• The Development of Feeding and Eating Disorders after Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

  TABA, Joao Victor; SUZUKI, Milena Oliveira; NASCIMENTO, Fernanda Sayuri do; IUAMOTO, Leandro Ryuchi; HSING, Wu Tu; PIPEK, Leonardo Zumerkorn; CARNEIRO-D'ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz Augusto; MEYER, Alberto; ANDRAUS, Wellington (MDPI, BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2021)

  Background: Patients in the postoperative period following bariatric surgery are at risk of developing eating disorders. This study aims to analyze the relation between bariatric surgery and the development and recurrence ...
• The development of laparoscopic skills using virtual reality simulations: A systematic review 

  TABA, Joao Victor; CORTEZ, Vitor Santos; MORAES, Walter Augusto; IUAMOTO, Leandro Ryuchi; HSING, Wu Tu; SUZUKI, Milena Oliveira; NASCIMENTO, Fernanda Sayuri do; PIPEK, Leonardo Zumerkorn; MATTOS, Vitoria Carneiro de; D'ALBUQUERQUE, Eugenia Carneiro; CARNEIRO-D'ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz Augusto; MEYER, Alberto; ANDRAUS, Wellington (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, SAN FRANCISCO, USA, 2021)

  Background Teaching based on virtual reality simulators in medicine has expanded in recent years due to the limitations of more traditional methods, especially for surgical procedures such as laparoscopy. Purpose of review ...
• Building an outpatient telemedicine care pilot using Scrum-like framework within a medical residency program 

  BIN, Kaio Jia; HIGA, Natalia; SILVA, Jessica Helena da; QUAGLIANO, Daniele Abud; HANGAI, Rosemeire Keiko; COBELLO-JUNIOR, Vilson; PEREIRA, Antonio Jose Rodrigues; CARNEIRO-D'ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz Augusto; CARRILHO, Flair Jose; WEN, Chao Lung; ONO, Suzane Kioko (HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, 2021)

  OBJECTIVES: A good health care does not only depend on good medical practice, but also needs great management of its resources, which are generally short. In this sense, PROAHSA has been training new health managers since ...
• Brazilian Maternal and Child Nutrition Consortium: establishment, data harmonization and basic characteristics 

  CARRILHO, Thais Rangel Bousquet; FARIAS, Dayana Rodrigues; BATALHA, Monica Araujo; COSTA, Nathalia Cristina Freitas; RASMUSSEN, Kathleen M.; REICHENHEIM, Michael E.; OHUMA, Eric O.; HUTCHEON, Jennifer A.; KAC, Gilberto (NATURE RESEARCH, BERLIN, GERMANY, 2020)

  Pooled data analysis in the field of maternal and child nutrition rarely incorporates data from low- and middle-income countries and existing studies lack a description of the methods used to harmonize the data and to ...
• Modelling the impact of contact tracing of symptomatic individuals on the COVID-19 epidemic 

  AMAKU, Marcos; COVAS, Dimas Tadeu; COUTINHO, Francisco Antonio Bezerra; AZEVEDO, Raymundo Soares; MASSAD, Eduardo (HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, 2021)

  OBJECTIVES: With the declining numbers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, social distancing measures have gradually been lifted. However, the risk of a surge in the number of ...
• Acupuncture for the Treatment of Itch: Literature Review and Future Perspectives 

  KIM, Kevin Yun; KIM, Jessica Shen Tsy Wu; TSAI, Andre Wan Wen; HSING, Wu Tu (MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, NEW ROCHELLE, USA, 2021)

  Background: Chronic pruritus is a prevalent, multifactorial and debilitating condition that is often underestimated. This article reviews current evidence to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture for the treatment of itch. ...
• The inconclusiveness of research on functional pathologies of the temporomandibular system and body posture: Paths followed, paths ahead: A critical review 

  MUNHOZ, Wagner Cesar; HSING, Wu Tu (TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, ABINGDON, ENGLAND, 2021)

  Objective: Literature on the functional pathologies of the temporomandibular system (FPTS) in its relationships with body posture is plagued with inconclusiveness. Despite being sometimes altogether disregarded, the issue ...
• The optimal age of vaccination against dengue in Brazil based on serotype-specific forces of infection derived from serological data 

  MAIER, Sandra B.; MASSAD, Eduardo; AMAKU, Marcos; BURATTINI, Marcelo N.; GREENHALGH, David (OXFORD UNIV PRESS, OXFORD, ENGLAND, 2021)

