March - April 2026 | The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Tuberculosis-related hospitalizations in Brazil: a nine-year experience in a high-burden setting

Gabriela Pizarro Ossa Ferro Henriques, Guilherme Barbosa Pinto, Erika Yukie Ishigaki, Nicoly Caroline de Andrade Delmondes, Daniel Ayabe Ninomiya, Olavo Henrique Munhoz Leite, Marcello Mihailenko Chaves Magri

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105789

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Serum cytokines and tissue doppler imaging as markers of prognosis of chronic myocarditis due to chagas disease

Ivan Santana Batista Soares, Edmundo Câmara, Manoel Barral-Netto, Carlos Rico Quintero, Benelson Guimarães Carvalho, Fábio Bulhões, Alex Cleber Improta-Caria, Roque Aras-Júnior

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105786

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health situation of the Brazilian population

Célia Landmann Szwarcwald, Wanessa da Silva de Almeida, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Junior, Euclides Ayres de Castilho, Giseli Nogueira Damacena, Crizian Saar Gomes, Deborah Carvalho Malta

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105790

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HIV-1 integrase resistance in the context of antiretroviral therapy in paediatric patients ‒ Northeast Brazil

Aldicléya Lima Luz, Élcio Leal, Kledoaldo Lima, Mikhael Morais de Souza, Michelle Lima de Carvalho Silva, Mayra Moura Lima, Paloma Gomes Tavares Sette, Yasmim Leandra Moura de Almeida, Heloísa Ramos Lacerda de Melo

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105788

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Assessment of exertional capacity using the six-minute step test in COVID-19 survivors six months after hospitalization: a prospective observational study in Paraíba, Brazil

Vanessa L.A. Teotonio, Andre M. Siqueira, Giselle Duarte, Emanuelly Arruda, Ygor Soares, Alvaro Maciel, Eric L.A. Teotonio, José Moreira

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105787

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Risk factors for post-COVID-19 condition: A case-control study in municipalities of Paraíba and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Clarice Monteiro Vianna, Alexandre Medeiros de Figueiredo, Luiz Antonio Bastos Camacho, Celia Menezes Cruz Marques, Janaina Reis Xavier, Vitor Cardoso da Gama, Geovanna de Lima Cunha Pizzini, Renan Marinho Braga, ... Maria de Lourdes de Sousa Maia

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105807

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Noninvasive SARS-CoV-2 detection using a low-cost electronic nose

Gabriel Fialkovitz, Pedro Lobo Sousa, Amanda Miyuki Hidifira, Gustavo Henrique Pereira Boog, Bruno Montico Costa, Wellington Belarmino Gonçalves, Mariana Martins De Oliveira Netto, Alessandra Luna-Muschi, ... Anna Sara Levin

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105805

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Review articles

Molecular factors associated with lung cancer in people living with HIV

Ivonne Denisse Bautista-Rojas, Jesus Figueroa-Navarrete, Diana Laura Reyes-Hernandez, Evelyn Rivera-Toledo

Braz J Infect Dis. 2026;30: 105791

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