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Estigma relacionado ao HIV entre jovens em transição para a clínica de adultos ...
Cruz,Maria Letícia Santos; Darmont,Mariana de Queiroz Rocha; Monteiro,Simone SouzaResumo Neste estudo investigamos como vivências de estigma do HIV se expressam entre jovens soropositivos, em transição para a clínica de adultos, no serviço de saúde, na família e nas interações afetivos-sexuais e sua relação com as desigualdades e hierarquias sociais. O estudo envolveu 31 jovens (idade mediana 21) em transição para a clínica de adultos (G1) e 12 jovens (idade mediana 30) que já fizeram essa t...
Relationship between viral load and behavioral measures of adherence to antiret...
Duarte,Horacio A.; Harris,Donald Robert; Tassiopoulos,Katherine; Leister,Erin; Negrini,Silvia Fabiana Biason de Moura; Ferreira,Flávia FaleiroFew studies have examined antiretroviral therapy adherence in Latin American children. Standardized behavioral measures were applied to a large cohort of human immunodeficiency virus-infected children in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru to assess adherence to prescribed antiretroviral therapy doses during the three days prior to study visits, assess timing of last missed dose, and evaluate the ability of the adherence ...
Vitamin A, vitamin E, iron and zinc status in a cohort of HIV-infected mothers ...
Monteiro,Jacqueline Pontes; Cruz,Maria Letícia Santos; Mussi-Pinhata,Marisa Márcia; Salomão,Roberta Garcia; Jordão Junior,Alceu; Read,Jennifer SuzanneIntroduction We hypothesized that nutritional deficiency would be common in a cohort of postpartum, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women and their infants. Methods Weight and height, as well as blood concentrations of retinol, α-tocopherol, ferritin, hemoglobin, and zinc, were measured in mothers after delivery and in their infants at birth and at 6-12 weeks and six months of age. Retinol and α-toc...
Trends in a Cohort of HIV-infected pregnant women in Rio de Janeiro, 1996-2004
Calvet,Guilherme Amaral; João,Esaú Custódio; Nielsen-Saines,Karin; Cunha,Cynthia Braga; Menezes,Jacqueline Anita; d'Ippolito,Marcos MachadoOBJECTIVE: To describe trends in sociodemographic, immunological and virological profiles and interventions to decrease the risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study conducted at a tertiary institution in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from January 1996 to December 2004. Analysis was performed by stratification in three time periods: 1996-1998 (P1), 1999-2001 (P2) and 2002-2004 (P3)....
Congenital toxoplasmosis infection in an infant born to an HIV-1-infected mother
Cruz,Maria Letícia Santos; Cardoso,Claudete Araújo; Saavedra,Mariza C.; Santos,Eliane dos; Melino,TatianaWe report the occurrence of congenital toxoplasmosis in an infant born to an HIV infected mother who had high anti-toxoplasma IgG and negative IgM at nine weeks of gestation. We briefly review available literature and discuss the possible mechanisms of transmission of congenital toxoplasmosis among HIV infected pregnant women.
Leptospirose em crianças no Rio de Janeiro
Cruz,Maria Letícia Santos; Andrade,Jarbas; Pereira,Martha MariaAfim de obter dados sobre as manifestações clínicas da leptospirose em crianças, foram revistos 188 exames sorológicos realizados em pacientes com idade entre 0 e 12 anos no Laboratório de Referência Nacional para Leptospirose (FIOCRUZ-RJ) no período de janeiro de 1983 ajunho de 1991. Cinquenta e dois (27,6%) soros eram reagentes. Vinte etrês (12,2%) crianças tinham evidênciasorológica de infecção aguda. Os sin...