2023
Malaria and COVID-19 coinfection in a non-malaria-endemic area in Brazil
Rocha V, Brasil L, Gomes E, Khouri R, Ferreira G, Vasconcelos B, Gouveia M, Santos T, Reis M, Lacerda M. Malaria and COVID-19 coinfection in a non-malaria-endemic area in Brazil. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2023, 56: e0598-2022. PMID: 37222351, PMCID: PMC10204151, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0598-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 coinfectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Severe vivax malariaIntensive care unitSyndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019Transcription-quantitative PCR resultsSevere malariaCare unitCoronavirus 2Vivax malariaDifferential diagnosisDisease 2019Febrile diseaseEndemic areasPlasmodium vivaxEndemic regionsCoinfectionRapid testMalariaPCR resultsQuantitative PCRHypotension
2001
Referral pattern of leptospirosis cases during a large urban epidemic of dengue.
Flannery B, Pereira MM, Velloso L de F, Carvalho C de C, De Codes LG, Orrico G de S, Dourado CM, Riley LW, Reis MG, Ko AI. Referral pattern of leptospirosis cases during a large urban epidemic of dengue. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2001, 65: 657-63. PMID: 11716133, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious diseases reference hospitalFirst medical evaluationLarge urban epidemicDays of illnessInfectious Diseases HospitalIntensive care unitOnset of illnessCases of leptospirosisDiagnosis of dengueDiseases HospitalCare unitInitial diagnosisReference hospitalReferral patternsAmbulatory clinicsLeptospirosis epidemicMedical evaluationConcurrent epidemicsDengue diagnosisDiagnostic confusionUrban epidemicEarly symptomsHigh mortalityLeptospirosis casesLeptospirosis