Journal Information
Issue

(March - April 2025)
This issue is in progress but contains articles that are final and fully citable.
Original articles
Prevalence and investigation of Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in blood donors from the main blood establishment in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil
Agildo da Silva Oliveira, Jéssica Gonçalves Pereira, Gabrielle Tantos Nunes, Ivanildo Pedro de Sousa Junior, Dmitry José de Santana Sarmento, Josiane Iole França Lopes, Luiz Amorim Filho, Vanessa Salete de Paula
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Demographic, epidemiological and clinical profile of patients with post-COVID syndrome followed at a teaching hospital in Brazil
João Paulo Borges de Melo, Alex Eduardo da Silva, Leandro Resende Yamamoto, Taciana Fernandes Araújo Ferreira, Gustavo José Luvizutto, Fernando Freitas Neves, Kelly Cristina Santos, Roger Lopes Batista, ... Mario León Silva-Vergara
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Transmission of Dolutegravir resistance in treatment-naive individuals with HIV-1: A cohort study
Jorge Francisco da Cunha Pinto, Luiza Brito Gomes, Natalia Dias Melo, Fabiana Barbosa Assumpção de Souza, Debora Viana Freitas, Sara Gonzalez Viega, Erica Ramos dos Santos Nascimento, Lidia Theodoro Boullosa, ... Amilcar Tanuri
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Treatment costs of long-term invasive meningococcal disease sequelae: A literature review and Delphi study in Brazil
Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira Filha, Fanny Cortes, Meline Kron, Maira Galdino da Rocha Pitta, Fernando Zanghelini, Bruna de Veras, Tatiane Almeida Menezes, Ana Medina, ... Thatiana Pinto
Highlights
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Significant costs varying by sequelae type, care level, and medical procedures.
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Delphi survey in Brazil: consensus on high resource use for IMD sequelae, especially in first year.
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Highest costs for amputations with hospitalization, medical care, and therapy.
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Findings aid in understanding patient & family needs, from healthcare to income loss.
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Brief communications
Expression of CD64 and CD69 as biomarkers for late-onset sepsis diagnosis in infants born prematurely
Alicia Ramírez-Ramírez, Ismael Mancilla-Herrera, Ricardo Figueroa-Damián, Diana Soriano-Becerril, Graciela Villeda-Gabriel
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