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High burden of hospital morbidity and mortality due to Chagas disease in Bahia ...
García, Gabriela Soledad Márdero; Leite, Andreia; de Souza, Eliana Amorim; Ferreira, Anderson Fuentes; de Sousa, Andrea Silvestre; Luiz, Ronir RaggioChagas disease (CD) is a chronic condition associated with high morbidity and mortality in endemic regions of Brazil, particularly in the state of Bahia. The clinical-epidemiologic analysis of hospital admissions is strategic due to limited data on chronic CD infections and the general lack of access to diagnosis and treatment. This study examines sociodemographic and clinical-epidemiological patterns of hospit...
Socio-demographic and clinical factors of leprosy cases associated with the per...
Soares, Gerlania Maria Martins de Melo; Souza, Eliana Amorim de; Ferreira, Anderson Fuentes; García, Gabriela Soledad MárderoObjective: To analyze the association between sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of new cases (NC) of leprosy as determinants in the performance of contact assessment. Methods: A cross-sectional study with temporal approach of the 100% examined contacts assessment indicator of each NC registered in the State of Ceará, Brazil, via the Notification Information System, 2008-2019. Logistic regression was...
Sobreposição de casos novos de hanseníase em redes de convívio domiciliar em do...
Reis, Adriana da Silva dos; Souza, Eliana Amorim de; Ferreira, Anderson Fuentes; Macedo, Suyanne Freire de; Silva, Gilberto Valentim daThe study aimed to analyze the magnitude and sociodemographic profile of leprosy cases linked to household contact networks with overlapping of the disease in two Brazilian municipalities (counties), one in the North and the other in the Northeast, from 2001 to 2014. This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, analytical study based on primary and secondary data from new leprosy cases in Picos, Piauí State, and Ro...
Análise da imunoexpressão de IL-6, TGF-Β1 e KI-67, densidade de mastócitos e co...
García, Gabriela Soledad MárderoActinic cheilitis (AC) is a potentially malignant oral lesion associated with chronic exposure to ultraviolet radiation with high potential of transformation into lip cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the immunoexpression of IL-6, TGF-β1 and ki-67 in addition to the density of mast cells and collagen in actinic cheilitis. A total of 50 paraffin blocks were used, 25 of which were diagnosed as AC and ...