2023
Multicenter study of the natural history and therapeutic responses of patients with chikungunya, focusing on acute and chronic musculoskeletal manifestations – a study protocol from the clinical and applied research in Chikungunya (REPLICK network)
da Silva Duarte G, Jones A, de Goes Cavalcanti L, de Melo Rêgo M, Ribeiro G, Boyton R, Pereira D, Croda J, Costa F, Duarte A, Consolaro M, Stabeli R, Negrão F, Proenca-Modena J, Villalobos-Salcedo J, da Rocha Castelar Pinheiro G, de Barros Albuquerque A, de Almeida Barreto F, Moreira J, Ferrari I, Évora P, da Silva V, Lacerda M, Altmann D, Siqueira A. Multicenter study of the natural history and therapeutic responses of patients with chikungunya, focusing on acute and chronic musculoskeletal manifestations – a study protocol from the clinical and applied research in Chikungunya (REPLICK network). BMC Infectious Diseases 2023, 23: 499. PMID: 37507666, PMCID: PMC10386654, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08292-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMusculoskeletal manifestationsStudy protocolTherapeutic responseChronic diseasesNatural historyDestructive disease courseMulticenter cohort studyLong-term sequelaeAssociated risk factorsClinical report formsClinical trial designQuality of lifeAliquots of bloodCohort studyCHIKV infectionDisease courseChronic painSymptomatic infectionBlood testsHigh morbidityMulticenter studyMusculoskeletal symptomsTherapeutic guidelinesClinical spectrumPatient cohort
2022
Human T-Lymphotropic Virus-1/2 Infection in Central Brazil Prisons: A Multicenter Study
Bandeira L, Puga M, Croda J, Pompílio M, Amianti C, de Rezende G, Motta-Castro A. Human T-Lymphotropic Virus-1/2 Infection in Central Brazil Prisons: A Multicenter Study. Frontiers In Microbiology 2022, 12: 740245. PMID: 35126323, PMCID: PMC8815966, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.740245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHTLV infectionCross-sectional studyEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayHTLV-1New casesHuman T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infectionAnti-HTLV antibodiesHTLV proviral DNAProspective cohort studyWestern blot methodHarm reduction measuresBrazilian general populationHTLV transmissionCohort studyMulticenter studySerological evidenceVirus infectionPrevalence ratesHigh riskGeneral populationPreventive interventionsHTLV-2Risk behaviorsInfectionProviral DNA
2020
Prevalence, incidence and associated factors for HBV infection among male and female prisoners in Central Brazil: A multicenter study
Rezende G, Lago B, Puga M, Bandeira L, Pompilio M, Castro V, Tanaka T, Cesar G, Oliveira S, Yassuda R, Simionatto S, Weis S, Basílio S, Croda J, Motta-Castro A. Prevalence, incidence and associated factors for HBV infection among male and female prisoners in Central Brazil: A multicenter study. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 96: 298-307. PMID: 32315810, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHBV exposureHepatitis B virus infectionHCV/HBVIncidence of HBVHBV serological markersB virus infectionCross-sectional studyGenotypes/subtypesHBV infectionCohort studySerological markersHBV isolatesMulticenter studyHigh prevalenceLower incidenceVirus infectionHigh riskHBVNew casesBlood collectionFemale prisonersInfectionIncidencePreventive measuresPrevalenceSpirometry results after treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis: comparison between patients with and without previous lung disease: a multicenter study
Mancuzo E, Martins E, Sulmonett N, de Souza Viana V, Croda J, Kritski A, de Queiroz Mello F, de Souza Elias Nihues S, Azevedo K, de Miranda S. Spirometry results after treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis: comparison between patients with and without previous lung disease: a multicenter study. Jornal Brasileiro De Pneumologia 2020, 46: e20180198. PMID: 32130330, PMCID: PMC7462712, DOI: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20180198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevious lung diseasePulmonary tuberculosisLung diseaseRadiological changesMulticenter studyRisk factorsLDS groupFunctional severityFunctional changesSevere radiological changesImpaired pulmonary functionRestrictive lung diseaseObstructive lung diseaseDegree of dyspneaChest X-raySpirometric changesSevere dyspneaPulmonary functionReferral centerClinical dataPatientsSpirometryDiseaseDyspneaSmokingDetection of Drug Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains Using Kit SIRE Nitratase®: a Multicenter Study
de Miranda S, de Almeida I, de Fátima Filardi Oliveira Mansur M, de Assis Figueredo L, da Silva Carvalho W, Hadaad J, do Carmo Guimarães Diniz J, von Groll A, da Silva P, Lopes M, dos Santos M, Brito A, de Queiroz Mello F, da Silva Santos Malaquias T, Croda J, Pinhata J, de Oliveira R, Chimara E, Rossetti M, Halon M, Lourenço M, de Melo Medeiros R, Montes F, Machado D, Viveiros M, Kritski A. Detection of Drug Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains Using Kit SIRE Nitratase®: a Multicenter Study. Brazilian Archives Of Biology And Technology 2020, 63: e20190179. DOI: 10.1590/1678-4324-2020190179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLowenstein-Jensen mediumMulticenter studyProportion methodDrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strainsResistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strainsM. tuberculosis clinical isolatesJensen mediumGold standardTuberculosis clinical isolatesMycobacterium tuberculosis resistanceMycobacterium tuberculosis strainsMiddle-income countriesTreatment drugsTuberculosis strainsClinical isolatesTuberculosis resistanceSusceptibility test kitsEthambutolIncome countriesTest kitIsoniazidRifampicinPresent studyKitStreptomycin