| [decrease of the risk of infection by human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) in patients in hemodialysis in the state of rio de janeiro, brazil]. | the initial surveys on the seroprevalence of anti-hiv-1 antibodies (hiv-ab) in hemodialysis units in the state of rio de janeiro (rj) were done in 1985. the alarming figures around 15% were ascribed to the poor quality of blood collected from "professional donors" in exchange for food or money. recently a concerted effort has been launched to curtail the blood trade. we decided to investigate whether these measures have produced any impact on hiv-ab seroprevalence in two satellite units in rj. s ... | 1990 | 2135488 |
| prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis c virus in populations at low and high risk for sexually transmitted diseases in rio de janeiro. | in order to investigate the sexual transmission of the hepatitis c virus (hcv), the prevalence of specific antibodies in populations at high and low risk for sexually transmitted diseases (stds) was evaluated. the population at low risk for stds was composed of persons who voluntarily donated blood at the hospital universitário clementino fraga filho (hucff) between july and november, 1990 (n = 2494). the population at high risk for stds was drawn from an ongoing study on the natural history of ... | 1993 | 7509022 |
| comparison of sputum induction with fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of tuberculosis: experience at an acquired immune deficiency syndrome reference center in rio de janeiro, brazil. | many patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (ptb) do not produce sputum spontaneously or are smear-negative for acid-fast bacilli (afb). we prospectively compared the yield of sputum induction (si) and fiberoptic bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (bal) for the diagnosis of ptb in a region with a high prevalence of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection. fifty seven percent (143 of 251) of patients had diagnoses of ptb, of whom 17% (25 of 143) were hiv seropo ... | 2000 | 11112145 |
| seroepidemiological study of herpes simplex virus type 2 in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the city of niterói, rio de janeiro, brazil. | this study was designed to determine the seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) and to evaluate its association with age, sex as well as other demographic and behavioural factors in 150 human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) positive adults patients attending the general medical outpatient ward for routine care of niterói, state of rio de janeiro, brazil. serum samples were screened for hsv-2 antibodies using an indirect elisa. eighty-three patients were men (mean age: 38.8) and 67 we ... | 2006 | 16862329 |
| occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens among healthcare workers in rio de janeiro, brazil. | healthcare workers (hcws) frequently face the risk of occupational infection from bloodborne pathogens following exposure to blood and body fluids. this study describes the results of a surveillance system of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens among hcws in rio de janeiro, brazil, during an eight-year period. a total of 15 035 exposures reported from 537 health units were reviewed. six circumstances comprised nearly 70% of the reported exposures: recapping needles (14%), performing su ... | 2007 | 17178428 |
| clinical scoring system for paediatric tuberculosis in hiv-infected and non-infected children in rio de janeiro. | the scoring system for diagnosing tuberculosis (tb) used in brazil has already been validated in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) negative tuberculous children. here we studied hiv-positive children. the individuals were divided into four groups: 1) tuberculous infection; 2) other pulmonary diseases; 3a) pulmonary tb and 3b)pulmonary tb and hiv. group 3a had a significantly higher score than groups 1 and 2, and group 1 had a higher score than group 2. scores for group 3b were lower than for gr ... | 2009 | 19275806 |
| pre-travel health advice for human immunodeficiency virus-infected travelers, from rio de janeiro. | counseling for human immunodeficiency virus infected travelers is becoming increasingly specialized. previous studies have reported the experience of hiv-infected travelers from temperate-climate countries but little is known about hiv-infected travelers from tropical countries. a retrospective study was conducted on hiv-infected travelers presenting at a travel health clinic in rio de janeiro. eleven journeys by ten people were recorded. brazil (amazon region and northeast) was the destination ... | 2009 | 19684972 |
| prevalence of resistance-associated mutations in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-positive individuals failing haart in rio de janeiro, brazil. | we investigated the occurrence of hiv-1 antiretroviral resistance in individuals failing to respond to highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart) attended by renageno from 2001-2004. one hundred and seventeen patients were selected for this study; their plasma viral rna was extracted and the pr and rt genes sequenced to examine subtype, genetic polymorphisms and mutations associated with resistance to antiretroviral drugs. hiv-1 sequence analysis showed that 86/100 (86%) were infected with sub ... | 2008 | 19219276 |
| prevalence of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in an hiv/aids reference hospital in rio de janeiro, brazil. | a reference hospital for tuberculosis (tb) and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (hiv/aids) with a tb control programme in rio de janeiro, brazil. | 2009 | 19105879 |
| hemophilia care in the state of rio de janeiro, brazil. | in the developing countries of the world, few people with hemophilia receive adequate care. nevertheless, brazil has made significant advances in the treatment of hemophilia over the last decade. the provision of factor concentrates imported by the government of brazil is gradually increasing, and patients receive the concentrates for free. a national register was established as well as a coordinated program for comprehensive care. of the 6 297 persons with hemophilia in brazil who were register ... | 2003 | 12744788 |
| country watch: brazil. | the health in prostitution project was launched in 1991 in rio de janeiro, brazil. the project offers a multi-year training program of health education designed to both fight the stigmatization of and violence against commercial sex workers and enhance their self-esteem, self-determination, and access to civil rights. the project therefore promotes individual awareness while influencing public opinion and policies. at first, health agents were recruited among women and transvestites who work ... | 1995 | 12346918 |
| prevalence of protease and reverse transcriptase drug resistance mutations over time in drug-naïve human immunodeficiency virus type 1-positive individuals in rio de janeiro, brazil. | the prevalence of mutations that confer resistance to protease inhibitors and to nucleoside and nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors in 49 blood samples from drug-naïve human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected blood donors living in rio de janeiro state, brazil, in 1998 was evaluated genotypically and phenotypically. | 2002 | 12183276 |
| the rio de janeiro hiv vaccine site-ii. recruitment strategies and socio-demographic data of a hiv negative homosexual and bisexual male cohort in rio de janeiro, brazil. | the initial effort of the brazilian ministry of health to be an active partner in the world effort in the preparation of future accurate human immune deficiency virus (hiv) efficacy trials was the establishment of a multi-centered cohort of homosexual and bisexual men. an open cohort was established to determine the hiv incidence and the socio-behavioral aspects involved in rio de janeiro. a total of 318 potential participants, originated from multiple sources (health units, public information, ... | 1997 | 9302413 |
| intra-abdominal tuberculosis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. diagnosis and management. | tuberculosis (tb) in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) immunosuppressed patients is characterized by extra-pulmonary disease in as many of 70% of them. if intestinal or lymph node involvement occurs, the differential diagnosis between an acute abdomen and other non surgical conditions may be a challenging problem. the authors analyzed eight double infected patients (tb and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome aids), who were admitted to the university hospital (hucff) of the federal university of ... | 1995 | 8530232 |
| coinfection with human t-cell lymphotropic virus type i and hiv in brazil. impact on markers of hiv disease progression. | to study the effect of human t-cell lymph-tropic virus type i (htlv-i) on markers of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) disease progression. | 1994 | 7904317 |
| incidence of retroviruses in some brazilian groups. | the prevalence of human t lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) antibodies was evaluated in brazil among 116 aboriginal indians living in a pre-amazonian region, and in 44 patients with haematological malignant disorders being treated in rio de janeiro. screening for the presence of antibodies to hiv was performed routinely for 17,224 blood donors at the national cancer institute, rio de janeiro, from january 1986 to may 1987. the results demonstrated that hiv ... | 1988 | 2897948 |