2022
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and associated factors according to sex: A population-based survey in Salvador, Brazil
Nery N, Ticona J, Cardoso C, Prates A, Vieira H, de Almeida A, da Silva Souza M, dos Reis O, Pellizzaro M, Portilho M, da Anunciação R, Victoriano R, dos Anjos R, Argibay H, Lima D, Mesquita I, Conceição W, Santana P, Oliveira E, Santana P, Brodskyn C, Fraga D, da Silva Solcà M, Reis M, Costa F, Ribeiro G. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and associated factors according to sex: A population-based survey in Salvador, Brazil. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0262649. PMID: 35061811, PMCID: PMC8782400, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancyVaccine hesitancyCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19 riskCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceInfluenza vaccination historyPopulation-based surveyCoronavirus disease 2019Less vaccine hesitancyHigher educational levelInfluenza vaccinationVaccination historyMultivariable analysisPrevious diagnosisVaccine acceptanceAssociated FactorsVaccine campaignDisease 2019VaccineComorbiditiesHesitancyCOVID-19VaccinationEducational levelWomen
2021
Acute-Phase Levels of CXCL8 as Risk Factor for Chronic Arthralgia Following Chikungunya Virus Infection
Jacob-Nascimento L, Carvalho C, Silva M, Kikuti M, Anjos R, Fradico J, Campi-Azevedo A, Tauro L, Campos G, dos Santos Moreira P, Portilho M, Martins-Filho O, Ribeiro G, Reis M. Acute-Phase Levels of CXCL8 as Risk Factor for Chronic Arthralgia Following Chikungunya Virus Infection. Frontiers In Immunology 2021, 12: 744183. PMID: 34659240, PMCID: PMC8517435, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.744183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya virus infectionCHIKV infectionHealthy controlsIL-12IL-1βVirus infectionFlow cytometric bead arrayAcute phase immune responseAcute CHIKV infectionAnti-CHIKV IgMAcute-phase samplesCytometric bead arrayAcute febrile diseaseAcute-phase levelsCHIKV patientsSerum chemokinesCXCL10 levelsPain persistenceIL-10Cytokine kineticsMultivariable analysisCXCL8 levelsIL-6Female sexIL-2