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Incidence and spatial distribution of cases of dengue, from 2010 to 2019: an ec...
Morais,Petrúcio Luiz Lins de; Castanha,Priscila Mayrelle Silva; Montarroyos,Ulisses RamosABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Dengue is an arbovirus that has caused serious problem in Brazil, putting the public health system under severe stress. Understanding its incidence and spatial distribution is essential for disease control and prevention. OBJECTIVE: To perform an analysis on dengue incidence and spatial distribution in a medium-sized, cool-climate and high-altitude city. DESIGN AND SETTING: Ecological study...
Factors associated to modification of first-line antiretroviral therapy due to ...
Azevedo,Larissa Negromonte; Ximenes,Ricardo Arraes de Alencar; Monteiro,Polyana; Montarroyos,Ulisses Ramos; Miranda-Filho,Demócrito de BarrosABSTRACT Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has modified the outcome of patients with HIV infection, providing virological control and reducing mortality. However, there are several reasons as to why patients may discontinue their antiretroviral therapy, with adverse events being one of the main reasons reported in the literature. This is a case-control nested in a cohort of people living with HIV/AIDS, conducted to ...
Cem dias de COVID-19 em Pernambuco, Brasil: a epidemiologia em contexto histórico
Souza,Wayner Vieira de; Martelli,Celina Maria Turchi; Silva,Amanda Priscila de Santana Cabral; Maia,Lívia Teixeira de Souza; Braga,Maria CynthiaResumo: A pandemia de COVID-19 iniciou sua linha do tempo em 31 de dezembro de 2019 na China e o SARS-CoV-2 identificado como agente etiológico. O objetivo deste manuscrito é descrever a dinâmica espacial e temporal da epidemia de COVID-19 nos primeiros cem dias, no Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil. Apresentamos a evolução de casos e óbitos segundo semana epidemiológica. Realizamos a análise da série do acumulado d...
Conhecimento, atitudes e práticas de agentes comunitários de saúde sobre tuberc...
Gaspar,Lucijane Maria da Silva; Braga,Cynthia; Albuquerque,Gabriela Diniz Militão de; Silva,Maria Patrícia Nascimento; Maruza,MagdaResumo Esse artigo analisa o conhecimento, atitudes e práticas sobre tuberculose de agentes comunitários de saúde (ACS) no Recife, município com altas taxas de incidência e de abandono do tratamento no Brasil. O estudo transversal foi conduzido em uma amostra representativa dos ACS utilizando questionário padronizado. Descreveram-se as frequências das variáveis referentes ao conhecimento, atitudes e práticas e ...
Factors associated with glycemic control in people with diabetes at the Family ...
Lima,Rodrigo Fonseca; Fontbonne,Annick; Carvalho,Eduardo Maia Freese de; Montarroyos,Ulisses Ramos; Barreto,Maria Nelly Sobreira de CarvalhoAbstract OBJECTIVE Identifying factors associated with glycemic control in people with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) registered in the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in Pernambuco, Brazil. METHOD Associations between glycemic control (glycosylated hemoglobin A lower or equal to 7%) presented by people with DM and variables related to sociodemographic conditions, lifestyle, characteristics of diabetes, treatment a...
Concordance between expected and observed bacilloscopy results of clinical form...
Cavalcanti,Ana Amélia Lucena; Lucena-Silva,Norma; Montarroyos,Ulisses Ramos; Albuquerque,Patrícia Maria Cavalcanti Carneiro deINTRODUCTION: Operational classification of leprosy based on the number of skin lesions was conceived to screen patients presenting severe forms of the disease to enable their reception of a more intense multidrug regimen without having to undergo lymph smear testing. We evaluated the concordance between operational classification and bacilloscopy to define multibacillary and paucibacillary leprosy. METHODS: We...
Angina pectoris in patients with HIV/AIDS: prevalence and risk factors
Zirpoli,Josefina Cláudia; Lacerda,Heloisa Ramos; Albuquerque,Valéria Maria Gonçalves de; Albuquerque,Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão deINTRODUCTION: The incidence of ischemic heart disease is higher in patients with HIV/AIDS. However, the frequency of angina pectoris in these patients is still not known. Literature about this subject is still scarce. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of angina pectoris and risk factors for coronary disease and to examine the association between traditional risk factors and HIV-related risk factors and angi...
Validation of a case definition for leptospirosis diagnosis in patients with ac...
Albuquerque Filho,Alfredo Pereira Leite de; Araújo,Jéssica Guido de; Souza,Inacelli Queiroz de; Martins,Luciana Cardoso; Oliveira,Marta Iglis deINTRODUCTION: Leptospirosis is often mistaken for other acute febrile illnesses because of its nonspecific presentation. Bacteriologic, serologic, and molecular methods have several limitations for early diagnosis: technical complexity, low availability, low sensitivity in early disease, or high cost. This study aimed to validate a case definition, based on simple clinical and laboratory tests, that is intended...
Methodology of a nationwide cross-sectional survey of prevalence and epidemiolo...
Ximenes,Ricardo Arraes de Alencar; Pereira,Leila Maria Beltrão; Martelli,Celina Maria Turchi; Merchán-Hamann,Edgar; Stein,Airton TetelbomA population-based survey to provide information on the prevalence of hepatitis viral infection and the pattern of risk factors was carried out in the urban population of all Brazilian state capitals and the Federal District, between 2005 and 2009. This paper describes the design and methodology of the study which involved a population aged 5 to 19 for hepatitis A and 10 to 69 for hepatitis B and C. Interviews ...
Tendência de AIDS no grupo etário de 50 anos e mais no período anterior e poste...
Sousa,Jailson Lopes de; Silva,Maria Dolores Paes da; Montarroyos,Ulisses RamosResumo Objetivo Descrever o comportamento da incidência de Aids no grupo etário de 50 anos e mais, no Brasil e suas macrorregiões, no período de 1990 a 2003, analisando o momento anterior e posterior à introdução dos medicamentos para disfunção erétil no país, em 1998. Procedimentos metodológicos Realizou-se estudo ecológico, através de análise espaço-temporal dos casos de Aids notificados. Modelos de regressão...