2022
Tuberculosis in prison inmates in Southern Brazil: investigating the epidemiological and operational indicators
Busatto C, Mespaque J, Schwarzbold P, de Souza C, Jarczewski C, Meucci R, Andrews J, Croda J, da Silva P, Ramis I, Possuelo L. Tuberculosis in prison inmates in Southern Brazil: investigating the epidemiological and operational indicators. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2022, 55: e0052-2022. PMID: 36287468, PMCID: PMC9592108, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0052-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary tuberculosis casesTuberculosis casesPulmonary tuberculosisLaboratory confirmationNew casesNew pulmonary tuberculosis casesRetreatment pulmonary tuberculosis casesWorldwide public health problemNotifiable Diseases Information SystemNew TB casesPublic health problemPublic health measuresTB casesHIV testingTuberculosis controlLaboratory criteriaTuberculosis incidenceIncidence rateObservational studyHealth problemsHealth measuresTuberculosisSpecific populationsHIVInvestigation rates
2019
Safety and costs of blood transfusion practices in dengue cases in Brazil
Machado A, Negrão F, Croda J, de Medeiros E, dos Santos Pires M. Safety and costs of blood transfusion practices in dengue cases in Brazil. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0219287. PMID: 31283788, PMCID: PMC6613682, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital stayHospitalization timeHospitalisation timeWHO criteriaBlood transfusion componentsCost of hospitalisationWorld Health Organization recommendationsProspective observational studyBlood transfusion practicesPublic health problemTransfused groupBlood transfusionHospitalisation costsTransfusion practiceMedical recordsObservational studyTransfusion componentsWHO recommendationsPatientsTransfusionHealth problemsBlood componentsDengue casesStayHospitalisation