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Living conditions, seroprevalence and symptoms of COVID-19 in slums in the Metr...
Maciel,Ethel Leonor Noia; Jabor,Pablo Medeiros; Macedo,Laylla Ribeiro; Almada,Gilton Luiz; Zanotti,Raphael Lubiana; Cerutti Junior,CrispimABSTRACT: Objectives: to estimate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in residents of the Greater Vitória region living in subnormal and non-subnormal agglomerates, and to compare sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of total residents (infected and not infected with SARS-CoV-2) between them. Methods: Population-based prevalence study conducted by serological testing in 2020, with a study unit in ho...
Factors related to adherence to antiretroviral treatment in a specialized care ...
Velame,Kamila Tessarolo; Silva,Renata de Souza da; Cerutti Junior,CrispimSUMMARY The objective of this study was to verify the level of adherence to antiretroviral treatment and its associated factors. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study based on data retrieved from medical records. To achieve this, we used a questionnaire composed of sociodemographic and clinical information recorded from patients aged between thirteen and fifty-nine years who attended a specialized service...
First molecular detection of Rickettsia sp. strain Atlantic rainforest in Ambly...
Acosta,Igor da Cunha Lima; Luz,Hermes Ribeiro; Faccini-Martínez,Álvaro Adolfo; Muñoz-Leal,Sebastián; Cerutti Junior,Crispim; Labruna,Marcelo BahiaAbstract Espírito Santo state (southeastern Brazil) is considered an endemic area for spotted fever group rickettsioses. In February 2017, we received in our laboratory seven unfed Amblyomma ovale adult ticks collected by a farmer from his clothes and body (not attached) during a working day in the rural area of Ibiraçu municipality, Espírito Santo state. By polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analyses, targeting g...
Prevalência e fatores associados à infecção pelo Mycobacterium tuberculosis ent...
Rogerio,Wesley Pereira; Prado,Thiago Nascimento do; Souza,Fernanda Mattos de; Pinheiro,Jair dos Santos; Rodrigues,Patrícia MarquesResumo Este artigo tem por objetivo determinar a prevalência e os fatores associados à infecção latente pelo Mycobacterium tuberculosis entre agentes comunitários de saúde (ACS), usando dois pontos de corte da prova tuberculínica 5mm e 10mm. Trata-se de estudo transversal, com dados coletados sobre sexo, idade, cicatriz de BCG, prova tuberculínica (PT) anterior, tempo que trabalha na profissão de ACS, atuar em ...
Factors related to severe dengue during an epidemic in Vitoria, State of Espiri...
Vicente,Creuza Rachel; Lauar,Julia Castanheira; Santos,Bruna Silva; Cobe,Victor Marchesi; Cerutti Junior,CrispimIntroduction The prognosis of dengue depends on early diagnosis and treatment, which can help prevent severe forms whose characteristics were evaluated here. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted involving dengue cases in Vitória, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil, in 2011. Results Two health regions registered 56.3% of 371 cases of severe dengue. Of these cases, 21.3% presented with dengue hemorrhagic fe...
Spatial analysis of new cases of leprosy in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil...
Sampaio,Poliane Barbosa; Rossi,Tiago Lessa; Cerutti Junior,Crispim; Zandonade,ElianaINTRODUCTION: Leprosy in Brazil is a public health issue, and there are many regions in the State of Espírito Santo with high endemic incidence levels of leprosy, characterizing this state as a priority for leprosy programs. The aim of this study was to determine the spatial distribution of coefficients of new cases of leprosy in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. METHODS: We conducted a descriptive and ecolo...
Dengue: clinical forms and risk groups in a high incidence city in the southeas...
Cardoso,Ivana Macedo; Cabidelle,Aline de Souza Areias; Borges,Patrícia de Castro e Leão; Lang,Carolina Ferreira; Calenti,Fabrício GrecoINTRODUCTION: The article describes the epidemiologic profile of dengue cases in Vitória, the capital of Espírito Santo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2009, aimed at identifying risk groups regarding the incidence and severity of the disease. METHODS: Confirmed cases of dengue among city residents during ten years were classified as dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, dengue shock syndrome and dengue with complicati...
Clinical and biochemical evaluation of HIV-related lipodystrophy in an ambulato...
Monnerat,Bruno Zanotelli; Cerutti Junior,Crispim; Caniçali,Sheila Cristina; Motta,Tânia ReuterWe designed a retrospective cohort study to identify factors associated with HIV-1 related lipodystrophy at a tertiary HIV-care center in Vitória, ES, Brazil. Inclusion criteria were documented HIV diagnosis, anti-retroviral therapy and age above 17 years. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was initially the exposure variable, but a second analysis was also performed, as a nested case-control, based o...
Disseminated histoplasmosis in HIV positive patients in Espírito Santo state, B...
Casotti,Janaina Aparecida Schineider; Motta,Tânia Queiroz Reuter; Ferreira Júnior,Carlos Urbano Gonçalves; Cerutti Junior,CrispimTwelve cases of histoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients were found in a retrospective analysis at the Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio de Moraes of the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (HUCAM), Vitória (ES), from June 1999 to May 2001. The frequency of histoplasmosis among HIV-positive patients was 2.1% in the infectious diseases division of the hospital during this period. Histoplasmosis compromis...
Aspectos atuais da distribuição geográfica de Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii Dyar...
Rezende,Helder Ricas; Cerutti Junior,Crispim; Santos,Claudiney Biral dosAnopheles cruzii was registered in Espírito Santo state both in 1957 and 1968. Our study provides additional evidence of its presence, including municipalities that were non mentioned before. Anopheles captures undertaken between 1998 and 2003 pointed out a distribution restricted to the forested outskirts of the mountains in the highland area of the state. Its epidemiological role is suggested by the simultane...