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Anemia in tuberculosis cases: A biomarker of severity?
Published in PloS one (02-02-2021)“…Anemia is a common condition at tuberculosis diagnosis, and there is evidence that its prevalence is higher in patients with tuberculosis than in those…”
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The effect of risk at birth on breastfeeding duration and exclusivity: A cohort study at a Brazilian referral center for high-risk neonates and infants
Published in PloS one (06-08-2021)“…Background and aim Both breastfeeding and the use of human milk are strategies that provide better conformation to health throughout an individual’s life and…”
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Self-reporting of hearing loss and tinnitus in the diagnosis of ototoxicity by meglumine antimoniate in patients treated for American tegumentary Leishmaniasis
Published in PloS one (14-02-2024)“…American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (ATL) treatment is based on pentavalent antimonials (Sb5+), but these drugs have been associated to several adverse effects…”
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Neutralizing antibody titers against D8 genotype and persistence of measles humoral and cell-mediated immunity eight years after the first dose of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine in Brazilian children
Published in Vaccine (19-03-2024)“…Objective: Assess the level of measles vaccine-induced neutralizing antibodies against the D8 genotype and the persistence of humoral and cell-mediated…”
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Frequency, active infection and load of Leishmania infantum and associated histological alterations in the genital tract of male and female dogs
Published in PloS one (01-09-2020)“…Visceral leishmaniasis caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum is a zoonosis. The domestic dog is the primary reservoir in urban areas. This study aimed to…”
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ZIKA Virus Neutralizing Antibody Kinetics in Antenatally Exposed Infants
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (17-09-2021)“…Abstract Background Zika virus (ZIKV) is associated with severe congenital abnormalities and laboratory diagnosis of antenatal infection is difficult. Here we…”
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Obtaining adjusted prevalence ratios from logistic regression models in cross-sectional studies
Published in Cadernos de saúde pública (01-03-2015)“…In the last decades, the use of the epidemiological prevalence ratio (PR) instead of the odds ratio has been debated as a measure of association in…”
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An old drug and different ways to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis: Intralesional and intramuscular meglumine antimoniate in a reference center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-09-2021)“…Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) remains challenging since the drugs currently used are quite toxic, thus contributing to lethality unrelated to the…”
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Social inequalities in the temporal trend of mortality from sickle cell disease in Brazil, 1996-2019
Published in Cadernos de saúde pública (2023)“…Contrary to international trends, the mortality rate of sickle cell disease increased in Brazil after the implementation of the neonatal screening program,…”
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Development and validation of a clinical rule for the diagnosis of chikungunya fever in a dengue-endemic area
Published in PloS one (06-01-2023)“…Rio de Janeiro is a dengue-endemic city that experienced Zika and chikungunya epidemics between 2015 and 2019. Differential diagnosis is crucial for indicating…”
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Clinical features, fungal load, coinfections, histological skin changes, and itraconazole treatment response of cats with sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis
Published in Scientific reports (13-06-2018)“…Zoonotic sporotrichosis caused by the fungus Sporothrix brasiliensis is usually severe in cats. This study investigated the associations between clinical…”
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Comparison between colorimetric in Situ hybridization, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry for the diagnosis of new world cutaneous leishmaniasis in human skin samples
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (01-11-2022)“…New world cutaneous leishmaniasis (NWCL) is an anthropozoonosis caused by different species of the protozoan 'Leishmania'. Colorimetric in situ hybridization…”
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Pitfalls in acute febrile illness diagnosis: Interobserver agreement of signs and symptoms during a dengue outbreak
Published in Journal of clinical nursing (01-05-2020)“…Aims and objectives To compare and evaluate interobserver (nurses and physicians) agreement for dengue clinical signs and symptoms, including the World Health…”
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Clinical and laboratory signs associated to serious dengue disease in hospitalized children
Published in Jornal de pediatria (01-09-2016)“…To evaluate the validity of clinical and laboratory signs to serious dengue disease in hospitalized children. Retrospective cohort of children (<18 years)…”
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24-hour Holter findings in infants with in-utero exposure to the Zika virus: a series of cases
Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (01-01-2020)“…Severe neurological problems and other special manifestations such as high prevalence of structural cardiac changes has been described in infants vertically…”
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Frequency of co-seropositivities for certain pathogens and their relationship with clinical and histopathological changes and parasite load in dogs infected with Leishmania infantum
Published in PloS one (11-03-2021)“…In canine leishmaniosis caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum, little is known about how co-infections with or co-seropositivities for other pathogens…”
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Determination of the minimum inhibitory concentration of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii against fluconazole by flow cytometry
Published in Medical mycology (Oxford) (01-01-2014)“…Recent studies have used flow cytometry (FCM) as an important alternative method to determine the antifungal susceptibility of yeasts compared to the broth…”
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Viral shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in body fluids associated with sexual activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in BMJ open (21-02-2024)“…ObjectiveTo identify and summarise the evidence on the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA detection and persistence in body…”
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Occurrence of Leishmania infantum and associated histological alterations in the genital tract and mammary glands of naturally infected dogs
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-06-2016)“…The objectives of this study were to evaluate the occurrence of Leishmania infantum in the male and female genital tract and female mammary glands of dogs and…”
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Predicting risk of early discontinuation of exclusive breastfeeding at a Brazilian referral hospital for high-risk neonates and infants: a decision-tree analysis
Published in International breastfeeding journal (04-01-2021)“…Determinants at several levels may affect breastfeeding practices. Besides the known historical, socio-economic, cultural, and individual factors, other…”
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