  In this paper, we study a single serotype transmission model of dengue to determine the optimal vaccination age for Dengvaxia. The transmission dynamics are modelled with an age-dependent force of infection. The force of ...
• Estimating the effects of reopening of schools on the course of the epidemic of COVID-19 

  MASSAD, Eduardo; AMAKU, Marcos; COVAS, Dimas Tadeu; LOPEZ, Luis Fernandes; COUTINHO, Francisco Antonio Bezerra (CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, NEW YORK, USA, 2021)

  In this paper, we present a method to estimate the risk of reopening of schools illustrated with the case of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The model showed that, although no death of children would result from the reopening ...
• Modelling the test, trace and quarantine strategy to control the COVID-19 epidemic in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil 

  AMAKU, Marcos; COVAS, Dimas Tadeu; COUTINHO, Francisco Antonio Bezerra; AZEVEDO NETO, Raymundo Soares; STRUCHINER, Claudio; WILDER-SMITH, Annelies; MASSAD, Eduardo (KEAI PUBLISHING LTD, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA, 2021)

  Testing for detecting the infection by SARS-CoV-2 is the bridge between the lockdown and the opening of society. In this paper we modelled and simulated a test-trace-and-quarantine strategy to control the COVID-19 outbreak ...
• SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in Brazil: results from two successive nationwide serological household surveys 

  HALLAL, Pedro C.; HARTWIG, Fernando P.; HORTA, Bernardo L.; SILVEIRA, Mariangela F.; STRUCHINER, Claudio J.; VIDALETTI, Luis P.; NEUMANN, Nelson A.; PELLANDA, Lucia C.; DELLAGOSTIN, Odir A.; BURATTINI, Marcelo N.; VICTORA, Gabriel D.; MENEZES, Ana M. B.; BARROS, Fernando C.; BARROS, Aluisio J. D.; VICTORA, Cesar G. (ELSEVIER SCI LTD, OXFORD, ENGLAND, 2020)

  Background Population-based data on COVID-19 are essential for guiding policies. There are few such studies, particularly from low or middle-income countries. Brazil is currently a hotspot for COVID-19 globally. We aimed ...
• The risk of malaria infection for travelers visiting the Brazilian Amazonian region: A mathematical modeling approach 

  MASSAD, Eduardo; LAPORTA, Gabriel Zorello; CONN, Jan Evelyn; CHAVES, Leonardo Suveges; BERGO, Eduardo Sterlino; FIGUEIRA, Elder Augusto Guimaraes; COUTINHO, Francisco Antonio Bezerra; LOPEZ, Luis Fernandez; STRUCHINER, Claudio; SALLUM, Maria Anice Mureb (ELSEVIER SCI LTD, OXFORD, ENGLAND, 2020)

  Background: Human mobility between malaria endemic and malaria-free areas can hinder control and elimination efforts in the Amazon basin, maintaining Plasmodium circulation and introduction to new areas. Methods: The ...
• Social distancing patterns in nine municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: the Epicovid19/RS study 

  BARROS, Aluisio J. D.; VICTORA, Cesar G.; MENEZES, Ana M. B.; HORTA, Bernardo L.; HARTWIG, Fernando; VICTORA, Gabriel; PELLANDA, Lucia C.; DELLAGOSTIN, Odir A.; STRUCHINER, Claudio J.; BURATTINI, Marcelo N.; GONCALVES, Marcelo R.; POSSUELO, Lia G.; WEBER, Liliana P.; ESTIMA, Sonara Lucia; JACQUES, Nadege; HARTER, Jenifer; SILVA, Shana G.; FRIZZO, Matias; LIMA, Rosangela C.; BARROS, Fernando C.; SILVEIRA, Mariangela F.; HALLAL, Pedro C. (REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, 2020)

  OBJECTIVE: To describe social distancing practices in nine municipalities of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, stratified by gender, age, and educational attainment. METHODS: Two sequential cross-sectional studies ...
• Brazilian spotted fever: A spatial analysis of human cases and vectors in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil 

  RIBEIRO, Claudia Mello; COSTA, Veruska Maia da; CARVALHO, Jonas Lotufo Brant de; MENDES, Rodrigo Guerrero; BASTOS, Paula Andrea de Santis; KATAGIRI, Satie; AMAKU, Marcos (WILEY, HOBOKEN, USA, 2020)

  Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a highly lethal disease caused byRickettsiaspp. and is transmitted by ticks of the genusAmblyomma. Understanding the epidemiology of BSF in each region can help direct health surveillance ...
• Trends in the prevalence of COVID-19 infection in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: repeated serological surveys 

