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LIM/19 - Laboratório de Histocompatibilidade e Imunidade Celular, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Insect vectors of Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi) in Northeastern Brazil(2018) FIDALGO, Arduina Sofia Ortet de Barros Vasconcelos; COSTA, Alanna Carla da; SILVA FILHO, José Damião da; CÂNDIDO, Darlan da Silva; FREITAS, Erlane Chaves; PEREIRA, Laíse dos Santos; ANDRADE, Mônica Coelho de; GOMES, Kátia Cristina Morais Soares; BEZERRA, Cláudia Mendonça; OLIVEIRA, Maria de FátimaAbstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease remains a public health problem in the rural and urban areas of 19 countries in the Americas. METHODS: The aim of the present study was to investigate the Trypanosoma cruzi infection rate of triatomines collected from both intra- and peridomiciliary areas in eleven municipalities of Southeastern Ceará, Brazil, from 2009 to 2015. RESULTS: A total of 32,364 triatomine specimens, including nymphs and adults, were collected, and 31,736 (98.06%) of these were examined. More nymphs were collected than adults, and the greatest number of triatomines (n = 8,548) was collected in 2010, for which the infection rate was 1.3%, with the highest rate of infections observed for specimens from Quixere. The species collected during the study were identified as Triatoma pseudomaculata, Triatoma brasiliensis, Panstrongylus megistus, Panstrongylus lutzi, and Rhodnius nasutus, with T. pseudomaculata being the most abundant (n = 19,962). CONCLUSIONS: These results verify the presence of triatomines in both intra- and peridomiciliary areas, thereby ensuring persistence of the pathogen and consequently, the disease, as the presence of infected vectors in households is an important risk factor. According to these findings, the Chagas Disease Control Program should intensify its efforts in order to prevent the spread of the disease.
- Satisfaction of Chagas disease patients attended at a pharmaceutical care service in the State of Ceara, Brazil(2018) COSTA, Alanna Carla da; CANDIDO, Darlan da Silva; FIDALGO, Arduina Sofia Ortet de Barros Vasconcelos; SILVA FILHO, Jose Damiao da; VIANA, Carlos Eduardo Menezes; LIMA, Monise Anne; ANDRADE, Monica Coelho; OLIVEIRA, Maria de FatimaIn 2005, a pharmaceutical care service was created in the State of Ceara to provide pharmacotherapeutic follow-up for individuals infected with Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas Disease). After 10 years of operation, an evaluation was conducted to assess the degree of satisfaction of patients treated under the service. This prospective study used a questionnaire comprising the following sections: socioeconomic data; infrastructure, facilities and operations; pharmaceutical care; and importance of the service. Seventy patients of both sexes and over 18 years of age were interviewed between August 2014 and May 2015. As for infrastructure, location and operation, the average grades show a high level of patient satisfaction. Regarding pharmaceutical care, most patients reported being satisfied and considered ""being well treated"" to be the most important aspect during treatment. In addition, all patients (100%) rated the service as very important and would recommend it to other individuals. Overall, the study showed a high level of patient satisfaction with the service. There is, however, still much to work to be done on this service in order to promote greater access and qualified care to fully achieve a humanized model focused on patient needs.