2022
Structural factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in an urban slum setting in Salvador, Brazil: A cross-sectional survey
Fofana MO, Nery N, Ticona J, de Andrade Belitardo EMM, Victoriano R, Anjos RO, Portilho MM, de Santana MC, dos Santos LL, de Oliveira D, Cruz JS, Muenker MC, Khouri R, Wunder EA, Hitchings MDT, Johnson O, Reis MG, Ribeiro GS, Cummings DAT, Costa F, Ko AI. Structural factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in an urban slum setting in Salvador, Brazil: A cross-sectional survey. PLOS Medicine 2022, 19: e1004093. PMID: 36074784, PMCID: PMC9499230, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrazilChildCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GMalePandemicsPoverty AreasSARS-CoV-2Seroepidemiologic StudiesSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infection riskUrban slumsSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 seroprevalenceSARS-CoV-2 incidenceCoronavirus 2 infectionCross-sectional serosurveyMain outcome measuresUrban slum populationPresence of IgGSARS-CoV-2 spike proteinUrban slum communityCross-sectional surveyUrban slum residentsCumulative incidenceMedian ageRisk factorsOutcome measuresStudy populationHigh seroprevalenceMedian dailyPandemic waveGender distributionCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and associated factors according to sex: A population-based survey in Salvador, Brazil
Nery N, Ticona J, Cardoso C, Prates A, Vieira H, de Almeida A, da Silva Souza M, dos Reis O, Pellizzaro M, Portilho M, da Anunciação R, Victoriano R, dos Anjos R, Argibay H, Lima D, Mesquita I, Conceição W, Santana P, Oliveira E, Santana P, Brodskyn C, Fraga D, da Silva Solcà M, Reis M, Costa F, Ribeiro G. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and associated factors according to sex: A population-based survey in Salvador, Brazil. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0262649. PMID: 35061811, PMCID: PMC8782400, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancyVaccine hesitancyCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19 riskCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceInfluenza vaccination historyPopulation-based surveyCoronavirus disease 2019Less vaccine hesitancyHigher educational levelInfluenza vaccinationVaccination historyMultivariable analysisPrevious diagnosisVaccine acceptanceAssociated FactorsVaccine campaignDisease 2019VaccineComorbiditiesHesitancyCOVID-19VaccinationEducational levelWomen
2020
Transmission 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, ViralBrazilChikungunya FeverChikungunya virusCross-Sectional StudiesDisease OutbreaksHumansPoverty AreasSeroepidemiologic StudiesConceptsEpisodes 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 studyFeverSeroprevalenceEpisodesOutbreakMeningococcal carriage in young adults six years after meningococcal C conjugate (MCC) vaccine catch-up campaign in Salvador, Brazil
Ferreira V, Ferreira Í, Chang H, Nunes A, Topaz N, Pimentel E, Moura A, Ribeiro G, Feitosa C, Reis M, Wang X, Campos L. Meningococcal carriage in young adults six years after meningococcal C conjugate (MCC) vaccine catch-up campaign in Salvador, Brazil. Vaccine 2020, 38: 2995-3002. PMID: 32115294, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrazilCarrier StateCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansImmunization ProgramsMaleMeningococcal InfectionsMeningococcal VaccinesNeisseria meningitidisSerogroupYoung AdultConceptsMeningococcal carriageCarriage prevalenceRT-PCRN. meningitidisYoung adultsMeningococcal carriage studyMeningococcal serogroup CCross-sectional studyMeningococcal carriage prevalenceAppropriate vaccination strategiesStandard microbiology methodsSix yearsMeningococcal carriage isolatesNG isolatesMale sexSerogroup CHerd protectionVaccination strategiesCarriage isolatesCarriage studiesOropharyngeal swabsReal-time PCRNull genotypeContinuous vaccinationNeisseria meningitidis
2013
Antibodies to citrullinated peptides in tuberculosis
Lima I, Oliveira R, Atta A, Marchi S, Barbosa L, Reis E, Reis M, Santiago M. Antibodies to citrullinated peptides in tuberculosis. Clinical Rheumatology 2013, 32: 685-687. PMID: 23344687, DOI: 10.1007/s10067-013-2173-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-citrullinated peptide antibodiesAnti-MCV antibodiesRheumatoid arthritisHealthy controlsRheumatoid factor positivityRA patientsSymmetric polyarthritisTB patientsPulmonary tuberculosisBone erosionCCP antibodyAutoimmune diseasesHigh incidencePeptide antibodiesPatientsControl groupHigh specificityTuberculosisInfectious diseasesAntibodiesPositivityDiseaseSpecificityMethodological factorsPolyarthritis
