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Zika Brazilian Cohorts (ZBC) Consortium: protocol for an individual participant...
Alecrim, Maria das Gra?as Costa; Amorim, Melania Maria Ramos de; Ara?jo, Thalia Velho Barreto de; Brasil, Patr?cia; Brickley, Elizabeth BNational Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico? CNPq) (grant number 404861/2018-0); Wellcome Trust and the United Kingdom?s Department for International Development (grant numbers: 205377/Z/16/Z; 201870/Z/16/Z). European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under ZikaPLAN (grant number 734584). Wellcome Trust - Resea...
Survival analysis in non-congenital neurological disorders related to dengue, c...
Lima, Elaine Cristina Bomfim de; Montarroyos, Ulisses Ramos; Magalhães, Jurandy Júnior Ferraz de; Dimech, George Santiago; Lacerda, Heloísa RamosThe Northeast of Brazil has experienced a triple epidemic, with the simultaneous circulation of dengue virus (DENV), chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Zika virus (ZIKV), which may have contributed to the observed increase across this region of atypical forms of disease and deaths. In view of this fact, non-congenital neurological disorders related to arboviruses were compared with other etiologies, mortality and su...
Non Electrocardiographic alterations in exercise testing in asymptomatic women....
Coutinho, Ricardo Quental; Montarroyos, Ulisses Ramos; Barros, Isly Maria Lucena de; Guimarães, Maria José BezerraOBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of exercise testing alterations in middle-aged women without symptoms of heart disease and to verify the associations of functional capacity and heart rate behavior during and after exercise with cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 509 asymptomatic women aged between 46 and 65 years who underwent clinical evaluations and exercis...
Prevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis C virus infection in Brazil, 2005 thro...
Pereira, Leila Maria Beltrão; Martelli, Celina Maria Turchi; Moreira, Regina C; Merchán-Hamann, Edgar; Stein, Airton TetelbomBackground: Hepatitis C chronic liver disease is a major cause of liver transplant in developed countries. This article reports the first nationwide population-based survey conducted to estimate the seroprevalence of HCV antibodies and associated risk factors in the urban population of Brazil. Methods: The cross sectional study was conducted in all Brazilian macro-regions from 2005 to 2009, as a stratified mult...
Fatores relacionados à variação da contagem de Linfócitos T- CD4+ ao longo do t...
Montarroyos, Ulisses RamosA contagem de linfócitos CD4 é um importante preditor de risco de progressão para a AIDS e monitorar a resposta ao tratamento antirretroviral (TARV) em Pessoas Vivendo com HIV (PVHIV). Baixa contagem de CD4 está associada a um aumento do risco de doenças oportunistas e de evolução para óbito. A variação do CD4 pode estar relacionada a fatores do individuo e assistência a saúde. Com o objetivo de identificar os ...
Methodology of a nationwide cross-sectional survey of prevalence and epidemiolo...
Ximenes, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar; Pereira, Leila Maria Beltrão; Martelli, Celina Maria Turchi; Hamann, Edgar Merchán; Stein, Airton TetelbomUm inquérito de base populacional foi conduzido na população urbana de todas as capitais e do Distrito Federal no Brasil para fornecer informações sobre a prevalência de hepatites virais e fatores de risco, entre 2005 e 2009. Este artigo descreve o delineamento e a metodologia do estudo que envolveu a população com idade entre 5 e 19 anos para hepatite A e 10 a 69 anos para hepatite B e C. As entrevistas e amos...