2022
Evaluation of chest X-ray with automated interpretation algorithms for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons: A cross-sectional study
Soares T, de Oliveira R, Liu Y, da Silva Santos A, dos Santos P, Monte L, de Oliveira L, Park C, Hwang E, Andrews J, Croda J. Evaluation of chest X-ray with automated interpretation algorithms for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons: A cross-sectional study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2022, 17: 100388. PMID: 36776567, PMCID: PMC9904090, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChest X-rayWorld Health OrganizationTB screeningPrevious TBInterpretation algorithmsAbnormality scoreXpert MTB/RIFSputum bacillary loadSystematic Tuberculosis ScreeningMultivariable logistic regressionMTB/RIFCross-sectional studyEffective triage toolX-ray imagesTB symptomsClinical characteristicsBacillary loadPrior TBTuberculosis screeningTriage testUS National InstitutesAlgorithm accuracyTriage toolStandardized questionnaireConfirmatory testing
2021
Pooling Sputum Samples for Efficient Mass Tuberculosis Screening in Prisons
Dos Santos P, da Silva Santos A, de Oliveira R, da Silva B, Soares T, Martinez L, Verma R, Andrews J, Croda J. Pooling Sputum Samples for Efficient Mass Tuberculosis Screening in Prisons. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 74: 2115-2121. PMID: 34718459, PMCID: PMC9258923, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorld Health OrganizationTuberculosis screeningMycobacterial loadHigh prevalenceSputum samplesMass screeningHigh tuberculosis prevalenceHigh-risk groupHigher mycobacterial loadPositive samplesTuberculosis casesPrevalence settingsTuberculosis prevalenceLow prevalenceSingle positive samplePrevalenceActive casesHealth Organization
2020
COVID-19 in Brazil: advantages of a socialized unified health system and preparation to contain cases
Croda J, de Oliveira W, Frutuoso R, Mandetta L, Baia-da-Silva D, Brito-Sousa J, Monteiro W, Lacerda M. COVID-19 in Brazil: advantages of a socialized unified health system and preparation to contain cases. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2020, 53: e20200167. PMID: 32320998, PMCID: PMC7182282, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0167-2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronavirus disease 2019New coronavirus disease 2019Public health emergencyWorld Health OrganizationCOVID-19 casesUnified Health SystemDisease 2019First COVID-19 caseSevere casesHealth systemHealth OrganizationHealth emergencyCOVID-19First caseFuture studiesInternational concernEarly preparation
2018
119. Prospective Validation of a 3-Gene Signature for Tuberculosis Diagnosis, Predicting Progression and Evaluating Treatment Response
Warsinske H, Rao A, Moreira F, Dos Santos P, Liu A, Scott M, Malherbe S, Ronacher K, Walzl G, Winter J, Sweeney T, Croda J, Andrews J, Khatri P. 119. Prospective Validation of a 3-Gene Signature for Tuberculosis Diagnosis, Predicting Progression and Evaluating Treatment Response. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s5-s5. PMCID: PMC6253029, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy209.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative predictive valueTB scoreWorld Health OrganizationActive tuberculosisATB patientsCohort studyTriage testTreatment responseHigh negative predictive valueProspective cohort studyCase-control trialEnd of treatmentIndependent prospective cohortsAdolescent cohort studySputum positivityActive diseaseProspective cohortTreatment initiationSputum testDisease onsetProspective validationPET-CTPredicting ProgressionTuberculosis diagnosisPredictive value
2013
Active and latent tuberculosis in prisoners in the Central-West Region of Brazil
Estevan A, de Oliveira S, Croda J. Active and latent tuberculosis in prisoners in the Central-West Region of Brazil. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2013, 46: 515-518. PMID: 23904084, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-1441-2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of the traditional and revised world health organization classifications of dengue cases in Brazil
Lima F, Croda M, Muniz D, Gomes I, de Moraes Soares K, Cardoso M, Tauro R, Croda J. Evaluation of the traditional and revised world health organization classifications of dengue cases in Brazil. Clinics 2013, 68: 1299-1304. PMID: 24212835, PMCID: PMC3798712, DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2013(10)02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overBrazilChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesDengueFemaleHospitalizationHospitals, UniversityHumansInfantIntensive Care UnitsMaleMedical RecordsMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexSex DistributionWorld Health OrganizationYoung AdultConceptsCross-sectional studySevere dengueDengue feverRevised classification systemWorld Health Organization classificationWorldwide public health problemDengue hemorrhagic shockRisk of progressionRisk of complicationsDistribution of patientsDengue hemorrhagic feverPublic health problemWarning signsClassification systemWorld Health OrganizationClinical suspicionHemorrhagic shockOrganization classificationUniversity HospitalMedical recordsSevere diseaseHemorrhagic feverSevere casesPatientsClinical practice