The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1413-8670

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases is the official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI). It aims to publish relevant articles in the broadest sense on all aspects of microbiology, infectious diseases and immune response to infectious agents.
The BJID is a bimonthly publication and one of the most influential journals in its field in Brazil and Latin America with a high impact factor. Since its inception it has garnered a growing share of the publishing market.

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Bartonella henselae as a putative trigger for chronic type 2 leprosy reactions

Luciene Silva dos Santos, Marina Rovani Drummond, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart, Andrea Fernandes Eloy da Costa França, Elemir Macedo de Souza, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho

Braz J Infect Dis. 2023;27:103701

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Rapid bacterial identification by MALDI-TOF MS directly from blood cultures and rapid susceptibility testing: A simple approach to reduce the turnaround time of blood cultures

Patricia Orlandi Barth, Eliane Wurdig Roesch, Larissa Lutz, Ândrea Celestino de Souza, Luciano Zubaran Goldani, Dariane Castro Pereira

Braz J Infect Dis. 2023;27:102721

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Primary extensive perianal cutaneous tuberculosis: A challenging diagnosis. Case report and a review of the literature

André Akira Ramos Takahashi, Thiago Bassaneze, Karina Scalabrin Longo, Juliana Giangiardi Batista, Jaques Waisberg

Braz J Infect Dis. 2023;27:102722

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HIV AGUDO: RELATO DE CASO

Laura Santana de Alencar, Vanessa Ventura dos Santos, Clecia Nunes Bezerra, Ellen Tommy da Costa Martins Silva

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Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter spp. from hospital intensive care units in Brazilian Amazon

Marcos Eduardo Passos da Silva, Maicon Aleandro da Silva Gomes, Renata Santos Rodrigues, Nucia Cristiane da Silva Lima, Anjo Gabriel Carvalho, Roger Lafontaine Mesquita Taborda, Najla Benevides Matos

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Clinical study of hepatitis B vaccine in achieving hepatitis B surface antibody seroconversion in patients with functional cure

Yisi Liu, Shan Ren, Lina Ma, Xiao Lin, Hong Li, Junfeng Lu, Zhenhuan Cao, Sujun Zheng, ... Xinyue Chen

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MONITORAMENTO DA RESISTÊNCIA ANTIMICROBIANA DE BACTÉRIAS GRAM-NEGATIVAS EM DIFERENTES FASES DA PANDEMIA DA COVID-19 EM LABORATÓRIO DE REFERÊNCIA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO

Amanda Yaeko Yamada, Andreia Rodrigues de Souza, Marisa de Jesus Castro Lima, Sonia Regina Santos da Silva, Monique Ribeiro Tiba-Casas, Carlos Henrique Camargo

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Chronic medical conditions associated with invasive pneumococcal diseases in inpatients in teaching hospitals in São Paulo city: Estimating antimicrobial susceptibility and serotype-coverage of pneumococcal vaccines

Renato A. Kfouri, Maria-Cristina C. Brandileone, Marco Aurélio P. Sáfadi, Rosana Richtmann, Alfredo E. Gilio, Flavia Rossi, Thais Guimarães, Ana Luiza Bierrenbach, ... São Paulo Study Group for IPD

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Investigation of etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients in a tertiary hospital of São Paulo City, Brazil

Daniel Joelsons, Cecília Salete Alencar, João Renato Rebello Pinho, Yeh-Li Ho

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High prevalence of hepatitis A and E viruses in environmental and clinical samples from West Argentina

Ivana Lo Castro, Carlos Espul, Vanessa Salete de Paula, Nancy R. Altabert, Jorge E. Gonzalez, Barbara Vieira Lago, Livia Melo Villar

Braz J Infect Dis. 2023;27:102738

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Pharmacokinetics and therapeutic target attainment of vancomycin in pediatric post-liver transplant patients

Ronaldo Morales Junior, Vanessa D'Amaro Juodinis, Daniela Carla de Souza, Silvia Regina Cavani Jorge Santos

Braz J Infect Dis. 2023;27:103688

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First study of Seoul virus (SEOV) in urban rodents from newly urbanized areas of Gran La Plata, Argentina

Bruno Fitte, Julia Brignone, Carina Sen, María del Rosario Robles

Braz J Infect Dis. 2023;27:102730

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Emphysematous cystitis: A rare form of urinary tract infection

Louise Cavalcanti Salles, Tacilla Hanny de Souza Andrade, Rafael Siqueira Athayde Lima, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior

Braz J Infect Dis. 2023;27:103700

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Safety of levofloxacin as an antibiotic prophylaxis in the induction phase of children newly diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: an interim analysis of a randomized, open-label trial in Brazil

Mauro Cesar Dufrayer, Ciliana Rechenmacher, Clarice Franco Meneses, Yasmine Massaro Carneiro Monteiro, Fabianne Altruda de Moraes Costa Carlesse, Fabrizio Motta, Liane Esteves Daudt, Mariana Bohns Michalowski

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Verrucous tungiasis - image and clinical findings in a patient with an exuberant case

Renata Freire Luna, Adryadne da Silva Adolfs, Virginia Vilasboas Figueiras, Marilaine Martins, Luciana Mendes dos Santos

Braz J Infect Dis. 2023;27:102772

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Protease inhibitors as a potential agent against visceral Leishmaniasis: A review to inspire future study

Veena Sreedharan, K.V. Bhaskara Rao

Braz J Infect Dis. 2023;27:102739

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Systemic infection caused by the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300-LV lineage in a Brazilian child previously colonized

Carolina de Oliveira Whitaker, Raiane Cardoso Chamon, Tamara Lopes Rocha de Oliveira, Simone Aranha Nouér, Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos

Braz J Infect Dis. 2023;27:102737

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The first case of acute HIV and monkeypox coinfection in Latin America

Mayara Secco Torres Silva, Desiree Gomes dos Santos, Carolina Coutinho, Maria Pia Diniz Ribeiro, Sandra Wagner Cardoso, Valdilea Gonçalves Veloso, Beatriz Grinsztejn

Braz J Infect Dis. 2023;27:102736

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Prevalence of bloodstream infection pathogens in hemato-oncological patients and predictors of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections during febrile neutropenia

Ana Paula Schonardie, Eduarda Beck, Maria Helena Rigatto

Braz J Infect Dis. 2023;27:102758

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Travestis, transgender women and young MSM are at high risk for PrEP early loss to follow-up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Amanda Echeverría-Guevara, Lara E. Coelho, Valdiléa G. Veloso, Maria C. Pimenta, Brenda Hoagland, Ronaldo I. Moreira, Iuri Leite, Emília M. Jalil, ... Beatriz Grinsztejn

Braz J Infect Dis. 2023;27:102733

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