2024
The greatest Dengue epidemic in Brazil: Surveillance, Prevention, and Control
Gurgel-Gonçalves R, de Oliveira W, Croda J. The greatest Dengue epidemic in Brazil: Surveillance, Prevention, and Control. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2024, 57: e00203-2024. PMID: 39319953, PMCID: PMC11415067, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0113-2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth education initiativesPhase 3 clinical trialsPublic health systemMinistry of HealthIndoor residual sprayingSterile insect techniqueHealth servicesHealth systemTakeda vaccineCommunity mobilizationMultisectoral approachDengue epidemicsDengue casesEducational initiativesDengue mortalityResidual sprayingMosquito controlHome cleaningInsect techniqueAedes aegyptiPotential mosquito breeding sitesHealthVaccination coverageDengue virusVaccine
2020
COVID-19 in Brazil: advantages of a socialized unified health system and preparation to contain cases
Croda J, de Oliveira W, Frutuoso R, Mandetta L, Baia-da-Silva D, Brito-Sousa J, Monteiro W, Lacerda M. COVID-19 in Brazil: advantages of a socialized unified health system and preparation to contain cases. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2020, 53: e20200167. PMID: 32320998, PMCID: PMC7182282, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0167-2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronavirus disease 2019New coronavirus disease 2019Public health emergencyWorld Health OrganizationCOVID-19 casesUnified Health SystemDisease 2019First COVID-19 caseSevere casesHealth systemHealth OrganizationHealth emergencyCOVID-19First caseFuture studiesInternational concernEarly preparation
2014
Direct Costs of Dengue Hospitalization in Brazil: Public and Private Health Care Systems and Use of WHO Guidelines
Machado A, Estevan A, Sales A, da Silva Brabes K, Croda J, Negrão F. Direct Costs of Dengue Hospitalization in Brazil: Public and Private Health Care Systems and Use of WHO Guidelines. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2014, 8: e3104. PMID: 25188295, PMCID: PMC4154670, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood productsPlatelet transfusionsDengue patientsDirect costsDengue casesHealth systemLaboratory-confirmed dengue patientsCross-sectional census studyMedian hospitalization costNumber of hospitalizationsPublic health problemWorld Health Organization guidelinesHealth Organization guidelinesPrivate health systemHealth care systemDengue guidelinesHospitalized dengue casesHospitalized dengue patientsDengue illnessHospitalization costsTransfusion criteriaPatientsDengue hospitalizationsPrivate health care systemHealth problems