Search Results - "Albuquerque, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão"
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Survival and risk factors for mortality in pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia in a single reference center in low–middle-income country
Published in Annals of hematology (01-06-2019)“…Despite advances in therapy and care for children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), survival rates for children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)…”
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Reports from the frontline: health workers describe COVID-19 risks and fears in five cities in Brazil
Published in BMC health services research (22-03-2023)“…Health providers are under unprecedented pressures to perform in the COVID-19 health crisis and under unprecedented risks. We initiated a large mixed-method…”
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Two decades of tuberculosis in a city in Northeastern Brazil: advances and challenges in time and space
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-04-2016)“…INTRODUCTION This study presents two decades of epidemiological data on tuberculosis (TB), in order to understanding the disease profile and its spatiotemporal…”
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Systematic Review of Survival Analysis in Leprosy Studies-Including the Following Outcomes: Relapse, Impairment of Nerve Function, Reactions and Physical Disability
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (26-09-2022)“…Leprosy is a public health problem in South American, African and Oceanian countries. National programs need to be evaluated, and the survival analysis model…”
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Factors Associated with Time to Acquisition of Bloodstream Infection in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-03-2010)“…To evaluate the risk factors that influence time to acquisition of a laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection (LCBI). Prospective cohort study with an…”
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Effectiveness of screening for tuberculosis in HIV: a pragmatic clinical trial
Published in Revista de saúde pública (01-01-2021)“…OBJECTIVE: To verify the effectiveness of screening for tuberculosis (TB) on all-cause mortality and tuberculosis cases in newly diagnosed HIV-infected…”
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Validating a scoring system for the diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected adults
Published in PloS one (01-04-2014)“…The challenge of diagnosing smear-negative pulmonary TB (tuberculosis) in people living with HIV justifies the use of instruments other than the smear test for…”
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Factors related to changes in CD4+ T-cell counts over time in patients living with HIV/AIDS: a multilevel analysis
Published in PloS one (05-02-2014)“…The measurement of CD4+ T-cell (CD4) counts is a strong predictor of progression to AIDS and a means of monitoring antiviral therapy (ART). The success or…”
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Prevalence of hyperapolipoprotein B and associations with other cardiovascular risk factors among human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in Pernambuco, Brazil
Published in Metabolic syndrome and related disorders (01-10-2010)“…Hypertriglyceridemia associated with low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels and hypercholesterolemia is the most common metabolic disorder among human…”
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Association of inflammatory cytokines and endothelial adhesion molecules with immunological, virological, and cardiometabolic disease in HIV-infected individuals
Published in Journal of interferon & cytokine research (01-05-2014)“…Elevated levels of inflammatory and endothelial biomarkers are related to chronic diseases, cancers, and cardiovascular disease. This study aimed at evaluating…”
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Risk factors in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil: a case-control study
Published in Metabolic syndrome and related disorders (01-06-2010)“…Although human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated lipodystrophy has been reported for more than a decade, there is still considerable uncertainty…”
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Factors associated with treatment for latent tuberculosis in persons living with HIV/AIDS
Published in Cadernos de saúde pública (01-12-2015)“…The aim was to identify factors associated with non-initiation of prophylactic treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBi) in persons living with…”
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Factores asociados a la ocurrencia de tuberculosis y su distribución espacial en una ciudad brasileña, 1991-2010
Published in Salud colectiva (2018)“…Se buscó identificar los factores asociados a la incidencia de tuberculosis y a la distribución espacial de la enfermedad en Olinda, Pernambuco, entre 1991 y…”
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COVID-19 in Northeast Brazil: achievements and limitations in the responses of the state governments
Published in Ciência & saude coletiva (15-10-2020)“…The COVID-19 pandemic has been most severe in the poorest regions of Brazil, such as the states of the Northeast Region. The lack of national policies for…”
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Characteristics of children of the Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group Pediatric Cohort who developed postnatal microcephaly
Published in Scientific reports (22-09-2022)“…The number of studies published on postnatal microcephaly in children with Congenital Zika Syndrome is small, clinical presentations vary and aspects of the…”
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Occurrence of hepatitis B and C virus infection in socioeconomic population strata from Recife, Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil
Published in Revista brasileira de epidemiologia (2024)“…To estimate the probability of infection with hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses in different socioeconomic strata of the population of Recife, Northeast…”
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Genome sequencing reveals coinfection by multiple chikungunya virus genotypes in a recent outbreak in Brazil
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-05-2019)“…Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an RNA virus from the Togaviridae family transmitted by mosquitoes in both sylvatic and urban cycles. In humans, CHIKV infection…”
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Risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia in children under five years of age in the post-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era in Brazil: a case control study
Published in BMC pediatrics (22-09-2016)“…Pneumonia plays an important role in children's morbidity and mortality. In Brazil, epidemiological and social changes occurred concomitantly with the…”
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Association between smoking, crack cocaine abuse and the discontinuation of combination antiretroviral therapy in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (01-03-2014)“…Despite the effectiveness of combination antiretroviral therapy in the treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), nonadherence to medication has become…”
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COVID-19 in northeast Brazil: first year of the pandemic and uncertainties to come
Published in Revista de saúde pública (2021)“…OBJECTIVETo analyze the epidemic of COVID-19 in northeastern Brazil, one of the regions most affected by the virus.METHODSThe official data for COVID-19, from…”
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