2011
TNF-alpha and IL-8: Serum levels and gene polymorphisms (−308G>A and −251A>T) are associated with classical biomarkers and medical history in children with sickle cell anemia
Cajado C, Cerqueira B, Couto F, Moura-Neto J, Vilas-Boas W, Dorea M, Lyra I, Barbosa C, Reis M, Goncalves M. TNF-alpha and IL-8: Serum levels and gene polymorphisms (−308G>A and −251A>T) are associated with classical biomarkers and medical history in children with sickle cell anemia. Cytokine 2011, 56: 312-317. PMID: 21802960, DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2011.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAllelesAnemia, Sickle CellBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHaplotypesHumansInterleukin-8Medical History TakingPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, GeneticPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsSickle cell anemiaTNF-alpha -308GT gene polymorphismGene polymorphismsIL-8Serum levelsMedical historyTNF-alphaCell anemiaHigher TNF-alpha levelsIL-8 gene polymorphismsA alleleClassical biomarkersSteady-state sickle cell anemiaTNF-alpha levelsHeterogeneous clinical outcomesLogistic regression analysisYears of ageCytokine levelsClinical outcomesImmunological biomarkersHealthy controlsPatient outcomesInterleukin-8SCA patients
2006
Folate, vitamin B12 and total homocysteine levels in neonates from Brazil
Couto F, Moreira L, dos Santos D, Reis M, Gonçalves M. Folate, vitamin B12 and total homocysteine levels in neonates from Brazil. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2006, 61: 382-386. PMID: 16988650, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal homocysteine levelsGroup 1Higher socioeconomic statusVitamin B12Homocysteine levelsGroup 2Maternal environmental risk factorsNewborn health statusSocioeconomic statusVitamin B12 levelsCross-sectional transversal studyMothers of babiesCord blood samplesHigh-risk factorsTime of deliveryEnvironmental risk factorsFolate binding proteinAdequate health careFluorescence polarization immunoassayPregnancy complicationsB12 levelsSerum levelsVitamin supplementationNewborn healthPrenatal carePrevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV genotypes of hemodialysis patients in Salvador, Northeastern Brazil
Silva L, Silva M, Rodart I, Lopes G, Costa F, Melo M, Gusmão E, Reis M. Prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV genotypes of hemodialysis patients in Salvador, Northeastern Brazil. Brazilian Journal Of Medical And Biological Research 2006, 39: 595-602. PMID: 16648896, DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2006000500005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virus infectionCandidate blood donorsC virus infectionHD patientsHCV infectionBlood donorsGenotype 1Virus infectionAnti-HCV seroprevalenceAnti-HCV prevalenceHCV genotype distributionAnti-HCV antibodiesHCV genotype 1Chronic liver diseaseTransfusion-transmitted infectionsCross-sectional studyDifferent dialysis centresHCV seroprevalenceChronic hemodialysisHemodialysis populationHCV RNAPositive patientsHemodialysis patientsHCV genotypesLiver disease
2004
Childhood stunting in Northeast Brazil: the role of Schistosoma mansoni infection and inadequate dietary intake
Assis A, Prado M, Barreto M, Reis M, Conceição Pinheiro S, Parraga I, Blanton R. Childhood stunting in Northeast Brazil: the role of Schistosoma mansoni infection and inadequate dietary intake. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2004, 58: 1022-1029. PMID: 15220944, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnimalsBody HeightBrazilChildChild DevelopmentChild Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaCross-Sectional StudiesDietDietary CarbohydratesDietary FatsDietary ProteinsEnergy IntakeFecesFemaleGrowth DisordersHumansIntestinal Diseases, ParasiticLogistic ModelsMaleSchistosomiasis mansoniConceptsSchistosoma mansoni infectionS. mansoni infectionInadequate dietary intakeMansoni infectionDietary intakeS. mansoniHeavy S. mansoni infectionS. mansoni endemic areasDevelopment of stuntingRisk of stuntingCross-sectional studyUninfected childrenNutritional interventionDietary measuresInadequate intakeCarbohydrate intakeStool samplesHigh riskMedian proteinEndemic areasParasitic infectionsCaloric consumptionChildhood stuntingAge groupsAdequate diet