2022
SARS CoV-2 seroprevalence and diagnostic accuracy during a COVID-19 outbreak in a major penitentiary complex in Brazil, June to July 2020
Gouvea-Reis F, da Silva D, Borja L, de Oliveira Dias P, Percio J, Peterka C, de Oliveira J, Sodré G, Feres C, Dos Santos W, Souza F, Teixeira A, Cilião-Alves D, Romero G, Noronha E, Croda J, Haddad R, Ramalho W, de Moraes C, de Araújo W. SARS CoV-2 seroprevalence and diagnostic accuracy during a COVID-19 outbreak in a major penitentiary complex in Brazil, June to July 2020. International Journal Of Prisoner Health 2022, 19: 143-156. PMID: 38899623, DOI: 10.1108/ijph-08-2021-0083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 seroprevalenceOverall infection fatality rateInfection fatality rateChemiluminescence enzyme immunoassaySymptomatic individualsOverall SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalenceSARS-CoV-2 antibodiesDiagnostic accuracyAntibody rapid testLateral flow immunochromatographic assayCOVID-19 outbreakAsymptomatic infectionVaccination strategiesEligible individualsHigh seroprevalenceFatality ratePositive casesSeroprevalenceSerological assaysEnzyme immunoassayRapid testPriority groupsMass testingLFIA testRepresentative sample
2020
Gestational outcomes in women infected by Zika virus during pregnancy in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil: A cross-sectional study
Sousa I, Souza C, Barbosa M, Croda J, Gonçalves C, Bernardes S, Marchioro S. Gestational outcomes in women infected by Zika virus during pregnancy in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil: A cross-sectional study. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 98: 359-365. PMID: 32619757, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital Zika syndromeZIKV infectionCross-sectional studyGestational outcomesZika virusNormal-appearing infantMain clinical findingsCase fatality rateMother-infant pairsMothers of infantsQRT-PCRZika syndromeClinical caveatsClinical findingsClinical parametersFirst trimesterCongenital alterationsLive birthsLaboratory confirmationCongenital abnormalitiesFatality rateEpidemic burstsInfectionPregnancyInfants
2012
Tuberculosis control in a highly endemic indigenous community in Brazil
Croda M, Trajber Z, da Costa Lima R, Croda J. Tuberculosis control in a highly endemic indigenous community in Brazil. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2012, 106: 223-229. PMID: 22365154, DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2012.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB treatmentNon-Indigenous populationsTB patientsTB case fatality rateImplementation of DOTSRetrospective cohort studyCase fatality rateNumber of patientsHIV-positive statusTimes higher mortalityHigh rateCohort studyTB controlCase fatalityDOTS implementationHIV prevalenceTuberculosis controlFatality rateHigh mortalityMultivariate analysisPatientsYoung adultsMortalityPriority groupsIndigenous populations