Search Results - "Ximenes, Raa"

Population-Based Multicentric Survey of Hepatitis B Infection and Risk Factor Differences among Three Regions in Brazil by Pereira, Leila M. M. B, Martelli, Celina M. T, Merchan-Hamann, Edgar, Montarroyos, Ulisses R, Braga, Maria C, de Lima, Maria L. C, Cardoso, Maria R. A, Turchi, Marilia D, Costa, Marcelo A, de Alencar, Luiz C. A, Moreira, Regina C, Figueiredo, Gerusa M, Ximenes, Ricardo A. A, Hepatitis Study Group

“…This multicentric population-based study in Brazil is the first national effort to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) and risk factors in the capital…”
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Survival of people living with HIV who defaulted from tuberculosis treatment in a cohort, Recife, Brazil by Cunha, R, Maruza, M, Montarroyos, U R, Coimbra, I, de B Miranda-Filho, D, Albuquerque, M de F, Lacerda, H R, Ximenes, Raa

“…Tuberculosis is a serious public health problem worldwide. It is the leading cause of death amongst people living with HIV, and default from tuberculosis (TB)…”
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Predictors of immunodeficiency-related death in a cohort of low-income people living with HIV: a competing risks survival analysis by ALBUQUERQUE, M. F. P. M., ALVES, D. N., BRESANI SALVI, C. C., BATISTA, J. D. L., XIMENES, R. A. A., MIRANDA-FILHO, D. B., MELO, H. R. L., MARUZA, M., MONTARROYOS, U. R.

“…We conducted a survival analysis with competing risks to estimate the mortality rate and predictive factors for immunodeficiency-related death in people living…”
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Is arterial stiffness in HIV-infected individuals associated with HIV-related factors? by Monteiro, P, Miranda-Filho, D B, Bandeira, F, Lacerda, H R, Chaves, H, Albuquerque, M F P M, Montarroyos, U R, Ximenes, R A A

“…We investigated the association between pulse wave velocity (PWV) and HIV infection, antiretroviral treatment-related characteristics, viral load, immune…”
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Survival of HIV-infected patients after starting tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study by Maruza, M., Albuquerque, M. F. P. M., Braga, M. C., Barbosa, M. T. S., Byington, R., Coimbra, I., Moura, L. V., Batista, J. D. L., Diniz, G. T. N., Miranda-Filho, D. B., Lacerda, H. R., Rodrigues, L. C., Ximenes, R. A. A.

“…OBJECTIVES: To estimate the probability of survival and to evaluate risk factors for death in a cohort of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus…”
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Randomized clinical trial comparing the efficacy of the vaginal use of metronidazole with a Brazilian pepper tree (Schinus) extract for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis by Leite, S R R F, Amorim, M M R, Sereno, P F B, Leite, T N F, Ferreira, J A C, Ximenes, R A A

“…A 7.4% vaginal extract of the Brazilian pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi) was compared with 0.75% vaginal metronidazole, both manufactured by the…”
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Risk factors for treatment delay in pulmonary tuberculosis in Recife, Brazil by dos Santos, Martinho A P S, Albuquerque, Maria F P M, Ximenes, Ricardo A A, Lucena-Silva, Norma L C L, Braga, Cynthia, Campelo, Antônio R L, Dantas, Odimariles M S, Montarroyos, Ulisses R, Souza, Wayner V, Kawasaki, Alexandre M, Rodrigues, Laura C

“…Tuberculosis is still a great challenge to public health in Brazil and worldwide. Early detection followed by effective therapy is extremely important in…”
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Reliability of current estimates of schistosomiasis prevalence in the Rainforest Zone of the state of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil by Favre, Tereza C, Ximenes, Ricardo A A, Galvão, Aline F, Pereira, Ana Paula B, Wanderlei, Tereza N, Barbosa, Constança S, Pieri, Otávio S

“…The Program for Schistosomiasis Control within the Unified Health System (PCE-SUS) was implemented by 1999 in the Rainforest Zone or "Zona da Mata" of…”
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Attaining the minimum target of resolution WHA 54.19 for schistosomiasis control in the Rainforest Zone of the state of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil by Favre, Tereza C, Ximenes, Ricardo A A, Galvão, Aline F, Pereira, Ana Paula B, Wandereley, Tereza N, Barbosa, Constança S, Pieri, Otávio S

“…Resolution 19 of the 54th World Health Assembly (WHA-54.19) urged member nations to promote preventive measures, ensure treatment and mobilize resources for…”
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Hepatitis C virus infection in a Brazilian population with sickle-cell anemia by Torres, MCMR, Pereira, LMMB, Ximenes, RAA, Araujo, A S, Secaf, M, Rodrigues, S S, Bezerra, ACS, Conceicao, IB, Valenca, MIB, Martinelli, ALC

“…Patients with sickle-cell anemia submitted to frequent blood transfusions are at risk of contamination with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Determination of HCV RNA…”
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Hepatitis C virus infection in a Brazilian population with sickle-cell anemia by Torres, M C M R, Pereira, L M M B, Ximenes, R A A, Araújo, A S, Secaf, M, Rodrigues, S S, Bezerra, A C S, Conceição, I B, Valença, M I B, Martinelli, A L C

“…Patients with sickle-cell anemia submitted to frequent blood transfusions are at risk of contamination with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Determination of HCV RNA…”
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Risk Factors Associated with Death in Children Admitted to a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit by de Freitas Aragão, Rosana Carla, de Fátima P. Militão Albuquerque, Maria, de Mello, Maria Júlia Gonçalves, Ximenes, Ricardo A. A.

“…The aim of this study was to identify fatal risk factors for children admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit of the Instituto Materno Infantil de…”
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Risk Factors for the Occurrence of Bancroftian Filariasis Infection in Children Living in Endemic Areas of Northeast of Brazil by Braga, Cynthia, Albuquerque, Maria F. P. M., Schindler, Haianna C., Silva, Maria R. F., Maciel, Amélia, Furtado, André, Carvalho, Alexandre B., Souza, Wayner, Ximenes, A. A.

“…The objective of this study was to identity biological and social risk factors for the occurrence of microfilaraemia in a population of 1464 children of both…”
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