2017
Rat infestation associated with environmental deficiencies in an urban slum community with high risk of leptospirosis transmission
de Jesus Santos N, Sousa E, Reis M, Ko A, Costa F. Rat infestation associated with environmental deficiencies in an urban slum community with high risk of leptospirosis transmission. Cadernos De Saúde Pública 2017, 33: e00132115. DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00132115.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Risk factors for failure to complete a course of latent tuberculosis infection treatment in Salvador, Brazil.
Machado A, Finkmoore B, Emodi K, Takenami I, Barbosa T, Tavares M, Reis M, Arruda S, Riley L. Risk factors for failure to complete a course of latent tuberculosis infection treatment in Salvador, Brazil. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2009, 13: 719-25. PMID: 19460247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold contactsLatent tuberculosis infectionLTBI treatmentLatent tuberculosis infection treatmentTB-endemic countriesRisks of treatmentHigh-risk populationPulmonary TBMedication intoleranceTuberculosis infectionTuberculosis controlRisk factorsHigh riskSide effectsInfection treatmentHospitalVisitsMonthsTreatmentFollowINHRiskTBRegimenPatients
2004
Childhood stunting in Northeast Brazil: the role of Schistosoma mansoni infection and inadequate dietary intake
Assis A, Prado M, Barreto M, Reis M, Conceição Pinheiro S, Parraga I, Blanton R. Childhood stunting in Northeast Brazil: the role of Schistosoma mansoni infection and inadequate dietary intake. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2004, 58: 1022-1029. PMID: 15220944, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnimalsBody HeightBrazilChildChild DevelopmentChild Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaCross-Sectional StudiesDietDietary CarbohydratesDietary FatsDietary ProteinsEnergy IntakeFecesFemaleGrowth DisordersHumansIntestinal Diseases, ParasiticLogistic ModelsMaleSchistosomiasis mansoniConceptsSchistosoma mansoni infectionS. mansoni infectionInadequate dietary intakeMansoni infectionDietary intakeS. mansoniHeavy S. mansoni infectionS. mansoni endemic areasDevelopment of stuntingRisk of stuntingCross-sectional studyUninfected childrenNutritional interventionDietary measuresInadequate intakeCarbohydrate intakeStool samplesHigh riskMedian proteinEndemic areasParasitic infectionsCaloric consumptionChildhood stuntingAge groupsAdequate diet