2023
Epidemiological Survey of Human Alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) Infection in Indigenous People of Dourados Municipality, Central Brazil
de Oliveira Bonfim F, Villar L, Croda J, da Silva S, Gonçalves C, de Castro V, de Rezende Romeira G, Cesar G, dos Santos Weis-Torres S, Horta M, Simionatto S, Motta-Castro A, de Paula V. Epidemiological Survey of Human Alphaherpesvirus 2 (HSV-2) Infection in Indigenous People of Dourados Municipality, Central Brazil. Tropical Medicine And Infectious Disease 2023, 8: 197. PMID: 37104324, PMCID: PMC10143357, DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8040197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHSV-2 IgMHSV-2 transmissionHSV-2 infectionHealth access barriersIllicit drug abuseAdult Brazilian populationPublic health policyAppropriate intervention programsGenital ulcersGenital wartsUrethral dischargeExact prevalenceUrinary problemsHSV-2Used needlesSerologic testsContraceptive methodsActive adolescentsEpidemiological surveyBrazilian indigenous populationDrug usersCondom useDrug abuseHealth policyIndigenous populations
2019
Genetic Diversity and Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Roraima State, Brazil.
Tatara M, Perdigão J, Viveiros M, Kritski A, Silva K, Sacchi F, de Lima C, Dos Santos P, Diniz J, Almeida Silva P, Gomes P, Gomes M, Cunha E, Lapa E Silva J, Portugal I, Croda J, Andrade M. Genetic Diversity and Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Roraima State, Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2019, 101: 774-779. PMID: 31392954, PMCID: PMC6779181, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based prospective studyDrug resistanceMolecular epidemiologyResistance profilesRepetitive units-variable numberMTB/RIFDrug susceptibility testDrug resistance profilesTransmission of MtbPublic health policyPhenotypic resistance profilesIsoniazid monoTB preventionProspective studyNew strain typesTB epidemiologyPrimary resistanceHigh prevalenceMTB isolatesProportion methodHealth policyMycobacterium tuberculosisSusceptibility testsTuberculosisVulnerable populations