OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between the risk of dengue and sociodemographic variables through the use of spatial regression models fully Bayesian in the municipalities of Espírito Santo in 2010. METHOD: This is an ecological study and exploration that used spatial analysis tools in preparing thematic maps with data obtained from SinanNet. An analysis by area, taking as unit the municipalities of the st...
INTRODUCTION: To analyze the liver dysfunction and evolution of signs and symptoms in adult dengue patients during a two-month follow-up period. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from January to July, 2008. The evolution of laboratory and clinical manifestations of 90 adult dengue patients was evaluated in five scheduled visits within a two-month...
INTRODUÇÃO: A AIDS entre adultos mais velhos é um problema de saúde pública emergente. Comparamos o perfil epidemiológico e sociodemográfico, bem como a evolução e a tendência da epidemia entre homens e mulheres nas faixas etárias de 50 anos e mais e 20 a 39 anos acometidos pela AIDS, no Estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil. MÉTODOS: Realizamos um estudo de série temporal, com dados secundários do SINAN/AIDS, no pe...
We report a significantly higher prevalence of intestinal nematodes in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) compared to a matched control group: 33/57 (57.8%) in patients with TB and 18/86 (20.9%) in the control group; OR=5.19; 95% CI= 2.33-11.69; p=0.000). When TB patients eosinophilia was also significantly higher among those with intestinal parasites (69.8%) compared to those without this condition (45....