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A populational-based birth cohort study in a low-income urban area in Rio de Ja...
Pedro,Renata Saraiva; Carvalho,Marilia Sá; Girianelli,Vania Reis; Damasceno,Luana Santana; Leal,Izabel; Cunha,Denise Cotrim daAbstract: A comprehensive cohort study including an entomological surveillance component can contribute to our knowledge of clinical aspects and transmission patterns of arbovirosis. This article describes the implementation of a populational-based birth cohort study that included an entomological surveillance component, and its associated challenges in a low-income community of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The part...
Fatal meningococcal meningitis in a HIV-infected patient caused by serogroup C ...
Andrade,Claudia Ferreira de; Cunha,Denise Cotrim da; Cavalcanti,Veronica; Filippis,Ivano deMeningococcal strains belonging to clonal complex cc60 are not associated with hypervirulent lineages and were never reported as causing disease in Latin American countries. This is the first report of a fatal meningitis case caused by a cc60 clonal complex meningococcus in Brazil. Despite the immune-compromised state of the patient, the fatal outcome here described shows the potential pathogenic behavior of st...