  HALLAL, Pedro Curi; HORTA, Bernardo L.; BARROS, Aluisio J. D.; DELLAGOSTIN, Odir A.; HARTWIG, Fernando P.; PELLANDA, Lucia C.; STRUCHINER, Claudio Jose; BURATTINI, Marcelo N.; SILVEIRA, Mariangela Freitas da; MENEZES, Ana M. B.; BARROS, Fernando C.; VICTORA, Cesar Gomes (ABRASCO-ASSOC BRASILEIRA POS-GRADUACAO & SAUDE COLETIVA, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 2020)

  COVID-19, the disease produced by the virus SARS-CoV-2, has spread quickly throughout the world, leading the World Health Organization to first classify it as an international health emergency and, subsequently, declaring ...
• Population-based surveys of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Southern Brazil 

  SILVEIRA, Mariangela F.; BARROS, Aluisio J. D.; HORTA, Bernardo L.; PELLANDA, Lucia C.; VICTORA, Gabriel D.; DELLAGOSTIN, Odir A.; STRUCHINER, Claudio J.; BURATTINI, Marcelo N.; VALIM, Andreia R. M.; BERLEZI, Evelise M.; MESA, Jeovany M.; IKEDA, Maria Leticia R.; MESENBURG, Marilia A.; MANTESSO, Marina; DALL'AGNOL, Marinel M.; BITTENCOURT, Raqueli A.; HARTWIG, Fernando P.; MENEZES, Ana M. B.; BARROS, Fernando C.; HALLAL, Pedro C.; VICTORA, Cesar G. (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, NEW YORK, USA, 2020)

  Population-based data on COVID-19 are urgently needed. We report on three rounds of probability sample household surveys in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), carried out in nine large municipalities using the Wondfo ...
• Effectiveness of direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus infection in hepatitis C/HIV coinfected individuals A multicenter study 

  MACHADO, Soraia M.; VIGANI, Aline G.; LEITE, Andrea G.; DIAZ, Ana Claudia M.; FERREIRA, Paulo Roberto A.; CARNAUBA-JUNIOR, Dimas; TENORE, Simone B.; BRANDAO-MELLO, Carlos Eduardo; GONZALEZ, Mario P.; SIROMA, Fabiana; PRADO, Kleber D.; V, Delzi Nunes; LISBOA-NETO, Gaspar; PINHO, Joao Renato R.; MALTA, Fernanda M.; AZEVEDO, Raymundo S.; WITKIN, Steven S.; MENDES-CORREA, Maria Cassia (LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, PHILADELPHIA, USA, 2020)

  In a hepatitis C virus (HCV)/HIV-positive Brazilian cohort, evaluate the safety and efficacy of HCV DAAs, the frequency of resistance substitutions in the HCV NS5A and NS5B genes and identify predictors of treatment failure. ...
• Longitudinal study of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in female lambs from Paraiba State, Brazil 

  VALENCIO, Bianca Alves; ALVES, Bruna Farias; BEZERRA, Roberto Alves; VILELA, Vinicius Longo Ribeiro; FEITOSA, Thais Ferreira; AMAKU, Marcos; AZEVEDOD, Sergio S.; GENNARI, Solange Maria (ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2020)

  Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis that affects man and homeothermic animals, caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. This parasite is responsible for congenital diseases, miscarriage and stillbirth in some species, ...
• Modelling the effect of a dengue vaccine on reducing the evolution of resistance against antibiotic due to misuse in dengue cases 

  KURAUCHI, Ana; STRUCHINER, Claudio Jose; WILDER-SMITH, Annelies; MASSAD, Eduardo (BMC, LONDON, ENGLAND, 2020)

  Background This paper intends to check whether and how a hypothetical dengue vaccine could contribute to issue of evolution of bacteria resistance against antibiotics by reducing the number of patients that would inappropriately ...
• Two complementary model-based methods for calculating the risk of international spreading of a novel virus from the outbreak epicentre. The case of COVID-19 

  MASSAD, Eduardo; AMAKU, Marcos; WILDER-SMITH, Annelies; SANTOS, Paulo Cesar Costa dos; STRUCHINER, Claudio Jose; COUTINHO, Francisco Antonio Bezerra (CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, NEW YORK, USA, 2020)

  We present two complementary model-based methods for calculating the risk of international spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 from the outbreak epicentre. One model aims to calculate the number of cases that would ...

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