2024
Excess tuberculosis risk during and following incarceration in Paraguay: a retrospective cohort study
Sequera G, Estigarribia-Sanabria G, Aguirre S, Piñanez C, Martinez L, Lopez-Olarte R, Andrews J, Walter K, Croda J, Garcia-Basteiro A. Excess tuberculosis risk during and following incarceration in Paraguay: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2024, 31: 100668. PMID: 38500958, PMCID: PMC10945421, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeople deprived of libertyMonths of incarcerationDuration of incarcerationRisk factors associated with TBPrison environmentIncarcerated individualsInstitution-level factorsIncarcerationPrisonTB control measuresFactors associated with TBHealth of peopleRisk of TBNational censusTB notification ratesLibertyRate of TBRisk of tuberculosisRetrospective cohort studyIncreased risk of tuberculosisTB programsAlarming riskParaguayPeopleCox regression models
2023
Delay in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in prisons in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Ribeiro C, da Silva Santos A, Tshua D, de Oliveira R, Lemos E, Bourdillon P, Laranjeira A, Gonçalves C, Andrews J, Ko A, Croda J. Delay in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in prisons in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2023, 56: e0015-2023. PMID: 37493729, PMCID: PMC10367220, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0015-2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom onsetFirst symptomsLargest male prisonPrison medical recordsTB case dataRetrospective cohort studyPulmonary TB casesYear of diagnosisStart of treatmentTreatment of TBTreatment of tuberculosisNumber of symptomsAverage timePercentage of cureProvider delayTB casesCohort studyTreatment initiationHIV statusSmoking statusTuberculosis casesTB transmissionFirst consultationPatient delayMedical records
2018
Suicide in Brazilian indigenous communities: clustering of cases in children and adolescents by household
Lazzarini TA, Gonçalves CCM, Benites WM, da Silva L, Tsuha DH, Ko AI, Rohrbaugh R, Andrews JR, Croda J. Suicide in Brazilian indigenous communities: clustering of cases in children and adolescents by household. Revista De Saúde Pública 2018, 52: 56. PMID: 29791676, PMCID: PMC5958965, DOI: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2018052000541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth interventionsSuicide ratesHousehold clustersRetrospective cohort studyBroader public health interventionsConclusions High ratesPublic health interventionsMental health interventionsHigh rateCohort studyHigh suicide ratesLower socioeconomic indicatorsAdult suicideAdolescent malesOverall suicide ratesChildrenSuicideGreater proportionChild suicideInterventionSocioeconomic indicatorsAdolescentsIndigenous individualsSuicide clustering
2012
Tuberculosis control in a highly endemic indigenous community in Brazil
Croda M, Trajber Z, da Costa Lima R, Croda J. Tuberculosis control in a highly endemic indigenous community in Brazil. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2012, 106: 223-229. PMID: 22365154, DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2012.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB treatmentNon-Indigenous populationsTB patientsTB case fatality rateImplementation of DOTSRetrospective cohort studyCase fatality rateNumber of patientsHIV-positive statusTimes higher mortalityHigh rateCohort studyTB controlCase fatalityDOTS implementationHIV prevalenceTuberculosis controlFatality rateHigh mortalityMultivariate analysisPatientsYoung adultsMortalityPriority groupsIndigenous populations
2009
Benefit of antiretroviral therapy on survival of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients admitted to an intensive care unit
Croda J, Croda M, Neves A, dos Santos S. Benefit of antiretroviral therapy on survival of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients admitted to an intensive care unit. Critical Care Medicine 2009, 37: 1605-1611. PMID: 19325488, PMCID: PMC4143892, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31819da8c7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Retroviral AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBrazilCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsCritical CareCritical IllnessDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisConceptsIntensive care unitAntiretroviral therapyICU admissionCare unitChronic Health Evaluation II scoreHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsCD4 T-cell countUse of ARTTertiary care teaching hospitalMultivariate logistic regression analysisCox proportional hazards modelAcute illness severityRetrospective cohort studyT-cell countsVirus-infected patientsDay of admissionHuman immunodeficiency virusCause of admissionProportional hazards modelPotential confounding factorsLogistic regression analysisAcute PhysiologyICU mortalityII scoreCohort study