2024
Seroprevalence of Zika virus in pregnant women in Brazil: a cohort study in the macroregion of Dourados - Mato Grosso do Sul
Dan C, Brito G, Croda J, Koishi A, Santos C, Benedetti K, Marchioro S, Simionatto S. Seroprevalence of Zika virus in pregnant women in Brazil: a cohort study in the macroregion of Dourados - Mato Grosso do Sul. Revista Eletrônica Acervo Saúde 2024, 24: e17324. DOI: 10.25248/reas.e17324.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnant womenSeroprevalence of Zika virusInter-atrial communicationMaternal ZIKV infectionZika virusZIKV vaccinesInter-atrialPremature childbirthHigh feverZIKV infectionCohort studyNeurological alterationsTertiary hospitalImage analysis systemEthics CommitteeSerological diagnosisWomenResearch Ethics CommitteeQuantification of antibodiesZIKVAntibodiesSeroprevalenceVirusMyalgiaOstealgiaSeroprevalence 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
2020
Neurosyphilis 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
2019
High Prevalence of Syphilis and Inadequate Prenatal Care in Brazilian Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Benedetti K, Ribeiro A, Queiroz J, Melo A, Batista R, Delgado F, da Silva K, Croda J, Simionatto S. High Prevalence of Syphilis and Inadequate Prenatal Care in Brazilian Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2019, 101: 761-766. PMID: 31407659, PMCID: PMC6779194, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenHigh prevalenceVenereal Disease Research Laboratory testDisease Research Laboratory testSeroprevalence of syphilisUnlinked anonymous testingAntenatal care servicesInadequate prenatal careRisk factor questionnaireBrazilian pregnant womenBehavioral risk factorsCross-sectional studyPresence of antibodiesTime of deliveryData of newbornsHistory of abortionAntenatal careAnonymous testingThird trimesterFirst trimesterPrenatal careSectional studyClinical managementMedical recordsRisk factors