8 results on '"Ana Rodrigues"'
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2. Serum Retinol Concentrations in Hospitalized Severe Protein-energy Malnourished Children
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Costa Caminha, Maria de Fátima, Diniz, Alcides da Silva, Falbo, Ana Rodrigues, de Arruda, Ilma Kruze Grande, Serva, Vilneide Braga, de Albuquerque, Luciano Lira, de Freitas Lola, Margarida Maria, and Ebrahim, G. J.
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- 2008
3. Reduction in Rotavirus Disease and Sustained Predominance of G2P[4] Rotavirus Strain following Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine in Recife, Brazil
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Luis E. Cuevas, Eliane Mendes Germano, Ana Rodrigues Falbo, Nancy de Barros Correia, Jailson B. Correia, Nigel A. Cunliffe, Edvaldo da Silva Souza, Toyoko Nakagomi, Fernanda Maria Ulisses Montenegro, and Osamu Nakagomi
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Male ,Rotavirus ,Genotype ,viruses ,medicine.disease_cause ,Rotavirus vaccination ,Rotavirus disease ,Rotavirus Infections ,Feces ,medicine ,Humans ,business.industry ,Vaccination ,Rotavirus Vaccines ,Infant ,virus diseases ,Acute gastroenteritis ,Rotavirus vaccine ,Virology ,Gastroenteritis ,Diarrhea ,Infectious Diseases ,Child, Preschool ,Population Surveillance ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,RNA, Viral ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Brazil - Abstract
Rotavirus vaccination was introduced in Brazil in March 2006. We describe the distribution of rotavirus genotypes in children with acute gastroenteritis in a hospital in Recife, Brazil, during pre- and post-vaccination periods. There was a 43.8% reduction in the proportion of diarrhea episodes due to rotavirus. Nevertheless, we observed a sustained predominance of G2P[4] as the main genotype identified in the post-vaccination period.
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- 2015
4. Serum Retinol Concentrations in Hospitalized Severe Protein-energy Malnourished Children
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Vilneide Braga Serva, Ilma Kruze Grande de Arruda, Luciano Lira de Albuquerque, M Lóla, G. J. Ebrahim, Alcides da Silva Diniz, Maria de Fátima Costa Caminha, and Ana Rodrigues Falbo
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Male ,Vitamin ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Protein–energy malnutrition ,Breastfeeding ,Protein-Energy Malnutrition ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,medicine ,Humans ,Vitamin A ,Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ,Vitamin A Deficiency ,business.industry ,Retinol ,Infant ,Vitamins ,medicine.disease ,Hospitalization ,Vitamin A deficiency ,Diarrhea ,Malnutrition ,Infectious Diseases ,chemistry ,Child, Preschool ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Breast feeding ,Brazil - Abstract
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major nutritional problem in many developing countries. Vitamin A status has been reported to be adversely affected in protein-energy malnutrition (PEM).To assess and compare serum retinol concentrations in hospitalized children with severe PEM and normal ones.A prospective series of 34 malnourished and 29 normal control children,60 months old, hospitalized at IMIP, Recife-PE were recruited for the study between August 2004 and May 2005. Serum retinol level was assayed by high performance liquid chromatography and concentrations adjusted for presence of inflammation as evidenced by levels of C-reactive protein. Blood retinol level was compared according to nutritional status (severe PEM versus normal), gender, age, maternal schooling, family income, breastfeeding practice, residence and perceived morbidity.The prevalence of low serum retinol (0.70 micromol l(-1)) was 41.2% in children with severe PEM and 24.1% in normal children. Serum retinol concentrations were lower in children whose mothers had low schooling (p = 0.025) and families with low per capita income (p = 0.049), regardless of their nutritional status. Serum retinol concentrations had similar distribution between children with severe PEM and normal, when adjusted for gender (p0.05), age (p0.05), maternal schooling (p0.05), family income (p0.05), breastfeeding practice (p0.05) and residence (p0.05). However, malnourished children with diarrhoea showed lower serum retinol concentrations (p = 0.021) compared to those without diarrhoea.VAD was prevalent in hospitalized children with severe PEM and also among normal ones although in lesser magnitude. Intervention for prevention and control of deficiency of vitamin A are recommended in settings where diarrhea is endemic and there are unfavorable socio-economical conditions.
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- 2008
5. Long-term follow-up outcomes of perinatally HIV-infected adolescents: infection control but school failure
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Ana Rodrigues Falbo, Edvaldo da Silva Souza, Sophia Z. Valentini, Nicole R. dos Santos, and Gerlane Alves Pontes da Silva
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Male ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Time Factors ,Adolescent ,Anti-HIV Agents ,Student Dropouts ,HIV Infections ,HIV Long-Term Survivors ,Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ,Quality of life ,Immunopathology ,Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active ,medicine ,Infection control ,Humans ,Age of Onset ,Sida ,Child ,biology ,business.industry ,Viral Load ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical ,CD4 Lymphocyte Count ,Infectious Diseases ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Treatment Outcome ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,HIV-1 ,Quality of Life ,Female ,Viral disease ,business ,Viral load ,Student dropout ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Perinatally human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children are fighting acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and becoming adolescents. The objective of this study was to examine long-term outcomes among perinatally HIV-1-infected adolescents. Cross-sectional clinical and laboratory data were collected for 49 perinatally HIV-infected adolescents followed at the Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP's) Hospital from 1987 to 2007. The mean age of these adolescents was 12.5 years, the majority were female (73.5%) with a mean follow-up duration of 9.0 years, 71.4% of adolescents had no signs of HIV infection, 81.6% had normal CD4 + lymphocyte count, and 53.1 % had undetectable HIV viral load. HIV disclosure to the adolescent was reported in 31 (63.3%) participants. The majority were in school (89.8%) but failure and drop-out were reported by 51% and 28.6% of the subjects, respectively. All five domains of quality of life (QOL) measured revealed high scores. The majority of long-term adolescent survivors showed HIV-infection control and high scores of QOL, but with problems in schooling functioning that need early detection and intervention.
