2021
Heterogeneous development of children with Congenital Zika Syndrome-associated microcephaly
Ticona J, Nery N, Doss-Gollin S, Gambrah C, Lessa M, Rastely-Júnior V, Matos A, de Paula Freitas B, Borja A, Wunder EA, Ballalai V, Vieira C, Cruz JS, de Oliveira D, Araujo DB, Oliveira DB, Maeda D, Mendes EA, Soares C, Durigon EL, de Souza Ferreira LC, Belfort R, Almeida A, Oliveira-Filho J, Reis MG, Ko AI, Costa F. Heterogeneous development of children with Congenital Zika Syndrome-associated microcephaly. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256444. PMID: 34525107, PMCID: PMC8443077, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital Zika syndromeHammersmith Infant Neurological ExaminationHINE scoresZika syndromeHead circumferenceBayley-IIILong-term outcomesGreater head circumferenceSevere developmental delayYears of ageSevere neurodevelopmental delayToddler neurodevelopmentNeurological evaluationMedian ageNeurodevelopmental outcomesNeurological examinationMultivariable analysisNeurodevelopmental assessmentOutpatient clinicNeurodevelopmental evaluationNeurodevelopmental delayBayley ScalesNeurodevelopmental profileSevere microcephalyMild delay
2017
Adverse birth outcomes associated with Zika virus exposure during pregnancy in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Nogueira ML, Júnior N, Estofolete CF, Terzian A, Guimarães GF, Zini N, da Silva R, Silva G, Franco L, Rahal P, Bittar C, Carneiro B, Vasconcelos PFC, Henriques D, Barbosa DMU, Rombola P, de Grande L, Reis A, Palomares SA, Catelan M, Cruz LEAA, Necchi SH, Mendonça RCV, dos Santos I, Caron S, Costa F, Bozza FA, de Souza A, de Mattos C, de Mattos LC, Vasilakis N, Oliani AH, Oliani D, Ko A. Adverse birth outcomes associated with Zika virus exposure during pregnancy in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil. Clinical Microbiology And Infection 2017, 24: 646-652. PMID: 29133154, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse outcomesZIKV infectionPregnant womenZika virusNewborn outcomesCongenital Zika infectionSame adverse outcomesZika virus exposureAdverse birth outcomesBroad clinical spectrumEmergence of ZIKVCases of microcephalyDengue-endemic areasPublic health authoritiesBirth outcomesClinical outcomesClinical presentationThird trimesterSubependymal cystsClinical spectrumZIKV RNAReverse transcription-PCRVirus exposureZika infectionEpidemiologic data
2016
Emergence of Congenital Zika Syndrome: Viewpoint From the Front Lines.
Costa F, Sarno M, Khouri R, de Paula Freitas B, Siqueira I, Ribeiro GS, Ribeiro HC, Campos GS, Alcântara LC, Reis MG, Weaver SC, Vasilakis N, Ko AI, Almeida AR. Emergence of Congenital Zika Syndrome: Viewpoint From the Front Lines. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2016, 164: 689-91. PMID: 26914810, PMCID: PMC5444536, DOI: 10.7326/m16-0332.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Clonally Related Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 14 from Cases of Meningitis in Salvador, Brazil
Ko A, Reis J, Coppola S, Gouveia E, Cordeiro S, Lôbo T, Pinheiro R, Salgado K, Dourado C, Tavares-Neto J, Rocha H, Reis M, Johnson W, Riley L. Clonally Related Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 14 from Cases of Meningitis in Salvador, Brazil. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2000, 30: 78-86. PMID: 10619737, DOI: 10.1086/313619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPenicillin-nonsusceptible isolatesSerotype 14 isolatesSerotype 14Pneumococcal meningitisActive hospital-based surveillanceCases of meningitisHospital-based surveillancePrevious antibiotic useIntermediate-level resistanceSerotype 14 strainsPolymerase chain reaction analysisAntibiotic useChain reaction analysisPrevalent serotypesMeningitisUnrelated patternsPCR patternsCity of SalvadorPatientsStreptococcus pneumoniae serotype 14Reaction analysisIsolatesLarge proportionGeographic areasInfection