2012
Tuberculosis control in a highly endemic indigenous community in Brazil
Croda M, Trajber Z, da Costa Lima R, Croda J. Tuberculosis control in a highly endemic indigenous community in Brazil. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2012, 106: 223-229. PMID: 22365154, DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2012.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB treatmentNon-Indigenous populationsTB patientsTB case fatality rateImplementation of DOTSRetrospective cohort studyCase fatality rateNumber of patientsHIV-positive statusTimes higher mortalityHigh rateCohort studyTB controlCase fatalityDOTS implementationHIV prevalenceTuberculosis controlFatality rateHigh mortalityMultivariate analysisPatientsYoung adultsMortalityPriority groupsIndigenous populations
2007
Leptospira Immunoglobulin-Like Proteins as a Serodiagnostic Marker for Acute Leptospirosis
Croda J, Ramos JG, Matsunaga J, Queiroz A, Homma A, Riley LW, Haake DA, Reis MG, Ko AI. Leptospira Immunoglobulin-Like Proteins as a Serodiagnostic Marker for Acute Leptospirosis. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2007, 45: 1528-1534. PMID: 17360842, PMCID: PMC1865864, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02344-06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerodiagnostic markerDays of illnessLarge disease burdenLeptospira immunoglobulin-like proteinAcute infectionClinical presentationAcute leptospirosisIgM antibodiesAntibody responseDisease burdenPutative virulence determinantsIgM enzymeTimely diagnosisSevere formHealthy individualsMicroagglutination testPatientsUrban outbreaksHigh mortalityInfectious diseasesPathogenic serovarsLeptospirosisImmunosorbent assaySerumSpecific markers