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The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

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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Impact factor

The Impact Factor measures the average number of citations received in a particular year by papers published in the journal during the two preceding years.

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Impact factor 2024

2.8

Citescore

CiteScore measures average citations received per document published.

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Citescore 2024

4.5

SJR

SRJ is a prestige metric based on the idea that not all citations are the same. SJR uses a similar algorithm as the Google page rank; it provides a quantitative and qualitative measure of the journal's impact.

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SJR 2024

0.644

SNIP

SNIP measures contextual citation impact by wighting citations based on the total number of citations in a subject field.

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SNIP 2024

0.738

Time to first decision

The median number of days it takes for an article to go from submission to first editorial decision.

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Time to first decision

42 days

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Original Article

Racial disparities in HIV incidence and PrEP non-adherence among gay, bisexual and other Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and transgender women using oral PrEP in Brazil: Results from the ImPrEP study

Lucilene Araujo Freitas, Carolina Coutinho, Debora Castanheira, Ronaldo Ismerio, Pedro Leite, Iuri C. Leite, Marcelo Cunha, Josias Freitas, ... Thiago S. Torres

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30:104614

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Corrigendum

Corrigendum to “Pacientes internados com tuberculose ativa e coinfecção por COVID-19: UM caso-controle pareado do registro brasileiro de Covid-19.” [The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases 27 (2023) Supplement 1, October 2023, 102934]

Gabriella Genta Aguiar, Jessica Fernandes Benavides Moreira, Rafael Lima Rodrigues de Carvalho, Daniella Nunes Pereira, Danyelle Romana Alves Rios, Felício Roberto Costa, Fernando Anschau, Genna Maira Santos Grizende, ... Milena Soriano Marcolino

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30:104610

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Case Report

BK and JC polyomavirus co-infection resulting in polyomavirus nephropathy and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy at the same time, a case report

Sébastien Briol, Laura Labriola, Arnaud Devresse, Benoit Kabamba, Valeria Onofrj, Leïla Belkhir

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30:104607

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First Reported Case: Simultaneous PML (JCV) and PVN (BKV) in a non-transplanted patient.
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Beyond Transplant Patients: Highlights the need to consider polyomavirus nephropathy in hematologic malignancies.
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High Viral Loads & Cross-Organ Impact: Suggests JCV may contribute to kidney injury and BKV may play a role in PML.
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Clinical Implications: Supports systematic testing for both JCV and BKV in atypical PML or PVN cases.

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Case Report

Intracardiac mass in a 3-month-old boy revealing a congenital syphilis

Edouard Martinez Casado, Ludovic Lemée, Elise Barre, Didier Pinquier, Adnan Hassani, Hortense Petat

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30:104613

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(March - April 2026)

This issue is in progress but contains articles that are final and fully citable.

Original Articles

Racial disparities in HIV incidence and PrEP non-adherence among gay, bisexual and other Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and transgender women using oral PrEP in Brazil: Results from the ImPrEP study

Lucilene Araujo Freitas, Carolina Coutinho, Debora Castanheira, Ronaldo Ismerio, Pedro Leite, Iuri C. Leite, Marcelo Cunha, Josias Freitas, ... Thiago S. Torres

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30:104614

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Luciano Goldani

Luciano Goldani, MD, PhD

Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

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Tenofovir vs. entecavir in chronic hepatitis B: A retrospective cohort study of hepatocellular carcinoma risk in a tertiary hospital in southern Brazil

Adriana Neis Stamm, Cristiane Valle Tovo, Andressa Noal, Camila Ubirajara Silva, Jaysa Pizzi, Pedro Moreno Fonseca, Dimas Alexandre Kliemann

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