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6. Reduction in Rotavirus Disease and Sustained Predominance of G2P[4] Rotavirus Strain following Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine in Recife, Brazil.
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Ulisses Montenegro, Fernanda Maria, Falbo, Ana Rodrigues, Germano, Eliane Mendes, Correia, Nancy Barros, da Silva Souza, Edvaldo, Osamu Nakagomi, Toyoko Nakagomi, Cuevas, Luis E., Cunliffe, Nigel A., and Correia, Jailson B.
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ROTAVIRUS vaccines , *GASTROENTERITIS in children , *DIARRHEA in children , *HOSPITAL care - Abstract
Rotavirus vaccination was introduced in Brazil in March 2006. We describe the distribution of rotavirus genotypes in children with acute gastroenteritis in a hospital in Recife, Brazil, during pre- and post-vaccination periods. There was a 43.8% reduction in the proportion of diarrhea episodes due to rotavirus. Nevertheless, we observed a sustained predominance of G2P[4] as the main genotype identified in the post-vaccination period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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7. Serum Retinol Concentrations in Hospitalized Severe Protein-energy Malnourished Children.
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Maria de Fátima Costa Caminha, Alcides da Silva Diniz, Ana Rodrigues Falbo, Ilma Kruze Grande de Arruda, Vilneide Braga Serva, Luciano Lira de Albuquerque, Margarida Maria de Freitas Lola, and G. J. Ebrahim
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VITAMIN A deficiency ,MALNUTRITION in children ,HIGH performance liquid chromatography ,PROTEIN deficiency ,HOSPITAL care of children ,DEVELOPING countries - Abstract
Background: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major nutritional problem in many developing countries. Vitamin A status has been reported to be adversely affected in protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). Objective: to assess and compare serum retinol concentrations in hospitalized children with severe PEM and normal ones. Methods: a prospective series of 34 malnourished and 29 normal control children, <60 months old, hospitalized at IMIP, Recife-PE were recruited for the study between August 2004 and May 2005. Serum retinol level was assayed by high performance liquid chromatography and concentrations adjusted for presence of inflammation as evidenced by levels of C-reactive protein. Blood retinol level was compared according to nutritional status (severe PEM versus normal), gender, age, maternal schooling, family income, breastfeeding practice, residence and perceived morbidity. Results: the prevalence of low serum retinol (<0.70 μmol l−1) was 41.2% in children with severe PEM and 24.1% in normal children. Serum retinol concentrations were lower in children whose mothers had low schooling (p = 0.025) and families with low per capita income (p = 0.049), regardless of their nutritional status. Serum retinol concentrations had similar distribution between children with severe PEM and normal, when adjusted for gender (p > 0.05), age (p > 0.05), maternal schooling (p > 0.05), family income (p > 0.05), breastfeeding practice (p > 0.05) and residence (p > 0.05). However, malnourished children with diarrhoea showed lower serum retinol concentrations (p = 0.021) compared to those without diarrhoea. Conclusion: VAD was prevalent in hospitalized children with severe PEM and also among normal ones although in lesser magnitude. Intervention for prevention and control of deficiency of vitamin A are recommended in settings where diarrhea is endemic and there are unfavorable socio-economical conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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8. Serum retinol concentrations in hospitalized severe protein-energy malnourished children.
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de Fátima Costa Caminha M, da Silva Diniz A, Falbo AR, de Arruda IK, Serva VB, de Albuquerque LL, de Freitas Lola MM, and Ebrahim GJ
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- Brazil, Child, Preschool, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Hospitalization, Protein-Energy Malnutrition blood, Vitamin A blood, Vitamin A Deficiency blood, Vitamins blood
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Background: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major nutritional problem in many developing countries. Vitamin A status has been reported to be adversely affected in protein-energy malnutrition (PEM)., Objective: To assess and compare serum retinol concentrations in hospitalized children with severe PEM and normal ones., Methods: A prospective series of 34 malnourished and 29 normal control children, <60 months old, hospitalized at IMIP, Recife-PE were recruited for the study between August 2004 and May 2005. Serum retinol level was assayed by high performance liquid chromatography and concentrations adjusted for presence of inflammation as evidenced by levels of C-reactive protein. Blood retinol level was compared according to nutritional status (severe PEM versus normal), gender, age, maternal schooling, family income, breastfeeding practice, residence and perceived morbidity., Results: The prevalence of low serum retinol (<0.70 micromol l(-1)) was 41.2% in children with severe PEM and 24.1% in normal children. Serum retinol concentrations were lower in children whose mothers had low schooling (p = 0.025) and families with low per capita income (p = 0.049), regardless of their nutritional status. Serum retinol concentrations had similar distribution between children with severe PEM and normal, when adjusted for gender (p > 0.05), age (p > 0.05), maternal schooling (p > 0.05), family income (p > 0.05), breastfeeding practice (p > 0.05) and residence (p > 0.05). However, malnourished children with diarrhoea showed lower serum retinol concentrations (p = 0.021) compared to those without diarrhoea., Conclusion: VAD was prevalent in hospitalized children with severe PEM and also among normal ones although in lesser magnitude. Intervention for prevention and control of deficiency of vitamin A are recommended in settings where diarrhea is endemic and there are unfavorable socio-economical conditions.
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- 2008
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