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Representation of the hierarchical and functional structure of an ambulatory network of medical consultations through Social Network Analysis, with an emphasis on the role of medical specialties by Biscione, Fernando Martín, Domingues da Silva, Juliano

“…Ambulatory Health Care Networks (Amb-HCN) are circuits of patient referral and counter-referral that emerge, explicitly or spontaneously, between doctors who…”
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A 10-year prospective surveillance of nosocomial infections in neonatal intensive care units by Couto, Renato C., MD, PhD, Carvalho, Elaine A.A., MD, MSc, Pedrosa, Tânia M.G., MD, MSc, Pedroso, Ênio R., MD, PhD, Neto, Mozar C., MD, Biscione, Fernando M., MD

“…Background We report on nosocomial infections (NIs), causative organisms, and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in neonates who were admitted to neonatal…”
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Regarding “Persistence of Neuropsychologic Deficits Despite Long-Term Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients With HIV-Related Neurocognitive Impairment: Prevalence and Risk Factors” by Biscione, Fernando Martín

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Comparison of the Risk of Surgical Site Infection After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Open Cholecystectomy by Biscione, Fernando M., Couto, Renato C., Pedrosa, Tânia M., Neto, Mozar C.

“…We assessed the independent contributions of the surgical approach and other variables of the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (NNIS)…”
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Reply to Chen et al by Biscione, Fernando M.

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Virologic and immunologic effectiveness of darunavir-based salvage therapy in HIV-1-infected adults in a Brazilian clinical practice setting: results of a multicenter and retrospective cohort study by Ribeiro, Karina Mota, Biscione, Fernando Martin, Westin, Mateus Rodrigues, Machado, Danielle Pessoa, Greco, Dirceu Bartolomeu, Tupinambás, Unaí

“…Darunavir has been proven efficacious for antiretroviral-experienced HIV-1-infected patients in randomized trials. However, effectiveness of darunavir-based…”
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Rates of surgical site infection as a performance measure:Are we ready? by Biscione, Fernando Martín

“…With the introduction of quality assurance in health care delivery,there has been a proliferation of research studies that compare patient outcomes for similar…”
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Slow clinical improvement after treatment initiation in Leishmania/HIV coinfected patients by Souza, Guenael Freire de, Biscione, Fernando, Greco, Dirceu Bartolomeu, Rabello, Ana

“…In Brazil there is a large area of overlap of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and HIV infection, which favored a increased incidence of coinfection Leishmania/HIV…”
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Resistance-associated mutation prevalence according to subtypes B and non-B of HIV type 1 in antiretroviral-experienced patients in Minas Gerais, Brazil by Westin, Mateus R, Biscione, Fernando M, Fonseca, Marise, Ordones, Monique, Rodrigues, Mirian, Greco, Dirceu B, Tupinambas, Unai

“…The emergence of resistance-associated mutations to the antiretroviral agents and the genetic variability of HIV-1 impose challenges to therapeutic success. We…”
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Performance, Revision, and Extension of the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System’s Risk Index in Brazilian Hospitals by Biscione, Fernando Martín, Couto, Renato Camargos, Pedrosa, Tânia M. G.

“…Objective. To assess the benefit of using procedure-specific alternative cutoff points for National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) risk index…”
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Accounting for Incomplete Postdischarge Follow‐Up During Surveillance of Surgical Site Infection by Use of the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System's Risk Index by Biscione, Fernando Martín, Couto, Renato Camargos, Pedrosa, Tânia M. G.

