Search Results - "KERR, Ligia R. F. S"

Prevalence, Risk Behaviors, and Virological Characteristics of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in a Group of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Brazil: Results from a Respondent-Driven Sampling Survey by Oliveira, Marina P, Matos, Márcia A D, Silva, Ágabo M C, Lopes, Carmen L R, Teles, Sheila A, Matos, Marcos A, Spitz, Natália, Araujo, Natalia M, Mota, Rosa M S, Kerr, Ligia R F S, Martins, Regina M B

“…Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at increased risk of exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBV) compared with the general population. This study aims to assess…”
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Genotyping of Mycobacterium leprae for better understanding of leprosy transmission in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil by Fontes, Amanda N B, Lima, Luana N G C, Mota, Rosa M S, Almeida, Rosa L F, Pontes, Maria A, Gonçalves, Heitor de S, Frota, Cristiane C, Vissa, Varalakshmi D, Brennan, Patrick J, Guimaraes, Ricardo J P S, Kendall, Carl, Kerr, Ligia R F S, Suffys, Philip N

“…Leprosy is endemic in large part of Brazil with 28,761 new patients in 2015, the second largest number worldwide and reaches 9/10.000 in highly endemic regions…”
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HIV among MSM in a large middle-income country by KERR, Ligia R. F. S, MOTA, Rosa S, RUTHERFORD, George, KENDALL, Carl, PINHO, Adriana De A, MELLO, Maeve B, GUIMARAES, Mark D. C, DOURADO, Inês, DE BRITO, Ana M, BENZAKEN, Adele, MCFARLAND, Willi

“…To conduct the first national biological and behavioral surveillance survey for HIV among MSM in Brazil. A cross-sectional surveillance study utilizing…”
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An Empirical Comparison of Respondent-driven Sampling, Time Location Sampling, and Snowball Sampling for Behavioral Surveillance in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Fortaleza, Brazil by Kendall, Carl, Kerr, Ligia R. F. S., Gondim, Rogerio C., Werneck, Guilherme L., Macena, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia, Pontes, Marta Kerr, Johnston, Lisa G., Sabin, Keith, McFarland, Willi

“…Obtaining samples of populations at risk for HIV challenges surveillance, prevention planning, and evaluation. Methods used include snowball sampling, time…”
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Hepatitis C virus prevalence among men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study in 12 Brazilian cities by Silva, Vanessa C. M, Kerr, Lígia R. F. S, Kendall, Carl, Mota, Rosa S, Guimarães, Mark Drew C, Leal, Andréa F, Merchan-Hamann, Edgar, Dourado, Inês, Veras, Maria Amélia, de Brito, Ana Maria, Pontes, Alexandre K, Macena, Raimunda H. M, Knauth, Daniela, Lima, Luana N. G. C, Cavalcante, Socorro, Camillo, Ana Cláudia, Díaz-Bermudez, Ximena P, Oliveira, Lisangela C, Magno, Laio, Lemos, Marcílio F, Compri, Adriana P, Motta-Castro, Ana Rita C, Moreira, Regina C

“…Abstract Background Despite the preventive policies adopted, reduction in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men who have sex with men (MSM) has been…”
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Social networks of men who have sex with men: a study of recruitment chains using Respondent Driven Sampling in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil by Brignol, Sandra Mara Silva, Dourado, Inês, Amorim, Leila Denise, Miranda, José Garcia Vivas, Kerr, Lígia R F S

“…Social and sexual contact networks between men who have sex with men (MSM) play an important role in understanding the transmission of HIV and other sexually…”
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Mental health outcomes in frontline healthcare workers in Brazil during the COVID-19 epidemic: Results of an online survey in four regions using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) by Cohen, Mírian, Cardoso, Ricardo B., Kerr, Ligia R.F.S., Kendall, Carl, Almeida, Rosa L.F., Schneider, Nayê B., Viera, Carolina M., Zaduchliver, Jorge G., Castro, Andriele A., Pinheiro, Francisco M.L., Albuquerque, Maria F.P.M., Lima, Luana N.G.C., Veras, Maria A.S.M., Martelli, Celina M.T., Cruz, Luciane N., Camey, Suzi A.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed health facilities and presented healthcare workers (HCWs) with a new infectious disease threat. In addition to a sanitary…”
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Intrapatient comparison of Mycobacterium leprae by VNTR analysis in nasal secretions and skin biopsy in a Brazilian leprosy endemic region by Lima, Luana N G C, Fontes, Amanda N B, Li, Wei, Suffys, Philip N, Vissa, Varalakshmi D, Mota, Rosa M S, Almeida, Rosa L F, Pontes, Maria A, Gonçales, Heitor De S, Frota, Cristiane C, Rodrigues, Laura C, Kendall, Carl, Kerr, Ligia R F S

“…This study compares the strains of genotypes of M. leprae from nasal secretions (NS) and skin biopsy (SB) in the same patient, supplementing conventional…”
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Persisting leprosy transmission despite increased control measures in an endemic cluster in Brazil: the unfinished agenda by Alencar, Carlos H, Ramos, Jr, Alberto N, Barbosa, Jaqueline C, Kerr, Ligia R F S, De Oliveira, Maria L W, Heukelbach, Jorg

“…To provide an evidence base for improvement of leprosy control in Brazil's high transmission areas. We obtained data from municipalities in a major disease…”
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Social networks of men who have sex with men: a study of recruitment chains using Respondent Driven Sampling in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil by Brignol, Sandra Mara Silva, Dourado, Inês, Amorim, Leila Denise, Miranda, José Garcia Vivas, Kerr, Lígia R. F. S.

“…Abstract Social and sexual contact networks between men who have sex with men (MSM) play an important role in understanding the transmission of HIV and other…”
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