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Chlamydia trachomatis infection among HIV-infected women attending an AIDS clinic in the city of Manaus, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
This was a cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of and to identify risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women attending the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) clinic in ...
Leila Cristina Ferreira Silva, Angélica Espinosa Miranda, Rosieny Santos Batalha, Carolina Sabino, Elizabeth Cristina Dantas Dib, Carolina Marinho da Costa, Rajendranath Ramasawmy, Sinésio Talhari   +7 more
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Fluvial family health: work process of teams in riverside communities of the Brazilian Amazon

Rural and Remote Health, 2020
Introduction: This study aimed to understand and analyze the work process of fluvial family health teams in the context of riverside populations in the Brazilian Amazon.
Maura Figueira, Dalvani Marques, Maria Vilela, Jessica Pereira, Jennifer Bazílio, Eliete Silva   +5 more
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Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of high versus low-dose, short versus long-course daily primaquine for the radical cure of uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria in children under 15 years of age: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial (CHILDPRIM)

Malaria Journal
Background Primaquine (PQ) is widely used to prevent Plasmodium vivax relapses. However, the most efficacious and safest dose is unknown, particularly in children.
Ana Luisa O. Pacheco, Aretha G. Omena, Djane C. Baía-da-Silva, Tyane A. P. Jardim, Debora C. B. Silva, Adriana P. B. Lopes, Laila R. A. Barbosa, Ingrid G. Souza, Renata F. Araujo, Luis O. S. Nogueira, Suianne C. N. Vale, Gisely C. Melo, Jady S. M. Cordeiro, Quique Bassat, Vanderson S. Sampaio, Valéria D. S. Lima, Flor E. Martinez-Espinosa, Maria Paula G. Mourão, Wuelton M. Monteiro, Maria Graças C. Alecrim, Jose Diego Brito-Sousa, Marcus V. G. Lacerda   +21 more
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Pulmonary cancer and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy brief recurrence of the osteoarticular symptoms after surgical ressection

São Paulo Medical Journal
A case of adenocarcinoma of the lung in a 57 years old patient associated with hypertrophic ostearthropathy is reported by the authors. The paraneoplastic manifestation occurred after the pulmonary symptoms and receded spontaneously after a right ...
José Rodrigues Pereira, José Ribeiro Aguiar Neto, Flora Kazumi lkari, Suely Mayumi Nikaedo   +3 more
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Misperceptions of patients and health workers regarding malaria elimination in the Brazilian Amazon: a qualitative study

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background Brazil has considerably reduced the number of cases of malaria in recent years and aims to eradicate the disease completely, however, vivax malaria continues to be a major challenge for the health system. In this context, the key to building a
Felipe Leão Gomes Murta, Maxwell Oliveira Mendes, Vanderson Souza Sampaio, Abrahim Sena Baze Junior, Ximena Pamela Díaz-Bermúdez, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda   +6 more
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Understanding of diabetic patients treated at a hospital in Recife-PE about the disease [PDF]

Revista Enfermagem Digital Cuidado e Promoção da Saúde, 2019
Objective: To identify the understanding of diabetics treated at a referral hospital in Recife-PE about their disease. Methods: Across-sectional, analytical and quantitative method, an quiz was conducted with 50 patients in the waiting room.
Rubiana Joseli da Silva Morais, Lis Dantas de Castro , Rafael da Silva Lima , Juliana Mendes Correia , Vilma Sobral Bezerra   +4 more
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Dengue Infection Susceptibility of Five Aedes aegypti Populations from Manaus (Brazil) after Challenge with Virus Serotypes 1–4

Viruses, 2021
The successful spread and maintenance of the dengue virus (DENV) in mosquito vectors depends on their viral infection susceptibility, and parameters related to vector competence are the most valuable for measuring the risk of viral transmission by ...
Bárbara Aparecida Chaves, Raquel Soares Maia Godoy, Thaís Bonifácio Campolina, Ademir Bentes Vieira Júnior, Andréia da Costa Paz, Evelyn Beatriz da Costa Vaz, Breno Mello Silva, Rêgila Mello Nascimento, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa Guerra, Marcus Vinicius Guimarães Lacerda, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Nágila Francinete Costa Secundino, Paulo Filemon Paolucci Pimenta   +12 more
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Assessing tafenoquine implementation in Brazil: a qualitative evaluation of perceptions of healthcare providers and Plasmodium vivax patients (QualiTRuST Study)

Malaria Journal
Background To eliminate malaria by 2035, Brazil must address Plasmodium vivax. Previously, first-line treatment was chloroquine plus 7-day primaquine (PQ) without glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency testing.
Alicia P. C. Santos, Marcelo A. M. Brito, Ana P. S. Oliveira, Rafaela N. Dávila, Hiran S. S. Gama, Evellyn A. R. T. Silva, Hélio A. Amazonas Jr., Patrícia C. S. Balieiro, Rosilene Rufatto, Penny Grewal Daumerie, Cássio R. L. Peterka, Dhélio Batista Pereira, Marcus V. G. Lacerda, Felipe L. G. Murta   +13 more
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Primary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and its control implications in the State of Amazonas, Brazil: report of 3 cases

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2012
The occurrence of tuberculosis with first-line multidrug resistance leads to the use of alternative medications, often at higher costs, longer treatment periods, and greater clinical complexity.
Marlucia Silva Garrido, Anette Chrusciak Talhari, Irineide Assumpção Antunes, Joycenea da Silva Matsuda, Etelvina das Graças Zaranza, Flor Ernestina Martinez-Espinosa, Samira Bührer-Sékula   +6 more
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História e memória: uma proposta de criação do Memorial Mestre Vieira

Opus, 2019
Este artigo apresenta uma proposta de criação do Memorial Mestre Vieira, em Barcarena-PA. A proposta se justifica pela representação do movimento das guitarradas no Pará e pela trajetória antropológica de Mestre Vieira, considerado o criador e o maior ...
Saulo Christ Caraveo, Sônia Chada
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