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Influenza A and B in a cohort of outpatient children and adolescent with influe...
Machado,Clarisse M.; de Souza,Ana Carolina Mamana Fernandes; Romano,Camila Malta; dos Santos Freire,Wilton; Costa,Ângela AparecidaABSTRACT Introduction Influenza is an important cause of morbimortality worldwide. Although people at the extremes of age have a greater risk of complications, influenza has been more frequently investigated in the elderly than in children, and inpatients than outpatients. Yearly vaccination with trivalent or quadrivalent vaccines is the main strategy to control influenza. Objectives Determine the clinical and ...
Phylogenetic analysis of the emergence of main hepatitis C virus subtypes in Sã...
Nishiya,Anna Shoko; Almeida-Neto,César de; Romano,Camila Malta; Alencar,Cecília Salete; Ferreira,Suzete Cleusa; Di-Lorenzo-Oliveira,ClaudiaABSTRACTBACKGROUND: It is recognized that hepatitis C virus subtypes (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2c and 3a) originated in Africa and Asia and spread worldwide exponentially during the Second World War (1940) through the transfusion of contaminated blood products, invasive medical and dental procedures, and intravenous drug use. The entry of hepatitis C virus subtypes into different regions occurred at distinct times, pres...
Natalizumab treatment for multiple sclerosis: updates and considerations for sa...
Nali,Luiz Henrique da Silva; Moraes,Lenira; Fink,Maria Cristina Domingues; Callegaro,Dagoberto; Romano,Camila Malta; Oliveira,Augusto Cesar Penalva deNatalizumab is currently one of the best options for treatment of patients with Multiple Sclerosis who have failed traditional prior therapies. However, prolonged use, prior immunosuppressive therapy and anti-JCV antibody status have been associated with increased risk of developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). The evaluation of these conditions has been used to estimate risks of PML in the...
Multiple sclerosis and herpesvirus interaction
Olival,Guilherme Sciascia do; Lima,Bruna Mendonca; Sumita,Laura M.; Serafim,Vitor; Fink,Maria Cristina; Nali,Luis Henrique; Romano,Camila MaltaMultiple sclerosis is the most common autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, and its etiology is believed to have both genetic and environmental components. Several viruses have already been implicated as triggers and there are several studies that implicate members of the Herpesviridae family in the pathogenesis of MS. The most important characteristic of these viruses is ...