2023
Epidemiological Survey of Human Alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) Infection in Indigenous People of Dourados Municipality, Central Brazil
de Oliveira Bonfim F, Villar L, Croda J, da Silva S, Gonçalves C, de Castro V, de Rezende Romeira G, Cesar G, dos Santos Weis-Torres S, Horta M, Simionatto S, Motta-Castro A, de Paula V. Epidemiological Survey of Human Alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) Infection in Indigenous People of Dourados Municipality, Central Brazil. Tropical Medicine And Infectious Disease 2023, 8: 197. PMID: 37104324, PMCID: PMC10143357, DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8040197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHSV-2 IgMHSV-2 transmissionHSV-2 infectionHealth access barriersIllicit drug abuseAdult Brazilian populationPublic health policyAppropriate intervention programsGenital ulcersGenital wartsUrethral dischargeExact prevalenceUrinary problemsHSV-2Used needlesSerologic testsContraceptive methodsActive adolescentsEpidemiological surveyBrazilian indigenous populationDrug usersCondom useDrug abuseHealth policyIndigenous populations
2013
Genetic polymorphism and immune response to tuberculosis in indigenous populations: a brief review
Longhi R, Zembrzuski V, Basta P, Croda J. Genetic polymorphism and immune response to tuberculosis in indigenous populations: a brief review. The Brazilian Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2013, 17: 363-368. PMID: 23665009, PMCID: PMC9427389, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2012.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseCytokine expressionGenetic polymorphismsHigher IL-5 productionTh2-type responseIL-5 productionTuberculin skin testIFN-γ productionRelevant genetic polymorphismsActive diseaseTB infectionCytokine levelsLower TNFHigh IgG4IgM levelsIL-12p40Skin testImmunogenetic mechanismsImmune regulationInclusion criteriaNew treatmentsMajority of studiesTuberculosisSearch termsIndigenous populationsSugar cane manufacturing is associated with tuberculosis in an indigenous population in Brazil
Sacchi FP, Croda MG, Estevan AO, Ko AI, Croda J. Sugar cane manufacturing is associated with tuberculosis in an indigenous population in Brazil. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2013, 107: 152-157. PMID: 23306443, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trs089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause of morbidityCase-control studySpecific epidemiological conditionsTB contactTB infectionTuberculosis infectionAnnual incidenceTuberculosis casesMale genderRisk factorsDisease surveillance programsMultivariate analysisTuberculosisDisease controlSurveillance programControl casesIndigenous populationsEpidemiological conditionsInfectionPotential relationshipPopulationNational disease surveillance programmeMorbidityMortalityIncidence
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