2024
Seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum infection among high-risk populations from Brazil
Queiroz J, Barbosa M, Perez E, da Silva B, de Souza G, Gonçalves C, Croda J, Simionatto S. Seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum infection among high-risk populations from Brazil. Acta Tropica 2024, 256: 107255. PMID: 38761835, DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexually transmitted infectionsHigh-risk groupCases of syphilisFactors associated with syphilisPregnant womenHistory of sexually transmitted infectionsPublic health strategiesHealthy populationSignificant public health concernPrevent future complicationsHigh risk of infectionHigh-risk populationPublic health concernHealth strategiesParticipant demographicsCross-sectional oneRisk of infectionVulnerable populationsFuture complicationsPLHIVTreatment outcomesHealth concernHigh riskSyphilisInfection
2022
The effect of incarceration on TB treatment outcomes
O Marr J, Gonçalves C, Arakaki-Sanchez D, Pelissari D, Costa F, Croda J, Walter K, Andrews J. The effect of incarceration on TB treatment outcomes. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2022, 26: 252-258. PMID: 35197165, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-incarcerated individualsTreatment successTreatment outcomesDrug-susceptible TB casesImproved treatment successTB treatment outcomesTB treatment successClinical risk factorsIncarcerated individualsMultivariate logistic regressionGreater treatment successTB casesClinical factorsObserved therapyPoor outcomeTB notificationsRisk factorsElevated riskGreater efficacyLogistic regressionNotifiable diseaseOutcomesIncarcerated populationsVulnerable individualsUse of DOT
2018
Treatment Outcomes of Brazilian Inmates with Treponema pallidum and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Bet G, Souza G, Croda J, Correa M, de Sales R, Santos R, Viebrantz Enne Sgarbi R, Yassuda R, Coimbra Motta-Castro A, Pompílio M, Simionatto S. Treatment Outcomes of Brazilian Inmates with Treponema pallidum and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Prospective Cohort Study. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2018, 98: 1603-1608. PMID: 29737273, PMCID: PMC6086195, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV-1 viral loadProspective cohort studyPoor treatment outcomesTreatment outcomesCohort studyHIV infectionViral loadHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionCopies/mLMedical record dataPublic health programsSyphilis treatmentImmunodeficiency virusAcquired syphilisRisk factorsSerological testingVirus infectionBlood samplesMultivariate analysisHealth programsNew casesInfectionTreponema pallidum