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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Pediatric Perspective

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2020
Coronavirus disease 2019, the new public health emergency that originated in China, is spreading rapidly across the globe with limited tools to confine this growing pandemic.
Rupesh Shrestha, Laxman Shrestha
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Vertical transmission of HIV from 2007 to 2018 in a reference university hospital in Rio de Janeiro

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2020
The aim of the study was to assess the factors associated with mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. The study design is a retrospective cohort.
Abilene do Nascimento Gouvêa, Alexandre José B. Trajano, Denise L. M. Monteiro, Nádia Cristina P. Rodrigues, Julie Teixeira da Costa, Mateus Benac Cavalcante, Daniela Fortunato Auar, Erika Ferraz de Gouvea, Stella Regina Taquette   +8 more
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The role of the placenta in the vertical transmission of HIV-1

Medicina, 2016
Vertical transmission (VT) is the main form of infection by HIV-1 in children under 13 years and estimates show that in 25% of cases intrauterine transmission has occurred. Under these circumstances, the virus somehow overcomes the placental membrane and
Juliana Martinez, Mariana R Santiago, Diego A Souza, Gyl E B Silva, Fernando Chahud, Silvana M Quintana, Celso T Mendes-Junior, Eduardo A Donadi, Ana Paula M Fernandes   +8 more
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Hierarchical analysis of determinants of HIV vertical transmission: a case-control study [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2021
Objectives: to analyze the association of socioeconomic, obstetric, pediatric and prophylactic factors to the vertical transmission of HIV in children followed at a reference service in Recife between 2010 and 2015.
Poliana Germano Bezerra de Sá Siqueira, Gabriella Morais Duarte Miranda, Wayner Vieira de Souza, Gerlane Alves Pontes da Silva, Antonio da Cruz Gouveia Mendes   +4 more
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COVID-19 infection in pregnant women, preterm delivery, birth weight, and vertical transmission: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

Cadernos de Saúde Pública
In less than four months, the total of confirmed cases of COVID-19 was 1,684,833 worldwide. Outcomes among the public of pregnant women with COVID-19 are still unclear.
Géssyca Cavalcante de Melo, Karina Conceição Gomes Machado de Araújo   +1 more
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CARACTERIZACIÓN EPIDEMIOLÓGICA Y CLÍNICA EN MENORES DE 13 AÑOS QUE VIVEN CON VIH EN COLOMBIA. 2018: UN ESTUDIO DE CORTE TRANSVERSAL

Infectio, 2020
Objective: To describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of children living with HIV / AIDS in Colombia. Methods: Retrospective observational study of analytical cross section, carried out in children under 13 years of age living with HIV
Julieth Carolina Castillo
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One Year of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: A National Wide Collaborative Study

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2022
Introduction: Even though the risk of COVID-19 in pregnancy may be increased, large-scale studies are needed to better understand the impact of the infection in this population.
Nadia Borges Charepe, Alexandra Queirós, Maria José Alves, Fátima Serrano, Catarina Ferreira, Mariana Gamito, Carolina Smet, Vanessa Silva, Beatriz Féria, Mafalda Laranjo, Inês Martins, Márcia Vieira-Coimbra, Maria do Céu Almeida, Catarina Soares, Fabiana Castro, Gisela Almeida, Isabel Reis, Marta Barbosa, Mariana Santos, Marta Melo, Ariana Bárbara, Daniela Gonçalves, Mariline Oliveira, Paula Pinheiro, Maria de Fátima Faustino, Andreia Oliveira, Helena Canhão, Ana Campos   +27 more
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Vertically transmitted chikungunya, Zika and dengue virus infections: The pathogenesis from mother to fetus and the implications of co-infections and vaccine development

International Journal of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2020
Chikungunya (CHIKV), Zika (ZIKV), and Dengue viruses (DENV) exhibit similar epidemiological and clinical patterns but have different pathophysiological mechanisms of disease manifestations. Differences occur in the severity of clinical presentations with
Tracy Evans-Gilbert
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Association of Hemoglobin Electrophoretic Phenotype with Human Parvovirus B19 infection among Pregnant Women attending Abuja Tertiary Hospital, Nigeria

Medical Laboratory Journal, 2020
Background and Objectives: Human parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a widespread virus with various manifestations depending on the immunologic and hematologic status of the host.
Idris Nasir Abdullahi, Hafeez Aderinsayo Adekola, Anthony Uchenna Emeribe, Abdurrahman Elfulaty Ahmad, Thairu Yunusa, Maryam Muhammad Zakari, Nkechi Blessing Onukegbe, Sanusi Musa, Dele Ohinoyi Amadu, Bamidele Soji Oderinde   +9 more
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Prevention of vertical transmission in the “Syphilis No!” Project

DST, 2021
Introduction: Committees for investigation of vertical transmission (CIVTs) are strategic for the prevention of vertical transmission of syphilis (PVTS) and represent one of the fundamental actions of the project “Syphilis No!”.
Thereza Cristina de Souza Mareco, Thaísa Gois Farias de Moura Santos Lima, Marquiony Marques dos Santos, Ana Paula Cruz Beja Orrico Horta   +3 more
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