2023
Spatial distribution of congenital syphilis in the state of Bahia, Brazil from 2009 to 2018
Vital C, Reis R, de Souza Soares J, Miranda D, Reis M. Spatial distribution of congenital syphilis in the state of Bahia, Brazil from 2009 to 2018. Frontiers In Epidemiology 2023, 3: 1234580. PMID: 38516337, PMCID: PMC10956362, DOI: 10.3389/fepid.2023.1234580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrenatal careLive Birth Information SystemCongenital syphilisInadequate prenatal careLow educational levelNotifiable Diseases Information SystemMunicipalities of BahiaPublic health problemWomen of childbearing ageCS incidenceEducation levelWHO targetHealth problemsYoung mothersCarePregnant womenLive birthsAnalysis of dataCS casesChildbearing ageTemporal trendsCases of CSInformation systemsSyphilisEcological studies
2006
Folate, vitamin B12 and total homocysteine levels in neonates from Brazil
Couto F, Moreira L, dos Santos D, Reis M, Gonçalves M. Folate, vitamin B12 and total homocysteine levels in neonates from Brazil. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2006, 61: 382-386. PMID: 16988650, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal homocysteine levelsGroup 1Higher socioeconomic statusVitamin B12Homocysteine levelsGroup 2Maternal environmental risk factorsNewborn health statusSocioeconomic statusVitamin B12 levelsCross-sectional transversal studyMothers of babiesCord blood samplesHigh-risk factorsTime of deliveryEnvironmental risk factorsFolate binding proteinAdequate health careFluorescence polarization immunoassayPregnancy complicationsB12 levelsSerum levelsVitamin supplementationNewborn healthPrenatal care