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• Time-dependent decay of detectable antibodies against SARS-CoV-2: A comparison of ELISA with two batches of a lateral-flow test.

  Authors:Mariangela F Silveira, Marilia A Mesenburg, Odir A Dellagostin, Natasha R de Oliveira, Mara AC Maia, Francisco D Santos, et al.From:The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 25, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20213,949 words Report 1650LBackground: Large-scale epidemiological studies of seroprevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 often rely on point-of-care tests that provide immediate results to participants. Yet, little is known on how long rapid...

• Tomographic score (RAD-Covid Score) to assess the clinical severity of the novel coronavirus infection.

  Authors:Tatiana Figueiredo Guimaraes Ribeiro, Ricardo Arroyo Rstom, Paula Nicole Vieira Pinto Barbosa, Maria Fernanda Arruda Almeida, Marina Martini Costa, Edivaldo Nery de Oliveira Filho, et al.From:The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 25, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20214,485 words Report 1590LObjectives: The severity of pulmonary Covid-19 infection can be assessed by the pattern and extent of parenchymal involvement observed in computed tomography (CT), and it is important to standardize the analysis through...

• Effect of work environment and specialty degree of dentists on cross-infection control in COVID-19 pandemic.

  Authors:Merve Mutluay and Edibe EgilFrom:The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 25, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20214,269 words Report 1830LObjectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the work environment and expertise/specialty degree of dentists on their behavior, awareness, and attitudes regarding cross-infection control during the...

• The impact of spike mutated variants of SARS-CoV2 [Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Lambda] on the efficacy of subunit recombinant vaccines.

  Authors:Mehrdad Mohammadi, Mohammad Shayestehpour, and Hamed MirzaeiFrom:The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 25, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20215,724 words Report 2000LSince the first described human infection with SARS-CoV-2 in December of 2019 many sub-unit protein vaccines have been proposed for use in humans. Subunit vaccines use one or more antigens suitable for eliciting a robust...

• Self-prescribed Ivermectin use is associated with a lower rate of seroconversion in health care workers diagnosed with COVID, in a dose-dependent response.

  Authors:Celia Pedroso, Sara Vaz, Eduardo Martins Netto, Daniele Souza, Felice Deminco, Rafaela Mayoral, et al.From:The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 25, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20212,184 words Report 1530LBackground: Over-the-counter use of ivermectin amongst other drugs as SARS-CoV-2 treatment has been increasingly common, despite the lack of evidence on its clinical efficacy. Objectiue: To evaluate the effect of...

• Assessment of initial SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in the most affected districts in the municipality of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

  Authors:Beatriz Helena Tess, Celso Francisco Hernandez Granato, Maria Cecilia Goi Porto Alves, Maria Carolina Tostes Pintao, Marcia Cavallari Nunes, Edgar Gil Rizzatti, et al.From:The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 25, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20214,308 words Report 1680LBackground: Sao Paulo city has been one of the regions most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Frequent asymptomatic and oligosymptomatic infections and poor access to diagnostic tests make serosurveys crucial...

• Intestinal Paracoccidioidomycosis: Case report and systematic review.

  Authors:Eduarda Renz da Cruz, Amanda Dal Forno, Suelen Apratto Pacheco, Lucas Goldmann Bigarella, Vinicius Remus Ballotin, Karina Salgado, et al.From:The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 25, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20214,574 words Clinical report 1690LBackground: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis considered endemic and limited to Latin America with the majority of registered cases originating from Brazil. The purpose of this paper was to report a case of a...

• COVID-19-related hospital cost-outcome analysis: The impact of clinical and demographic factors.

  Authors:Anna Miethke-Morais, Alex Cassenote, Heloisa Piva, Eric Tokunaga, Vilson Cobello, Fabio Augusto Rodrigues Gonealves, et al.From:The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 25, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20214,589 words Report 1830LIntroduction: Although patients' clinical conditions have been shown to be associated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) severity and outcome, their impact on hospital costs are not known. This economic evaluation of...

• SARS-CoV-2 testing disparities across geographical regions from a large metropolitan area in Brazil: Results from a web-based survey among individuals interested in clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines.

  Authors:Thiago S. Torres, Paula M. Luz, Lara E. Coelho, Cristina Jalil, Gisely G. Falco, Leonardo P. Sousa, et al.From:The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 25, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20214,746 words Report 1720LAfter more than a year since the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) disease 2019 or COVID-19 has reached the status of a global pandemic, the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Brazil. As no effective treatment...

• Serosurvey of anti-treponema pallidum (syphilis), anti-hepatitis C virus and anti-HIV antibodies in homeless persons of Sao Paulo city, southeastern Brazil.

  Authors:Lais Giuliani Felipetto, Pedro Irineu Teider-Junior, Felipe Fortino Verdan da Silva, Anahi Chechia do Couto, Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Camila Marinelli Martins, et al.From:The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 25, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20212,826 words Report 2000LHomeless persons have been considered as one of the most susceptible populations to sexually transmitted infections. In Brazil, these population experienced an increase of 140% from 2012 to 2020. Accordingly, the present...