2022
Unequal burden of Zika-associated microcephaly among populations with public and private healthcare in Salvador, Brazil
Aromolaran A, Araujo K, Ladines-Lim JB, Nery N, do Rosário MS, Rastely VN, Archanjo G, Daltro D, da Silveira Carvalho G, Pimentel K, de Almeida JRM, de Siqueira IC, Ribeiro HC, Oliveira-Filho J, de Oliveira D, Henriques DF, Rodrigues SG, da Costa Vasconcelos P, de Almeida ARP, Sacramento GA, Cruz JS, Sarno M, de Paula Freitas B, Mattos A, Khouri R, Reis MG, Ko AI, Costa F. Unequal burden of Zika-associated microcephaly among populations with public and private healthcare in Salvador, Brazil. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2022, 120: 201-204. PMID: 35470025, PMCID: PMC9119857, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.04.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZIKV exposurePregnant womenSocioeconomic statusRelative disease burdenCongenital Zika syndromeZika virus epidemicLow socioeconomic statusZika syndromeClinical presentationDisease burdenSimilar prevalenceSerologic dataDifferent socioeconomic statusS HospitalHospitalLarge hospitalsMicrocephalyStudy centersVirus epidemicWomenPositive associationInfantsUnequal burdenHigh rateExposure rate
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