2022
Infant BCG vaccination and risk of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis throughout the life course: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
Martinez L, Cords O, Liu Q, Acuna-Villaorduna C, Bonnet M, Fox G, Carvalho A, Chan P, Croda J, Hill P, Lopez-Varela E, Donkor S, Fielding K, Graham S, Espinal M, Kampmann B, Reingold A, Huerga H, Villalba J, Grandjean L, Sotgiu G, Egere U, Singh S, Zhu L, Lienhardt C, Denholm J, Seddon J, Whalen C, García-Basteiro A, Triasih R, Chen C, Singh J, Huang L, Sharma S, Hannoun D, Del Corral H, Mandalakas A, Malone L, Ling D, Kritski A, Stein C, Vashishtha R, Boulahbal F, Fang C, Boom W, Netto E, Lemos A, Hesseling A, Kay A, Jones-López E, Horsburgh C, Lange C, Andrews J. Infant BCG vaccination and risk of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis throughout the life course: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet Global Health 2022, 10: e1307-e1316. PMID: 35961354, PMCID: PMC10406427, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00283-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant BCG vaccinationBCG vaccinationExtrapulmonary tuberculosisCohort studyIndividual participant dataPulmonary tuberculosisParticipant dataSystematic reviewIndividual-level participant dataPositive tuberculin skin testMultivariable logistic regression analysisTuberculin skin testTuberculosis infection statusParticipant-level dataLogistic regression analysisAge-specific impactStudy-level random effectWeb of ScienceIncident tuberculosisPrevious tuberculosisTuberculosis developmentSecondary outcomesTuberculosis contactsPrimary outcomeSkin test
2020
Gestational outcomes in women infected by Zika virus during pregnancy in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil: A cross-sectional study
Sousa I, Souza C, Barbosa M, Croda J, Gonçalves C, Bernardes S, Marchioro S. Gestational outcomes in women infected by Zika virus during pregnancy in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil: A cross-sectional study. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 98: 359-365. PMID: 32619757, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital Zika syndromeZIKV infectionCross-sectional studyGestational outcomesZika virusNormal-appearing infantMain clinical findingsCase fatality rateMother-infant pairsMothers of infantsQRT-PCRZika syndromeClinical caveatsClinical findingsClinical parametersFirst trimesterCongenital alterationsLive birthsLaboratory confirmationCongenital abnormalitiesFatality rateEpidemic burstsInfectionPregnancyInfantsNeurosyphilis in Brazilian newborns: a health problem that could be avoided
da Costa Ribeiro A, de Sá Dan C, da Silva Santos A, Croda J, Simionatto S. Neurosyphilis in Brazilian newborns: a health problem that could be avoided. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo 2020, 62: e82. PMID: 33174978, PMCID: PMC7653815, DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946202062082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenCongenital syphilisBrazilian newbornsHealth problemsLong bone radiographyPregnant Brazilian womenCerebrospinal fluid analysisLength of hospitalizationLow birth weightCase-control studyNon-treponemal testsCases of newbornsCases of neurosyphilisPublic health problemCentral nervous systemRisk of transmissionNeurosyphilis treatmentClinical complicationsPrenatal careBirth weightBone radiographyLate diagnosisPrenatal coverageNeurosyphilisNervous system
2017
Clonal spread of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a neonatal intensive care unit
Maciel W, da Silva K, Croda J, Cayô R, Ramos A, de Sales R, Souza G, Bampi J, Limiere L, Casagrande J, Gales A, Simionatto S. Clonal spread of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a neonatal intensive care unit. Journal Of Hospital Infection 2017, 98: 300-304. PMID: 29107079, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitCare unitCRAB isolatesAcinetobacter baumanniiStrict infection control measuresCarbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanniiInfection control measuresClonal spreadΒ-lactam therapyPremature newbornsStudy hospitalPeripheral accessClonal typesPolymyxin BBaumanniiSuch isolatesNewbornsControl measuresIsolatesHospitalTherapyInfectionSeroprevalence of Chikungunya Virus in a Rural Community in Brazil
Cunha R, Trinta K, Montalbano C, Sucupira M, de Lima M, Marques E, Romanholi I, Croda J. Seroprevalence of Chikungunya Virus in a Rural Community in Brazil. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005319. PMID: 28107342, PMCID: PMC5287455, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCases of chikungunyaCHIKV infectionChikungunya virusCHIKV IgMSymptomatic CHIKV infectionIgM-specific antibodiesFeira de SantanaIgG-specific antibodiesEpidemiological surveillance systemBrazilian Epidemiological Surveillance SystemCHIKV IgGModerate seroprevalenceSeropositive patientsJoint painIgG antibodiesCHIKV transmissionFirst serosurveySeroprevalenceInfectionMagnitude of transmissionAntibodiesPatientsFirst caseSerosurveyIgM