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Vertical Transmission of HIV-1 in the Metropolitan Area of Belo Horizonte, Braz...
Melo,Victor Hugo; Maia,Marcelle Marie Martins; Correa Júnior,Mário Dias; Kakehasi,Fabiana Maria; Ferreira,Flávia Gomes FaleiroAbstract Objective To revise HIV-1 vertical transmission (VT) rates in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, from January of 2006 to December of 2014. Methods Descriptive study of a prospective cohort of HIV-1-infected pregnant women and their children, monitored by the Maternal and Child HIV/Aids Research Group of Research Group at Faculty of Medicine of Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil....
Prevalência de infecções congênitas e perinatais em gestantes HIV positivas da ...
Maia,Marcelle Marie Martins; Lage,Eura Martins; Moreira,Bárbara Cecília Borges; Deus,Elayne Alayne Braga de; Faria,Joanna Gonçalves; Pinto,Jorge AndradeOBJETIVOS: Avaliar a prevalência de toxoplasmose, rubéola, citomegalovirose, hepatites B e C e sífilis (Torchs) em uma coorte de gestantes, bem como identificar os fatores sociodemográficos, clínicos e laboratoriais.MÉTODOS: Entre 1998 e 2013, foram atendidas 1.573 gestantes com sorologia positiva para o HIV em área metropolitana do Brasil, das quais 704 (44,8%) foram submetidas a algum dos testes sorológicos. ...
Executive function and processing speed in Brazilian HIV-infected children and ...
Haase,Vitor Geraldi; Nicolau,Nelsa Carol; Viana,Virgínia Nunes; Pinto,Jorge AndradeABSTRACT Background: Cognitive disorders in infants and children who are vertically infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been recognized since the inception of the epidemic. Objective: The present study investigated neuropsychological performance in a cohort of vertically infected Brazilian children and adolescents who underwent antiretroviral therapy. The neuropsychological tasks were designe...
Uso de drogas ilícitas por gestantes infectadas pelo HIV
Melo,Victor Hugo; Botelho,Ana Paula Machado; Maia,Marcelle Marie Martins; Correa Júnior,Mário Dias; Pinto,Jorge AndradeOBJETIVO:Determinar se o uso de drogas ilícitas aumenta a transmissão vertical do HIV, identificar os fatores de risco envolvidos na saúde materno-infantil e a prevalência do uso de drogas entre essas gestantes.MÉTODOS:Entre 845 gestantes da região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, atendidas no serviço entre outubro de 1997 e fevereiro de 2012, 64 (7,6%) afirmaram usar drogas ilícitas. Os casos são...
Lymphadenitis caused by infection with an isoniazid- and rifampin-resistant str...
Diniz,Lilian Martins Oliveira; Guimarães,Tiago; Oliveira,Maria das Graças Rodrigues de; Pinto,Jorge Andrade; Miranda,Silvana Spindola deWe report a rare case in a female infant (age, 3.5 months) with primary immunodeficiency (IFN-γ/IL-12 pathway defect) who presented with suppurative lymphadenitis after Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccination. The strain of M. bovis BCG identified was found to be resistant to isoniazid and rifampin. The patient was treated with a special pharmacological regimen involving isoniazid (in a limited, strategic manner), ...
The gap between knowledge on HIV/AIDS and sexual behavior: a study of teenagers...
Moura,Luciana Ramos de; Lamounier,Joyce Romano; Guimarães,Patrícia Regina; Duarte,Júlia Mesquita; Beling,Maria Tereza Cordeiro; Pinto,Jorge AndradeThe aim of this study was to investigate gaps between knowledge on HIV/AIDS and sexual behavior among teenagers. The study used a cross-sectional design with a representative random sample of 1,158 teenagers (14 to 19 years of age) enrolled in nine public secondary schools and who answered validated questionnaires. Data analysis included descriptive statistics and tests of hypotheses (chi-square, Mann-Whitney a...
Impacto da terapia antirretroviral combinada no crescimento e nas taxas de hosp...
Diniz,Lilian Martins Oliveira; Maia,Marcelle Marie Martins; Camargos,Letícia Silveira; Amaral,Leandro Custódio; Goulart,Eugênio Marcos AndradeOBJETIVO: Avaliar mudanças em parâmetros de crescimento e hospitalização em crianças infectadas pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana (human immunodeficiency virus, HIV) em uso de terapia antirretroviral combinada. MÉTODOS: As crianças foram avaliadas durante os primeiros 3 anos de terapia. A resposta clínica foi avaliada a cada 24 semanas com base em escores z de peso/idade e altura/idade. Modelos de regressão...
Longitudinal anthropometric assessment of infants born to HIV-1-infected mother...
Fausto,Maria Arlene; Carneiro,Mariângela; Antunes,Carlos Maurício F; Colosimo,Enrico Antonio; Pinto,Jorge AndradeOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the growth parameters in infants who were born to HIV-1-infected mothers. METHODS: The study was a longitudinal evaluation of the z-scores for the weight-for-age (WAZ), weight-for-length (WLZ) and length-for-age (LAZ) data collected from a cohort. A total of 97 non-infected and 33 HIV-infected infants born to HIV-1-infected mothers in Belo Horizonte, Southeastern Brazil, between 1995 and ...
A inserção do lúdico no tratamento da SIDA pediátrica
Drummond,Ivana; Pinto,Jorge Andrade; Santana,Weslley Silva Balbino; Modena,Celina Maria; Schall,Virginia TorresEste trabalho descreve o significado atribuído por usuários e equipa a uma brinquedoteca que atende crianças e adolescentes seropositivos para SIDA. Elegeu-se como estratégia metodológica a pesquisa qualitativa através da observação participante e entrevistas semi-estruturadas. O grupo estudado constituiu-se de 57 sujeitos e as informações foram trabalhadas na perspectiva da análise de conteúdo, através das seg...
The knowledge and perceptions of HIV positive children and their parents or res...
Drummond,Ivana; Pinto,Jorge Andrade; Mesquita,Júlia Duarte; Schall,Virginia TorresIn this study knowledge and perceptions of parents and/or responsibles and of their HIV infected children and adolescents in a national health clinic of pediatric Aids were investigated. Observation techniques and semi-structured interviews were used before the installation of a playroom to investigate: the discovery of the HIV infection by the family, their social conditions, access to prevention and treatment...