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
2023
Global, regional, and national estimates of tuberculosis incidence and case detection among incarcerated individuals from 2000 to 2019: a systematic analysis
Martinez L, Warren J, Harries A, Croda J, Espinal M, Olarte R, Avedillo P, Lienhardt C, Bhatia V, Liu Q, Chakaya J, Denholm J, Lin Y, Kawatsu L, Zhu L, Horsburgh C, Cohen T, Andrews J. Global, regional, and national estimates of tuberculosis incidence and case detection among incarcerated individuals from 2000 to 2019: a systematic analysis. The Lancet Public Health 2023, 8: e511-e519. PMID: 37393090, PMCID: PMC10323309, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(23)00097-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculosis incidenceCase detection ratioIncidence rateCase detectionHigh tuberculosis incidence ratesGlobal tuberculosis control effortsIncident tuberculosis casesTuberculosis incidence rateIncarcerated individualsTuberculosis control effortsTuberculosis case detectionTuberculosis casesNotification ratesNational incidenceTuberculosis notificationsGlobal incidenceHigh riskPrevalence estimatesNational estimatesWHO regionsIncidenceStudy periodMeta-regression frameworkTuberculosisNational Institute
2022
Human T-Lymphotropic Virus-1/2 Infection in Central Brazil Prisons: A Multicenter Study
Bandeira L, Puga M, Croda J, Pompílio M, Amianti C, de Rezende G, Motta-Castro A. Human T-Lymphotropic Virus-1/2 Infection in Central Brazil Prisons: A Multicenter Study. Frontiers In Microbiology 2022, 12: 740245. PMID: 35126323, PMCID: PMC8815966, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.740245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHTLV infectionCross-sectional studyEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayHTLV-1New casesHuman T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infectionAnti-HTLV antibodiesHTLV proviral DNAProspective cohort studyWestern blot methodHarm reduction measuresBrazilian general populationHTLV transmissionCohort studyMulticenter studySerological evidenceVirus infectionPrevalence ratesHigh riskGeneral populationPreventive interventionsHTLV-2Risk behaviorsInfectionProviral DNA
2021
Risk Factors for Death Among 120,804 Hospitalized Patients with Confirmed COVID-19 in São Paulo, Brazil
da Silva P, de Oliveira S, Escalante J, Almiron M, Tsuha D, Sato H, Menezes P, de Paula R, D’Agostini T, Croda J. Risk Factors for Death Among 120,804 Hospitalized Patients with Confirmed COVID-19 in São Paulo, Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2021, 105: 88-92. PMID: 34061773, PMCID: PMC8274770, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19Confirmed COVID-19Characteristics of patientsChronic lung diseaseIntensive care unitChronic cardiovascular diseaseChronic neurological diseaseMore comorbiditiesClinical characteristicsDiabetes mellitusMedian ageCare unitLung diseaseRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseHigh riskSevere casesElderly individualsPatientsNeurological diseasesSurvival analysisCoronavirus diseaseDiseaseSão PauloDeath
2020
Prevalence, incidence and associated factors for HBV infection among male and female prisoners in Central Brazil: A multicenter study
Rezende G, Lago B, Puga M, Bandeira L, Pompilio M, Castro V, Tanaka T, Cesar G, Oliveira S, Yassuda R, Simionatto S, Weis S, Basílio S, Croda J, Motta-Castro A. Prevalence, incidence and associated factors for HBV infection among male and female prisoners in Central Brazil: A multicenter study. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 96: 298-307. PMID: 32315810, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHBV exposureHepatitis B virus infectionHCV/HBVIncidence of HBVHBV serological markersB virus infectionCross-sectional studyGenotypes/subtypesHBV infectionCohort studySerological markersHBV isolatesMulticenter studyHigh prevalenceLower incidenceVirus infectionHigh riskHBVNew casesBlood collectionFemale prisonersInfectionIncidencePreventive measuresPrevalence
2017
Frequency of indeterminate results from an interferon-gamma release assay among HIV-infected individuals
de Oliveira S, Trajman A, Paniago A, Motta-Castro A, Ruffino-Netto A, Maciel E, Croda J, da Gloria Bonecini-Almeida M. Frequency of indeterminate results from an interferon-gamma release assay among HIV-infected individuals. Jornal Brasileiro De Pneumologia 2017, 43: 215-218. PMID: 28746533, PMCID: PMC5687953, DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37562016000000125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsBrazilCD4 Lymphocyte CountCross-Sectional StudiesFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansInfectious Disease Incubation PeriodInterferon-gamma Release TestsLatent TuberculosisMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTuberculin TestConceptsInterferon-gamma releaseIndeterminate resultsHIV/AIDSIGRA resultsTuberculin skin test resultsMultivariate logistic regression modelTuberculin skin testSkin test resultsCost-effectiveness studiesLogistic regression modelsAdvanced immunosuppressionAdjusted ORsSkin testClinical variablesMedical recordsHigh prevalenceHigh riskPatientsIGRARoutine useKappa statisticsPLWHAAIDSRegression modelsKappa