2024
Catastrophic Floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: The Need for Public Health Responses to Potential Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Martins-Filho P, Croda J, Araújo A, Correia D, Quintans-Júnior L. Catastrophic Floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: The Need for Public Health Responses to Potential Infectious Disease Outbreaks. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2024, 57: e00603-2024. PMID: 38808800, PMCID: PMC11136508, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0162-2024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Dengue Fever Surveillance in Mato Grosso do Sul: Insights from Genomic Analysis and Implications for Public Health Strategies
de Arruda L, Giovanetti M, Fonseca V, Zardin M, de Castro Lichs G, Asato S, Esposito A, Müller M, Xavier J, Fritsch H, Lima M, de Oliveira C, Santos E, de Mello Almeida Maziero L, Frias D, Neves D, da Silva L, Barretos E, Oshiro P, Goday B, dos Santos J, Kashima S, de Albuquerque C, do Carmo Said R, Rosewell A, Demarchi L, Croda J, Alcantara L, Gonçalves C. Dengue Fever Surveillance in Mato Grosso do Sul: Insights from Genomic Analysis and Implications for Public Health Strategies. Viruses 2023, 15: 1790. PMID: 37766197, PMCID: PMC10536684, DOI: 10.3390/v15091790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInforming public health actionOn-site training programDiverse viral lineagesPublic health actionPublic health strategiesMultiple introduction eventsSecretary of HealthMonitoring viral evolutionHealth strategiesHealth actionsGenome sequenceGenomic analysisDynamics of dengue virusTraining programIntroduction eventsGenomic surveillanceViral transmission patternsViral lineagesPublic healthHealthMato GrossoEpidemiological dataViral evolutionPreventive measuresSurveillance activities
2022
Coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic and the Declaration of Public Health Emergency in Brazil: administrative and epidemiological aspects
de Oliveira W, de Góes Cavalcanti L, Croda J. Coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic and the Declaration of Public Health Emergency in Brazil: administrative and epidemiological aspects. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2022, 55: e0227-2022. PMID: 35613222, PMCID: PMC9131777, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0227-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Epidemiological study in Brazilian women highlights that syphilis remains a public health problem
dos Santos Barbosa M, de Lima L, Ribeiro S, Croda J, de Sá Queiroz J, Ortolani L, Negrão F, Souza E, da Silva K, de Souza R, Simionatto S. Epidemiological study in Brazilian women highlights that syphilis remains a public health problem. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo 2021, 63: e4. PMID: 33533807, PMCID: PMC7845940, DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946202163004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT. pallidum infectionSexual partnersPrimary health care unitsContinuous surveillance studiesGlobal public health concernHistory of STICross-sectional studyHigher prevalence ratioPublic health problemMultiple sexual partnersPopulation-based sampleHealth care unitsPublic health concernCommitment of patientsCare unitMultivariable analysisNeonatal deathPrevalence ratiosSyphilis testingSyphilis screeningReproductive ageRisk factorsBlood samplesEpidemiological studiesSurveillance study
2019
Screening for HBV, HCV, HIV and syphilis infections among bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis prisoners: An urgent action required
Puga M, Bandeira L, Pompilio M, de Rezende G, Soares L, de Castro V, Tanaka T, Cesar G, de Oliveira S, Teles S, Yassuda R, dos Santos Weis-Torres S, Basílio S, Croda J, Motta-Castro A. Screening for HBV, HCV, HIV and syphilis infections among bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis prisoners: An urgent action required. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0221265. PMID: 31437184, PMCID: PMC6705821, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis B virusSyphilis infectionViral hepatitisHIV infectionB virusAnti-HCV positive samplesChronic hepatitis B virusFirst-line anti-tuberculosis drugsLifetime syphilis infectionCases of tuberculosisAnti-TB drugsCross-sectional studyPublic health problemAnti-tuberculosis drugsCurrent HCVHCV exposureHCV RNAHepatitis testingTuberculosis infectionActive syphilisSerological markersEpidemiological featuresFrequent causeSide effectsHCVSafety and costs of blood transfusion practices in dengue cases in Brazil
Machado A, Negrão F, Croda J, de Medeiros E, dos Santos Pires M. Safety and costs of blood transfusion practices in dengue cases in Brazil. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0219287. PMID: 31283788, PMCID: PMC6613682, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital stayHospitalization timeHospitalisation timeWHO criteriaBlood transfusion componentsCost of hospitalisationWorld Health Organization recommendationsProspective observational studyBlood transfusion practicesPublic health problemTransfused groupBlood transfusionHospitalisation costsTransfusion practiceMedical recordsObservational studyTransfusion componentsWHO recommendationsPatientsTransfusionHealth problemsBlood componentsDengue casesStayHospitalisationPaediatric tuberculosis transmission outside the household: challenging historical paradigms to inform future public health strategies
Martinez L, Lo N, Cords O, Hill P, Khan P, Hatherill M, Mandalakas A, Kay A, Croda J, Horsburgh C, Zar H, Andrews J. Paediatric tuberculosis transmission outside the household: challenging historical paradigms to inform future public health strategies. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2019, 7: 544-552. PMID: 31078497, PMCID: PMC7323920, DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(19)30137-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM tuberculosis transmissionHousehold contact tracingTuberculosis transmissionFuture public health strategiesContact tracingGlobal tuberculosis control effortsAdult tuberculosis casesPaediatric tuberculosis infectionMycobacterium tuberculosis transmissionHigh-burden settingsTuberculosis control effortsEffective public health responsePopulation attributable fractionPublic health strategiesAge 5 yearsCommunity-based interventionsPublic health interventionsPublic health responsePediatric transmissionChildhood tuberculosisTuberculosis infectionTuberculosis casesActive surveillanceHealth strategiesHousehold exposure
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