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Factors associated with prematurity in reported cases of congenital syphilis
Araújo,Maria Alix Leite; Esteves,Ana Beatriz Barbosa; Rocha,Ana Fátima Braga; Silva Junior,Geraldo Bezerra da; Miranda,Angelica EspinosaABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the factors associated with prematurity in reported cases of congenital syphilis in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. METHODS: Cross-sectional study conducted in ten public maternity hospitals in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. A total of 478 reported cases of congenital syphilis were included in 2015, and data were collected from notification forms, from mothers’ and babies’ medica...
Renal changes and acute kidney injury in covid-19: a systematic review
Nogueira,Samuel Átila Rodrigues; Oliveira,Samuel Ciríaco Silva de; Carvalho,Ana Flávia Moreira de; Neves,Julia Moreira CavalcanteSUMMARY OBJECTIVE We aimed to present a review of renal changes in patients with COVID-19. METHODS We performed a systematic review of the literature to identify original articles regarding clinical, laboratory, and anatomopathological kidney changes in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 published until May 7, 2020. The search was carried out across PubMed, Scopus, and Embase using the keywords “COVID-19”, “coro...
Fatores prognósticos em pacientes graves com meningite bacteriana adquirida na ...
Parente Filho,Sérgio Luiz Arruda; Lima,Livia Maria Barbosa; Dantas,Gilberto Loiola de Alencar; Silva,Débora de Almeida; Rolim,Victor de MatosRESUMO Objetivo: Investigar os fatores prognósticos em pacientes graves com meningite bacteriana adquirida na comunidade e lesão renal aguda. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo com inclusão de pacientes em um hospital terciário dedicado a doenças infecciosas localizado em Fortaleza (CE), com diagnóstico de meningite bacteriana adquirida na comunidade complicada por lesão renal aguda. Investigaram-se os fatores assoc...
Acute kidney injury and other factors associated with mortality in hiv-infected...
Silva Junior,Geraldo Bezerra da; Parente Filho,Sérgio Luiz Arruda; Soares,Douglas de Sousa; Alencar,Rodrigo da Nóbrega de; Peixoto,Tiago Tomaz TelesSUMMARY OBJECTIVE: HIV-related mortality is still high, especially in developed countries. The aim of this study is to investigate factors associated to death in HIV-infected patients. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study with all HIV adult patients admitted to a tertiary infectious diseases hospital in Fortaleza, Northeast Brazil, from January 2013 to December 2014. Patients were divided into two groups: s...
Global costs attributed to chronic kidney disease: a systematic review
Silva Junior,Geraldo Bezerra da; Oliveira,Juliana Gomes Ramalho de; Oliveira,Marcel Rodrigo Barros de; Vieira,Luiza Jane Eyre de SouzaSUMMARY The aim of this study is to discuss the global costs attributed to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its impact on healthcare systems of developing countries, such as Brazil. This is a systematic review based on data from PubMed/Medline, using the key words “costs” and “chronic kidney disease”, in January 2017. The search was also done in other databases, such as Scielo and Google Scholar, aiming to iden...
IDENTIFICAÇÃO E NOTIFICAÇÃO DE MAUS-TRATOS EM CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES POR MÉDIC...
Silva Junior,Geraldo Bezerra da; Rolim,Ana Carine Arruda; Moreira,Gracyelle Alves Remigio; Corrêa,Carlos Roberto SilveiraResumo O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar os fatores associados à identificação e notificação de maus-tratos em crianças e adolescentes no exercício da prática de médicos que atuam na atenção primária, assim como a influência de sua formação para essa prática. A pesquisa abrangeu 227 médicos da Estratégia Saúde da Família em municípios cearenses, nos anos de 2010 a 2012. Realizaram-se análises bivariada e mul...
Team-Based Learning: Successful Experience in a Public Health Graduate Program
Silva Junior,Geraldo Bezerra da; Medeiros,Maria Angelina Silva; Oliveira,Juliana Gomes Ramalho de; Catrib,Ana Maria FonteneleABSTRACT Background: In the review of curriculum matrices, the elaboration of learning strategies that combine theory and practice is extremely important, allowing the building of new concepts and learning methods by the students. Team-based learning (TBL) is growing in academic centers and refers to the pedagogic strategy grounded in constructivism. The aim of this research was to describe the application of T...
Obesity and kidney disease
Silva Junior,Geraldo Bezerra da; Bentes,Ana Carla Sobral Novaes; Daher,Elizabeth De Francesco; Matos,Sheila Maria Alvim deAbstract Obesity has been pointed out as an important cause of kidney diseases. Due to its close association with diabetes and hypertension, excess weight and obesity are important risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Obesity influences CKD development, among other factors, because it predisposes to diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive nephrosclerosis and focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis. Excess w...
Acute kidney injury in critically ill obstetric patients: a cross-sectional stu...
Silva Junior,Geraldo Bezerra da; Saintrain,Suzanne Vieira; Castelo,Gabriel de Castro; Vasconcelos,Vanessa Ribeiro de; Oliveira,Juliana Gomes Ramalho deAbstract Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complication still poorly studied in the setting of obstetric patients, which is associated with increased mortality. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and risk factors of AKI among critically ill obstetric patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with all patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) due t...
Acute kidney injury in HIV-infected children: comparison of patients according ...
Soares,Douglas de Sousa; Cavalcante,Malena Gadelha; Ribeiro,Samille Maria Vasconcelos; Leitão,Rayana Café; Vieira,Ana Patrícia FreitasAbstract Objective: To assess clinical and laboratory data, and acute kidney injury (AKI) in HIV-infected children using and not using highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) prior to admission. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted with HIV-infected pediatric patients (<16 years). Children who were using and not using HAART prior to admission were compared. Results: Sixty-three patients were includ...