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 OrganizationEvolutionary Dynamics and Dissemination Pattern of the SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.33 During the Early Pandemic Phase in Brazil
Resende P, Delatorre E, Gräf T, Mir D, Motta F, Appolinario L, da Paixão A, da Fonseca Mendonça A, Ogrzewalska M, Caetano B, Wallau G, Docena C, dos Santos M, de Almeida Ferreira J, Sousa E, da Silva S, Fernandes S, Vianna L, da Costa Souza L, Ferro J, Nardy V, Santos C, Riediger I, do Carmo Debur M, Croda J, Oliveira W, Abreu A, Bello G, Siqueira M. Evolutionary Dynamics and Dissemination Pattern of the SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.33 During the Early Pandemic Phase in Brazil. Frontiers In Microbiology 2021, 11: 615280. PMID: 33679622, PMCID: PMC7925893, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.615280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic health interventionsHealth interventionsEarly pandemic phaseContinuous genomic surveillanceSARS-CoV-2 lineagesEffective reproductive numberLow prevalenceModerate prevalenceViral transmissionSARS-CoV-2 genomePandemic phaseWhole viral genomeGenomic surveillanceDissemination patternsAir travel restrictionsPrevalenceReproductive numberInterventionRio de JaneiroViral genomeBrazilian strainsPhylodynamic analysisPrevious studiesEpidemic dynamics
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 measuresPrevalence
2017
Prevalence and Incidence of HCV Infection among Prisoners in Central Brazil
Puga M, Bandeira L, Pompilio M, Croda J, de Rezende G, Dorisbor L, Tanaka T, Cesar G, Teles S, Simionatto S, Novais A, Nepomuceno B, Castro L, do Lago B, Motta-Castro A. Prevalence and Incidence of HCV Infection among Prisoners in Central Brazil. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0169195. PMID: 28060860, PMCID: PMC5218405, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHCV infectionCohort studyHCV RNASectional studyInjecting-drug useNew HCV infectionsHCV risk behaviorsCross-sectional studyHCV exposureHepatitis CHIV positivityEffective intervention strategiesAssociated FactorsClinical evaluationIndependent associationOverall prevalenceRisk factorsIncidence rateBlood samplesDrug useNew casesRisk behaviorsInfectionHigh frequency ratePrevalence
2015
Chronic symptoms and pulmonary dysfunction in post-tuberculosis Brazilian patients
de Sousa Elias Nihues S, Mancuzo E, Sulmonetti N, Sacchi F, de Souza Viana V, Netto E, Miranda S, Croda J. Chronic symptoms and pulmonary dysfunction in post-tuberculosis Brazilian patients. The Brazilian Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2015, 19: 492-497. PMID: 26254689, PMCID: PMC9427540, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic respiratory symptomsPulmonary dysfunctionRespiratory symptomsChronic symptomsObstructive disordersPost-tuberculosis patientsPrevious pulmonary diseaseCross-sectional studyPulmonary diseaseRestrictive disordersPulmonary disordersBrazilian patientsHigh prevalenceReportable diseaseFurther interventionDysfunctionSymptomsPatientsPrevalenceLifestyle differencesDisordersAORNon-Indigenous individualsYears of schoolingDiseasePrisons as Reservoir for Community Transmission of Tuberculosis, Brazil - Volume 21, Number 3—March 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Sacchi FP, Praça RM, Tatara MB, Simonsen V, Ferrazoli L, Croda MG, Suffys PN, Ko AI, Andrews JR, Croda J. Prisons as Reservoir for Community Transmission of Tuberculosis, Brazil - Volume 21, Number 3—March 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2015, 21: 452-455. PMID: 25642998, PMCID: PMC4344267, DOI: 10.3201/eid2103.140896.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 Research