2020
Clinical and epidemiological features of pertussis in Salvador, Brazil, 2011–2016
Araújo L, Nunes A, Ferreira V, Cardoso C, Feitosa C, Reis M, Campos L. Clinical and epidemiological features of pertussis in Salvador, Brazil, 2011–2016. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0238932. PMID: 32915869, PMCID: PMC7485779, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPertussis casesChi-square testUnvaccinated individualsClinical criteriaExact testComplete vaccination scheduleSevere respiratory infectionsPrevention of pertussisPearson's chi-square testFisher's exact testAge group 2Paroxysmal coughRespiratory infectionsVaccination scheduleRetrospective studyEpidemiological featuresLaboratory criteriaVaccination strategiesClinical dataEpidemiological aspectsGroup 2More symptomsCase confirmationNumber of casesBivariate analysisTransmission of Chikungunya Virus in a Brazilian Urban Slum - Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Anjos RO, Mugabe VA, Moreira PSS, Carvalho CX, Portilho MM, Khouri R, Sacramento GA, Nery NRR, Reis MG, Kitron UD, Ko AI, Costa F, Ribeiro GS. Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in a Brazilian Urban Slum - Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2020, 26: 1364-1373. PMID: 32568045, PMCID: PMC7323528, DOI: 10.3201/eid2607.190846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodes of feverChikungunya outbreakInfectious Diseases journal - CDCSymptomatic infection ratePresumptive clinical diagnosisSufficient herd immunityCommunity-based studyFurther longitudinal studiesCHIKV seroprevalenceSeropositive personsVirus seroprevalenceClinical dataHerd immunityChikungunya virusInfection rateClinical diagnosisSerum samplesDisease pointUnpaved streetsArthralgiaLongitudinal studyFeverSeroprevalenceEpisodesOutbreak
2009
Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Triglyceride in Children with Steady-State Sickle Cell Disease.
Seixas M, Rocha L, Carvalho M, Menezes J, Lyra I, Nascimento V, Couto R, Atta A, Reis M, Goncalves M. Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Triglyceride in Children with Steady-State Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2009, 114: 1547. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v114.22.1547.1547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLipoprotein cholesterolSickle cell disease pathogenesisPatients' medical recordsSickle cell diseasePro-fibrinolytic activityTotal cholesterolSignificant positive associationProspective studyMedical recordsSteady state childrenCell diseaseClinical dataHealthy subjectsDisease pathogenesisHematological analysisCholesterolCell counterPositive associationNegative associationElectronic cell counterAssociationPatientsPathogenesisMonocytes
2008
Clinical and molecular characteristics of sickle cell anemia in the northeast of Brazil
Adorno E, Zanette Â, Lyra I, Seixas M, Reis M, Gonçalves M. Clinical and molecular characteristics of sickle cell anemia in the northeast of Brazil. Genetics And Molecular Biology 2008, 31: 621-625. DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572008000400003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere sickle cell anemiaSickle cell anemiaCell anemiaBeta S-globin gene haplotypesMean hemoglobin concentrationLow mean corpuscular volumeMean corpuscular volumeErythrocyte transfusionCerebrovascular accidentHigher mean hemoglobin concentrationHigh HbF levelsClinical dataCAR haplotypeHemoglobin concentrationCorpuscular volumeCorpuscular hemoglobinOutpatientsHbF levelsFetal hemoglobinAnemiaPCR-RFLPCarrier valuesHemoglobinGene haplotypesMolecular characteristics