The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in tuberculosis preventive treatment in Brazil: a retrospective cohort study using secondary data

I Coutinho, LC Alves, GL Werneck… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Disruptions in tuberculosis services have been reported around the world since
the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic's effect on tuberculosis …

Differences in clinical features and mortality in very old unvaccinated patients (≥ 80 years) hospitalized with COVID-19 during the first and successive waves from the …

JM Ramos-Rincon, L Cobos-Palacios… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Old age is one of the most important risk factors for severe COVID-19. Few
studies have analyzed changes in the clinical characteristics and prognosis of COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety of HD-tDCS and respiratory rehabilitation for critically ill patients with COVID-19 The HD-RECOVERY randomized clinical trial

SM Andrade, MC de Araújo Silvestre, EÉT de França… - Brain Stimulation, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and purpose Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ADRS) due to
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with muscle fatigue …

Registration with Primary Health Care and COVID-19 mortality: cohort of diabetics from five administrative health regions in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2020 …

JC de Almeida, NS Paiva, G Gibson… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: The present study carried out an analysis of survival according to the status of
registration with Primary Health Care (PHC) and of factors associated with death from …

Temporal trends of severity and outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19 after the emergence of variants of concern: A comparison of two waves

DHM Freitas, ELV Costa, NA Zimmermann, LSO Gois… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants led to subsequent waves of COVID-19
worldwide. In many countries, the second wave of COVID-19 was marked by record deaths …

Critically ill patients with COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury treated with kidney replacement therapy: Comparison between the first and second pandemic …

F Samaan, RAP Freitas, R Viana, L Gâmbaro, K Cunha… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction This study aimed to compare the characteristics and outcomes of critically ill
patients with COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury (AKI) who were treated with kidney …

First year of COVID-19 in Brazil: Factors associated with the spread of COVID-19 in small and large cities

AAP Silva, RS Reis, F Iachecen, F Duarte, CP Baena… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Aim To test the association between sociodemographic and social characteristics with
COVID-19 cases and deaths in small and large Brazilian cities. Methods This ecological …

Associations between epidemiological and laboratory parameters and disease severity in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 during first and second epidemic …

TCD da Cruz, JAR Pavon, FSK de Azevedo… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background COVID-19 is a multisystemic disease characterized by respiratory distress.
Disease severity is associated with several factors. Here we characterize virological findings …

Desigualdades sociais no autorrelato de infecção por SARS-CoV-2 em adultos brasileiros: Pnad COVID-19

MA Rocha, CNB Mattos, MP Pattussi - Revista Brasileira de …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Objetivo: Investigar as desigualdades relacionadas a raça/etnia e condição socioeconômica
no autorrelato de resultado positivo para COVID-19 em adultos brasileiros. Métodos: Os …

Social inequalities in self-reported SARS-CoV-2 infection in Brazilian adults: PNAD COVID-19

MA Rocha, CNB Mattos, MP Pattussi - Revista Brasileira de …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: To investigate inequalities related to race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status in
self-reported positive diagnosis for COVID-19 in Brazilian adults. Methods: Data available …