“…We examined the usefulness of a simple method to account for incomplete postdischarge follow-up during surveillance of surgical site infection (SSI) by use of…”
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ICU Admission, Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, and Mortality among Children and Adolescents Hospitalized for COVID-19 in a Private Healthcare System by Horta, Maria da Gloria Cruvinel, Ribeiro, Geraldo Jose Coelho, Campos, Nelson Otavio Beltrao, de Oliveira, Douglas Ribeiro, de Almeida Carvalho, Lelia Maria, de Castro Zocrato, Karina, dos Reis, Daniel Pitchon, Fernandes, Mariana Ribeiro, Camelo, Ricardo Mesquita, Biscione, Fernando Martin, Kelles, Silvana Marcia Bruschi

“…Aim. The COVID-19 pandemic devastated healthcare around the world. Data about the COVID-19 outcomes among young people are still scarce. We aim to identify…”
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C-reactive protein-guided approach may shorten length of antimicrobial treatment of culture-proven late-onset sepsis: an intervention study by Couto, Renato C, Barbosa, José A A, Pedrosa, Tânia M G, Biscione, Fernando M

“…Late-onset sepsis (LOS) (i.e., sepsis in a neonate after 72 hours of life) is associated with high mortality and significantly prolonged antibiotic exposure…”
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Home care effectiveness assessment in a health maintenance organization in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil by Biscione, Fernando Martín, Szuster, Daniele Araújo Campos, Drumond, Eliane de Freitas, Ferreira, Graziele Umbelina Alves, Turci, Maria Aparecida, Lima, Jr, Jorge Faria, Bersan, Sérgio Adriano Loureiro

“…A retrospective cohort study was performed to assess the impact of a Case Management Home Care Program supplied by the Unimed-BH medical cooperative on…”
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Factors influencing the risk of surgical site infection following diagnostic exploration of the abdominal cavity by Biscione, Fernando M, Couto, Renato C, Pedrosa, Tânia M, Neto, Mozar C

“…Summary Objectives We assessed the contribution of the surgical approach and the NNIS system's surgical component variables to surgical site infection (SSI)…”
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Virologic and Immunologic Effectiveness at 48 Weeks of Darunavir–Ritonavir-Based Regimens in Treatment-Experienced Persons Living with HIV-1 Infection in Clinical Practice by Biscione, Fernando Martín, Westin Mateus Rodrigues, Ribeiro, Karina Mota, Estevam Denize Lotufo, Cardoso, Sandra Wagner, Tenore Simone Barros, Neto Lauro Ferreira da Silva Pinto, Alencastro Paulo Ricardo, Suffert Theodoro Armando, de Moraes Mônica Jacques, Barbosa Alexandre Naime, Morejón Karen Mirna Loro, de Arruda Érico Antônio Gomes, Silveira, Jussara María, Neto José Luiz Andrade, Greco Dirceu Bartolomeu, Unaí, Tupinambás

“…Introduction:Published data addressing the effectiveness of darunavir–ritonavir (DRV/r)-based therapy for multiexperienced patients in developing countries are…”
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Avaliação de efetividade da atenção domiciliar de uma cooperativa médica de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil by Biscione, Fernando Martín, Szuster, Daniele Araújo Campos, Drumond, Eliane de Freitas, Ferreira, Graziele Umbelina Alves, Turci, Maria Aparecida, Lima Júnior, Jorge Faria, Bersan, Sérgio Adriano Loureiro

“…Foi realizado estudo de coorte retrospectiva com o objetivo de avaliar o impacto do plano de cuidados do Programa de Atenção Domiciliar da Unimed-BH,…”
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A Modified Louvain Approach for Medical Community Detection using Geographic Data by Zuin, Gianlucca, Lomeu, Humberto, Barros, Gabriel, Barbosa, Matheus, Lima, Guilherme, Vancan, Nicolas, Biscione, Fernando

“…Physicians create a network of associations and trust among themselves which can be observed to have an impact on the patient referral process. However,…”
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Short communication: Effectiveness at 48 weeks of switching from enfuvirtide to raltegravir in virologically suppressed multidrug-resistant HIV type 1-infected patients in a Brazilian cohort by Westin, Mateus Rodrigues, Biscione, Fernando, Ribeiro, Karina Mota, Greco, Dirceu Bartolomeu, Tupinambás, Unaí

“…The effectiveness of switching from enfuvirtide to raltegravir in HIV-1-infected patients on a suppressive antiretroviral regimen has been poorly studied in…”
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Representation of the hierarchical and functional structure of an ambulatory network of medical consultations through Social Network Analysis, with an emphasis on the role of medical specialties by Fernando Martín Biscione, Juliano Domingues da Silva

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