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Unsatisfactory long-term virological suppression in human immunodeficiency viru...
Pacheco,Ana Luisa Opromolla; Sabidó,Meritxell; Monteiro,Wuelton Marcelo; Andrade,Solange Dourado deAbstract INTRODUCTION: Achieving viral suppression (VS) in children is challenging despite the exponential increase in access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). We evaluated VS in children >1 year of age and adolescents 5 years after they had begun ART, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil. METHODS: HIV-infected, ART-naive children >1 year of age between 1999 and 2016 were eligible. Analysis was stratified by age at...
Evaluation of screening for Chlamydia trachomatis among young women in primary ...
Neves,Dária; Sabidó,Meritxell; Bôtto-Menezes,Camila; Benzaken,Nina Schwartz; Jardim,Lucília; Ferreira,Cynthia; Leturiondo,AndréAbstract: Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis is not routinely offered to young asymptomatic women in Brazil. This study evaluated the performance, usefulness, and operational suitability of the Digene Hybrid Capture II (HCII) CT-ID DNA-test as an opportunistic screening tool to detect C. trachomatis in the public health system in Manaus, Amazonas State. Women aged 14-25 years who attended primary health care s...
HIV Prevalence among Pregnant Women in Brazil: A National Survey
Pereira,Gerson Fernando Mendes; Sabidó,Meritxell; Caruso,Alessandro; Oliveira,Silvano Barbosa de; Mesquita,Fábio; Benzaken,Adele SchwartzAbstract Background This study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of HIV among pregnant women in Brazil and to describe HIV testing coverage and the uptake of antenatal care (ANC). Methods Between October 2010 and January 2012, a probability sample survey of parturient women aged 15-49 years who visited public hospital delivery services in Brazil was conducted. Data were collected from prenatal repor...
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following inactivated influenza vaccinatio...
Andrade,Solange Dourado de; Andrade,Maria Graciede Filha Santarém; Santos,Pablo José; Galvão,Maria de Lourdes; Barros,Mariana Martins deAbstractHere, we describe a case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) that occurred during a plausible risk interval following inactivated influenza vaccination in a previously healthy 27-year-old man from Manaus, Brazil. He was treated with intravenous methylprednisolone and immunoglobulin. One-month follow-up revealed resolution of the brain lesions, but not of the spinal cord lesions. No recurrence...
HIV/AIDS epidemic in the State of Amazonas: characteristics and trends from 200...
Oliveira,Romina do Socorro Marques de; Benzaken,Adele Schwartz; Saraceni,Valeria; Sabidó,MeritxellA scoping review was conducted to describe the epidemiological characteristics of the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, from 2001 to 2012, and temporary patterns were estimated from surveillance data. The results suggest that in its third decade, the Amazon HIV/AIDS epidemic is far from being stabilized and displays rising AIDS ...
External quality assessment in the voluntary counseling and testing centers in ...
Beber,Andréa Mônica Brandão; Sabidó,Meritxell; Vieira,Janete Maria Rebelo; Bazzo,Maria Luiza; Benzaken,Adele SchwartzINTRODUCTION : In 2011, the Brazilian Ministry of Health rolled out a program for the external quality assessment of rapid human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) tests using the dried tube specimen (DTS) method (EQA-RT/DTS-HIV). Our objective was to evaluate the implementation of this program at 71 voluntary counseling and testing centers (VCTCs) in the Brazilian Legal Amazonian area one year after its introduction...