2019
Genetic Diversity and Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Roraima State, Brazil.
Tatara M, Perdigão J, Viveiros M, Kritski A, Silva K, Sacchi F, de Lima C, Dos Santos P, Diniz J, Almeida Silva P, Gomes P, Gomes M, Cunha E, Lapa E Silva J, Portugal I, Croda J, Andrade M. Genetic Diversity and Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Roraima State, Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2019, 101: 774-779. PMID: 31392954, PMCID: PMC6779181, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based prospective studyDrug resistanceMolecular epidemiologyResistance profilesRepetitive units-variable numberMTB/RIFDrug susceptibility testDrug resistance profilesTransmission of MtbPublic health policyPhenotypic resistance profilesIsoniazid monoTB preventionProspective studyNew strain typesTB epidemiologyPrimary resistanceHigh prevalenceMTB isolatesProportion methodHealth policyMycobacterium tuberculosisSusceptibility testsTuberculosisVulnerable populations
2018
Suicide in Brazilian indigenous communities: clustering of cases in children and adolescents by household
Lazzarini TA, Gonçalves CCM, Benites WM, da Silva L, Tsuha DH, Ko AI, Rohrbaugh R, Andrews JR, Croda J. Suicide in Brazilian indigenous communities: clustering of cases in children and adolescents by household. Revista De Saúde Pública 2018, 52: 56. PMID: 29791676, PMCID: PMC5958965, DOI: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2018052000541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth interventionsSuicide ratesHousehold clustersRetrospective cohort studyBroader public health interventionsConclusions High ratesPublic health interventionsMental health interventionsHigh rateCohort studyHigh suicide ratesLower socioeconomic indicatorsAdult suicideAdolescent malesOverall suicide ratesChildrenSuicideGreater proportionChild suicideInterventionSocioeconomic indicatorsAdolescentsIndigenous individualsSuicide clustering
2017
Genetic Clustering of Tuberculosis in an Indigenous Community of Brazil.
Correia Sacchi F, Tatara M, Camioli de Lima C, Ferreia da Silva L, Cunha E, Simonsen V, Ferrazoli L, Gomes H, Gonçalves Vasconcellos S, Suffys P, Andrews J, Croda J. Genetic Clustering of Tuberculosis in an Indigenous Community of Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2017, 98: 372-375. PMID: 29210353, PMCID: PMC5929193, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0480.Peer-Reviewed Original Research