Search Results - "Peixoto, Henry M."

Real-life quantitative G6PD screening in Plasmodium vivax patients in the Brazilian Amazon: A cost-effectiveness analysis by Brito-Sousa, Jose Diego, Peixoto, Henry M, Devine, Angela, Silva-Neto, Alexandre V, Balieiro, Patricia C S, Sampaio, Vanderson S, Vitor-Silva, Sheila, Mendes, Maxwell O, Souza, Brenda K A, Lacerda, Marcus V G, Monteiro, Wuelton M

“…As quantitative glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd) screening tools are evaluated in operational studies, questions remain as to whether they…”
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Costs of hospital admissions due to COVID-19 in the federal capital of Brazil: a study based on hospital admission authorizations by Pereira, Ana Carolina Esteves da Silva, Gallo, Luciana G., Oliveira, Ana Flávia de M., de Oliveira, Maria Regina F., Peixoto, Henry M.

“…This is a cost analysis study based on hospital admissions, conducted from the perspective of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), carried out in a…”
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G6PD deficiency in Latin America: systematic review on prevalence and variants by Monteiro, Wuelton M, Val, Fernando F. A, Siqueira, André M, Franca, Gabriel P, Sampaio, Vanderson S, Melo, Gisely C, Almeida, Anne C. G, Brito, Marcelo A. M, Peixoto, Henry M, Fuller, Douglas, Bassat, Quique, Romero, Gustavo A. S, Oliveira, Maria Regina F, Larcerda, Marcus Vinícius G

“…Plasmodium vivax radical cure requires the use of primaquine (PQ), a drug that induces haemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient (G6PDd)…”
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Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic for malaria in Extra-Amazon Region, Brazil by de Oliveira, Maria Regina F, Giozza, Silvana P, Peixoto, Henry M, Romero, Gustavo A S

“…Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for malaria have been demonstrated to be effective and they should replace microscopy in certain areas. The cost-effectiveness of…”
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Clinical complications of G6PD deficiency in Latin American and Caribbean populations: systematic review and implications for malaria elimination programmes by Monteiro, Wuelton M, Franca, Gabriel P, Melo, Gisely C, Queiroz, Amanda L M, Brito, Marcelo, Peixoto, Henry M, Oliveira, Maria Regina F, Romero, Gustavo A S, Bassat, Quique, Lacerda, Marcus V G

“…Although G6PDd individuals are generally asymptomatic throughout their life, the clinical burden of this genetic condition includes a range of haematological…”
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G6PD deficiency in male individuals infected by Plasmodium vivax malaria in the Brazilian Amazon: a cost study by Peixoto, Henry M, Brito, Marcelo A M, Romero, Gustavo A S, Monteiro, Wuelton M, de Lacerda, Marcus V G, de Oliveira, Maria Regina F

“…Deficiency of the enzyme G6PD (G6PDd) is caused by mutations in the gene G6PD, which plays an important role in protecting the red blood cell against oxidizing…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of rapid diagnostic tests for G6PD deficiency in patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria in the Brazilian Amazon by Peixoto, Henry M, Brito, Marcelo A M, Romero, Gustavo A S, Monteiro, Wuelton M, de Lacerda, Marcus V G, de Oliveira, Maria R F

“…The use of primaquine (PQ) for radical treatment of Plasmodium vivax in carriers of G6PD deficiency (G6PDd) constitutes the main factor associated with severe…”
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