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The clinical and molecular diagnosis of childhood and adolescent pulmonary tube...
Aurilio,Rafaela Baroni; Luiz,Ronir Raggio; Land,Marcelo Gerardin Poirot; Cardoso,Claudete Aparecida Araújo; Kritski,Afrânio LineuAbstract INTRODUCTION: The diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children is lower than in adults. In Brazil, the diagnosis of PTB is based on a diagnostic score system (DSS). This study aims to study the role of Xpert in children and adolescents with PTB symptoms. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 3 referral centers to TB. Children and adolescents (0-19...
Should arboviruses be the only diagnosis hypothesis in pregnant women in endemi...
Quintans,Maria Dolores Salgado; Carvalho,Angela Cristina Gouvêa; Guimarães,Vanessa de Sousa Neves; Coppo,Marcelo Rodrigues; Fernandes,Alexandre RibeiroAbstract Listeria is an unusual pathogen that causes neonatal infection with high morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a premature newborn whose mother had a rash during pregnancy; the newborn had severe early sepsis because of Listeria monocytogenes and histopathologically suggestive findings of the placenta. Obstetricians and neonatologists should suspect listeriosis in cases with compatible epidem...
Radiological aspects in computed tomography as determinants in the diagnosis of...
Santos,Teresa Cristina Sarmet dos; Setúbal,Sérgio; Santos,Alair Augusto Sarmet Moreira Damas dos; Boechat,Marcia; Cardoso,Claudete Aparecida AraújoAbstract Objective: To describe the chest computed tomography (CT) findings in immunocompetent children under 36 months of age with pulmonary tuberculosis. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive case series conducted in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between January 2004 and July 2013, involving 20 young children who underwent CT after undergoing chest X-rays that did not provide a definitive diagno...
Epidemiological aspects, clinical manifestations, and prevention of pediatric t...
Carvalho,Anna Cristina Calçada; Cardoso,Claudete Aparecida Araújo; Martire,Terezinha Miceli; Migliori,Giovanni Battista; Sant’Anna,Clemax CoutoABSTRACT Tuberculosis continues to be a public health priority in many countries. In 2015, tuberculosis killed 1.4 million people, including 210,000 children. Despite the recent progress made in the control of tuberculosis in Brazil, it is still one of the countries with the highest tuberculosis burdens. In 2015, there were 69,000 reported cases of tuberculosis in Brazil and tuberculosis was the cause of 4,500 ...
O desenvolvimento de uma pesquisa-intervenção com uma comunidade urbana
Snyder,Robert E.; Oliveira,Luiza Rodrigues de; Ribeiro,Carlos Dimas Martins; Corrêa,Mara Ribeiro; Cardoso,Claudete Aparecida Araújo; Alves,Fabio AguiarResumo Este artigo analisa o desenvolvimento de uma pesquisa no campo da Epidemiologia, na interface com a psicologia histórico- cultural, que teve como cenário uma comunidade urbana. A pesquisa pretendia comparar a carga das doenças relacionadas ao diabetes mellitus, a fim de, posteriormente, promover uma prática em saúde, o que significa uma divisão entre diagnóstico e intervenção. Entretanto, durante o proce...
Terapia antirretroviral em crianças e adolescentes infectados pelo HIV: o que s...
Bazin,Gabriela Ricordi; Gaspar,Mariza Curto Saavedra; Silva,Nicole Carvalho Xavier Micheloni da; Mendes,Carolina da Costa; Oliveira,Cora Pichler deEste estudo tem como objetivo avaliar o uso da terapia antirretroviral combinada em crianças e adolescentes com AIDS. Foram captados 247 resumos nos portais PubMed e LILACS, publicados entre 1983 e 2013, sendo utilizados 69 artigos para as referências bibliográficas. A atenção atribuída às pesquisas na faixa etária pediátrica durante os trinta anos de epidemia de AIDS se justifica por características imunológic...
Toxoplasma gondii antibody profile in HIV-1-infected and uninfected pregnant wo...
Fernandes,Márcia Antunes; Batista,Giovanni Inácio; Carlos,Juliano da Costa Silveira; Gomes,Ivete Martins; Azevedo,Kátia Martins Lopes de; Setúbal,SérgioOBJECTIVE: Compare the anti-T. gondii IgG titer between HIV-1 infected and non HIV-1 infected pregnant women and report three cases of congenital toxoplasmosis resulting from reactivation of infection during pregnancy of HIV-1 infected women. METHODS: This study was conducted among 2,270 pregnant women with chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection (absence of IgM and presence of IgG), including 82 HIV-1 infected and...