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Epidemiological characteristics and temporal trends of new leprosy cases in Bra...
Pescarini,Júlia Moreira; Teixeira,Camila Silveira Silva; Silva,Nívea Bispo da; Sanchez,Mauro Niskier; Natividade,Marcio Santos da; Rodrigues,Laura CunhaAbstract: Our study aims to describe trends in new case detection rate (NCDR) of leprosy in Brazil from 2006 to 2017 overall and in subgroups, and to analyze the evolution of clinical and treatment characteristics of patients, with emphasis on cases diagnosed with grade 2 physical disabilities. We conducted a descriptive study to analyze new cases of leprosy registered in the Brazilian Information System for No...
A new insight into the definition of microcephaly in Zika congenital syndrome era
Gonçalves,Fabiana Cristina Lima da Silva Pastich; Lima,Marília de Carvalho; Ximenes,Ricardo Arraes de Alencar; Miranda-Filho,Demócrito de BarrosAbstract: This study aimed to compare the anthropometric measurements and body proportionalities of neonates born before the Zika virus epidemic with those born during this period. We compared 958 neonates born during the pre-Zika epidemic with 264 neonates born during the epidemic period. The newborns had their head circumference, weight, and length classified according to the Fenton & Kim growth chart. We con...
Avaliação de coberturas vacinais de crianças em uma cidade de médio porte (Bras...
Ferreira,Vinicius Leati de Rossi; Waldman,Eliseu Alves; Rodrigues,Laura Cunha; Martineli,Edmar; Costa,Ângela Aparecida; Inenami,MartaDados administrativos mostram altas coberturas vacinais no Brasil, porém não há avaliação da validade e oportunidade de aplicação das doses, nem se o esquema vacinal está completo. Este estudo avaliou as coberturas oportunas e atualizadas de crianças de 12 a 24 meses de idade. Estudo longitudinal de base populacional em Araraquara, São Paulo, uma cidade de médio porte predominantemente urbana, utilizando dados ...
Use of electronic immunization registry in the surveillance of adverse events f...
Sato,Ana Paula Sayuri; Ferreira,Vinícius Leati de Rossi; Tauil,Márcia de Cantuária; Rodrigues,Laura Cunha; Barros,Mariana Bernardes; Martineli,EdmarABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe adverse events following vaccination (AEFV) of children under two years old and analyze trend of this events from 2000 to 2013, in the city of Araraquara (SP), Brazil. METHODS This is a descriptive study conducted with data of the passive surveillance system of AEFV that is available in the electronic immunization registry (EIR) of the computerized medical record of the municipal ...
Who are the patients with tuberculosis who are diagnosed in emergency facilitie...
Ranzani,Otavio Tavares; Rodrigues,Laura Cunha; Waldman,Eliseu Alves; Prina,Elena; Carvalho,Carlos Roberto RibeiroABSTRACT Objective: Early tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment are determinants of better outcomes and effective disease control. Although tuberculosis should ideally be managed in a primary care setting, a proportion of patients are diagnosed in emergency facilities (EFs). We sought to describe patient characteristics by place of tuberculosis diagnosis and determine whether the place of diagnosis is associated...
Trends and factors associated with dengue mortality and fatality in Brazil
Paixão,Enny Santos; Costa,Maria da Conceição Nascimento; Rodrigues,Laura Cunha; Rasella,Davide; Cardim,Luciana Lobato; Brasileiro,Alcione CunhaAbstractINTRODUCTION:Studies that generate information that may reduce the dengue death risk are essential. This study analyzed time trends and risk factors for dengue mortality and fatality in Brazil from 2001 to 2011.METHODS:Time trends for dengue mortality and fatality rates were analyzed using simple linear regression. Associations between the dengue mortality and the case fatality rates and socioeconomic, ...
Frequency of nutritional disorders and their risk factors among children attend...
Konstantyner,Tulio; Taddei,José Augusto Aguiar Carrazedo; Konstantyner,Thais Cláudia Roma Oliveira; Rodrigues,Laura CunhaABSTRACTCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Nutritional disorders are associated with health problems earlier in life. The objective here was to estimate the frequency of nutritional disorders and their risk factors among children. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study in nurseries at 13 day-care centers in São Paulo, Brazil.METHODS: The mothers of 482 children were interviewed, with anthropometry on these children. Chi...
Pertussis may be the cause of prolonged cough in adolescents and adults in the ...
Pimentel,Analíria Moraes; Baptista,Paulo Neves; Ximenes,Ricardo Arraes de Alencar; Rodrigues,Laura Cunha; Magalhães,Vera; Silva,Andrea Rosane SousaObjective:This study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence of pertussis in adolescents and adults with cough lasting more than 14 days and less than 30 days.Methods:This is a prospective observational study in interepidemic period of pertusis. Ten public health outpatient clinics in the city of Recife, Brazil, were randomly selected for the study. The study population consisted of individuals aged 10 years and o...
Padrões alimentares de crianças menores de cinco anos de idade residentes na ca...
Matos,Sheila Maria Alvim de; Barreto,Mauricio Lima; Rodrigues,Laura Cunha; Oliveira,Valterlinda A.; Oliveira,Lucivalda P. M.; D?Innocenzo,SilvanaEstudo transversal com 3.817 pré-escolares, 1.770 residentes em Salvador, Bahia, Brasil, e 2.047 nas áreas urbana e rural de 10 municípios baianos. Utilizou-se recordatório de 24 horas (R24h) e empregou-se análise fatorial por componentes principais com objetivo de identificar e comparar os principais padrões alimentares dessas crianças. Estratificou-se a amostra por idade e área. Antes dos seis meses de vida o...
Prevalência de parasitos intestinais na comunidade indígena Maxakali, Minas Ger...
Assis,Eliseu Miranda de; Olivieria,Roberto Carlos de; Moreira,Luciano Evangelista; Pena,João Luiz; Rodrigues,Laura CunhaO objetivo deste estudo foi determinar a prevalência de parasitos intestinais na etnia Maxakali em Minas Gerais, Brasil. Os exames parasitológico das fezes foram realizados através da técnica TF-Test, sendo as amostras fecais coletadas em três dias alternados, em tubos independentes, contendo formol a 10%, unificados para dupla filtragem por centrifugação. Triplicatas de uma alíquota do sedimento foram examinad...