto

“…Criteria of asthma severity and control lack standardization. to compare classifications of asthma severity and control, applied to patients from a severe…”
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The paradox of asthma: neglect, burden, and big data by Stelmach, Rafael, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto

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The hybrid protein BTH2 suppresses allergic airway inflammation in a murine model of HDM‐specific immunotherapy by Silva, Eduardo Santos, Santana, Marina Borges Rabelo, Silveira, Elisânia Fontes, Torres, Rogério Tanan, Silva, Raphael Chagas, Fernandes, Antônio Márcio Santana, Belitardo, Emília Maria Medeiros de Andrade, Garcés, Luis Fabián Salazar, Santiago, Leonardo Freire, Urrego, Juan Ricardo, Vilas‐Bôas, Deise Souza, Freitas, Luiz Antônio Rodrigues, Zakzuk, Josefina, Pacheco, Luis Gustavo Carvalho, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto, Ferreira, Fatima, Cooper, Philip, Caraballo, Luis, Pinheiro, Carina da Silva, Alcantara‐Neves, Neuza Maria

“…Background Allergen‐specific immunotherapy (AIT) is the only disease‐modifying treatment approach to change disease‐causing allergens. Hypoallergenic…”
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Use of medicinal herbs by patients with severe asthma managed at a Referral Center by Mega, Tacila Pires, Santos, Pablo de Moura, Souza-Machado, Adelmir, Noblat, Lúcia de Araújo Beisl Costa, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto

“…Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that may lead to limitations in regular activities, to hospitalizations and a decrease in quality of…”
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Hospital admission rate in children and adolescents with mild persistent asthma by Ponte, Eduardo Vieira, Mingotti, Cintia Fernanda Bertagni, Mamoni, Ronei Luciano, Marchi, Evaldo, Martinelli, José Eduardo, Menezes, Marcelo Bezerra, Vianna, Elcio dos Santos Oliveira, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto

“…Introduction The health and financial burden of mild‐persistent asthma has been poorly investigated. Objective Our aim was to compare the rate of hospital…”
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Depression, suicidal motivation and suicidal ideation among individuals with asthma: a cross-sectional study by Vázquez, Vanessa Serva, de Lima, Valmar Bião, de Mello, Luane Marques, Duarte, Drielle Caroline Bidu, Saback de Oliveira, Thaís Dantas, Cruz, Álvaro Augusto

“…Asthma is a chronic disease associated with risk of depression and suicidal events. The present study estimated the frequency of depression, suicidal…”
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