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Proposal of a Quality Assessment tool for the Evaluation of the Methodological ...
Wachira, Virginia Kagure; Peixoto, Henry Maia; Oliveira, Maria Regina Fernandes deSelf-Controlled Case Series (SCCS) and Self-Controlled Risk Interval (SCRI) study designs are types of studies where cases act as their controls. They are commonly used by pharmacovigilance to study rare events. There is no existing tool for the assessment of the methodological quality of such studies. Critical appraisal in primary and secondary studies is crucial as it enables the reader to evaluate how ...
Incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome in the world between 1985 and 2020: a syst...
Wachira, Virginia Kagure; Farinasso, Cecília Menezes; Silva, Roberta Borges da; Peixoto, Henry Maia; Oliveira, Maria Regina Fernandes deIntroduction: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that affects the peripheral nervous system. The study aimed to describe the incidence of GBS in the world up to the year 2020. Methods: A systematic review was conducted. Searches were done in four databases, PUBMED, EMBASE, EBSCO and Biblioteca virtual em Saude (BVS), and in grey literature and manual sear...
Ten epidemiological parameters of COVID-19 : use of rapid literature review to ...
Gallo, Luciana Guerra; Oliveira, Ana Flávia de Morais; Abrahão, Amanda Amaral; Sandoval, Leticia Assad Maia; Martins, Yure Rodrigues AraújoObjective: To describe the methods used in a rapid review of the literature and to present the main epidemiological parameters that describe the transmission of SARS-Cov-2 and the illness caused by this virus, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods: This is a methodological protocol that enabled a rapid review of COVID-19 epidemiological parameters. Findings: The protocol consisted of the following steps:...
Epidemiological features, echocardiographic findings, and parasite load in pati...
Arruda, Hilda Maria Benevides da Silva de; Ribeiro, Marcelle Araújo; Silva, Antonia Marilene da; Vasconcelos, DanielINTRODUCTION Chagas disease is a major public health problem that is endemic in Brazil and Latin America. This study aimed to determine the socioeconomic, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 171 patients (mean age, 45 years; female, 65%) with Chagas disease at Hospital Universitário de Brasília, Federal District, Brazil. METHODS We implemented this cross-sectional study using a clinical epidemiological...
The cost of a disease targeted for elimination in Brazil : the case of schistos...
Nascimento, Gilmara Lima; Pegado, Helio Milani; Domingues, Ana Lúcia Coutinho; Ximenes, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar; Itria, AlexanderBACKGROUND Schistosomiasis mansoni is a poverty-related parasitic infection that has a variety of clinical manifestations. We consider the disability and deaths caused by schistosomiasis unacceptable for a tool-ready disease. Its condition in Brazil warrants an analysis that will enable better understanding of the local health losses and contribute to the complex decision-making process. OBJECTIVE This study es...
Schistosoma mansoni in Brazil in 2015: retrieval of deaths and characteristics ...
Pegado, Helio Milani; Nascimento, Gilmara Lima; Oliveira, Maria Regina Fernandes deIntrodução: A esquistossomose é uma doença endêmica em estados e municípios brasileiros. Neste estudo, foram analisados os registros do Sistema de Informação de Mortalidade (SIM) com a finalidade de recuperar óbitos decorrentes de esquistossomose e descrever características dos pacientes que evoluíram a óbito no Brasil no ano de 2015. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo epidemiológico descritivo com dados do SIM, ...
Home care in the Federal District : factors associated with the first occurrenc...
Barros, Leny Nunes de; Oliveira, Maria Regina Fernandes deINTRODUCTION: We aimed to evaluate the frequency and associated factors of acute respiratory infection and death among home care patients in Sobradinho/DF, Brazil. METHODS: Data were obtained from patients’ medical records. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed. Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were estimated. RESULTS: Factors associated with respiratory infection were ages <40 and >80 years ...
G6PD deficiency in Latin America : systematic review on prevalence and variants
Monteiro, Wuelton Marcelo; Val, Fernando Fonseca de Almeida; Siqueira, André Machado; Franca, Gabriel Peixoto; Sampaio, Vanderson de SouzaPlasmodium vivax radical cure requires the use of primaquine (PQ), a drug that induces haemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient (G6PDd) individuals, which further hampers malaria control efforts. The aim of this work was to study the G6PDd prevalence and variants in Latin America (LA) and the Caribbean region. A systematic search of the published literature was undertaken in August 2013. Biblio...
Internações por condições sensíveis à atenção primária : estudo de validação do...
Cavalcante, Danyelle Monteiro; Oliveira, Maria Regina Fernandes de; Rehem, Tânia Cristina Morais Santa BárbaraDescrevem-se as internações por condições sensíveis à atenção primária com foco nas doenças infecciosas e parasitárias (DIP) e valida-se o Sistema de Informações Hospitalares do Sistema Único de Saúde (SIH/SUS), para o registro das internações por condições sensíveis à atenção primária, em hospital do Distrito Federal, Brasil, em 2012. Estimaram-se sensibilidade (S), especificidade (E), valor preditivo positivo...
Clinical complications of G6PD deficiency in Latin American and Caribbean popul...
Monteiro, Wuelton Marcelo; Franca, Gabriel Peixoto; Melo, Gisely Cardoso de; Queiroz, Amanda de Lourdes Maciel; Brito, Marcelo; Peixoto, Henry MaiaBackground: Although G6PDd individuals are generally asymptomatic throughout their life, the clinical burden of this genetic condition includes a range of haematological conditions, including acute haemolytic anaemia (AHA), neonatal jaundice (NNJ) and chronic non-sphaerocytic anaemia (CNSA). In Latin America (LA), the huge knowledge gap regarding G6PDd is related to the scarce understanding of the burden of cli...