Demócrito De Barros Miranda Filho
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 2759151 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Demócrito De Barros Miranda Filho |
| NOMBRES | Demócrito De Barros |
| APELLIDO | Miranda Filho |
| FIRMA | FILHO D B M |
| AFILIACIONES | Universidade de Pernambuco |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2537-1476 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2011 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Characterization of 843 children with Zika-related microcephaly in the first three years of life
One of the main gaps in characterizing the congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) up to now is the small number of participants in individual studies. Pooling the data together overcomes the sample size-related limitations of individual studies and provides an opportunity for investigating heterogeneity between studies and, as appropriate, to better characterize the CZS . This study aims to describe adverse anthropometric, clinical, and neuroimaging outc…
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and factors associated with non-adherence
This cohort study evaluated non-adherence to antiretrovirals at referral services in Pernambuco, Brazil, 2016/2017, through self-report. A generalized mixed-effects model for binary outcomewas used. We assessed 542 participants with an adherence rate of 85.50%. A greater chance of non-adherence was associated with:a low/moderate level of nicotine dependence (OR = 2.79, p = 0.00, IC = 1.44-5.41); ≥7 tablets/day (OR = 6.14, p = 0.00, IC = 3.42-11.0…
Decline in head circumference growth and associated factors in congenital Zika syndrome
Little is known about the evolution of head circumference (HC) in children with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS). This study aims to evaluate HC growth in children with CZS in the first three years of life and identify associated factors. HC data obtained at birth and in neuropediatric consultations from 74 children with CZS were collected from the Child's Health Handbook, parents' reports, and medical records. Predictors of HC z-score were investi…
Epidemic preparedness
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a vectorborne infectious agent of global public health significance due to its potential to cause severe teratogenic outcomes. The question of whether health systems should consider adopting screening programmes for ZIKV infections during pregnancy warrants consideration. In this analysis, we apply the Wilson-Jungner framework to appraise the potential utility of a prenatal ZIKV screening programme, outline potential screenin…
Neighbourhood-level income and Zika virus infection during pregnancy in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Zika virus (ZIKV) infections during pregnancy can lead to adverse neurodevelopmental and clinical outcomes in congenitally infected offspring. As the city of Recife in Pernambuco State, Brazil—the epicentre of the Brazilian microcephaly epidemic—has considerable disparities in living conditions, this study used an ecological approach to investigate the association between income at the neighbourhood level and the risk of ZIKV infections in pregna…
The legacy of ZikaPLAN
Global health research partnerships with institutions from high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries are one of the European Commission's flagship programmes. Here, we report on the ZikaPLAN research consortium funded by the European Commission with the primary goal of addressing the urgent knowledge gaps related to the Zika epidemic and the secondary goal of building up research capacity and establishing a Latin American-Europea…
Covid-19 no nordeste do Brasil
Mesmo no período em que a pandemia de Covid-19 encontrava-se em crescimento no Nordeste do Brasil, iniciou-se a adoção de medidas de flexibilização do distanciamento social. O objetivo do estudo é o de avaliar a pertinência das propostas de flexibilização, tomando-se em conta a situação da pandemia em cada local e o momento em que foram adotadas. Tendo como referência as diretrizes da OMS, foram construídos e analisados indicadores operacionais p…
A new insight into the definition of microcephaly in Zika congenital syndrome era
This study aimed to compare the anthropometric measurements and body proportionalities of neonates born before the Zika virus epidemic with those born during this period. We compared 958 neonates born during the pre-Zika epidemic with 264 neonates born during the epidemic period. The newborns had their head circumference, weight, and length classified according to the Fenton & Kim growth chart. We considered disproportionate those individuals tha…
Avaliação da implantação da resposta à emergência de saúde pública de microcefalia no Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil
Este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o grau de implantação da resposta à emergência da microcefalia associada ao vírus Zika em Pernambuco, Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo avaliativo normativo realizado no epicentro inicial da emergência em saúde pública internacional, ocorrida entre outubro de 2015 e julho de 2017. Elaborou-se um modelo lógico da intervenção sob análise, contendo os componentes Gestão, Vigilância e Assistência em suas dimensões de…
Covid-19 no Nordeste brasileiro
No Brasil, a pandemia da COVID-19 tem sido severa nos estados das regiões mais pobres, como o Nordeste. A falta de políticas nacionais para controle da pandemia levou as autoridades estaduais e municipais a implementarem medidas de saúde pública. O objetivo deste estudo é mostrar o efeito dessas medidas na epidemia. A maior incidência da COVID-19 entre os nove estados do Nordeste foi registrada em Sergipe, Paraíba e Ceará. O Piauí, a Paraíba e Ce…
Cem dias de Covid-19 em Pernambuco, Brasil
A pandemia de COVID-19 iniciou sua linha do tempo em 31 de dezembro de 2019 na China e o SARS-CoV-2 identificado como agente etiológico. O objetivo deste manuscrito é descrever a dinâmica espacial e temporal da epidemia de COVID-19 nos primeiros cem dias, no Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil. Apresentamos a evolução de casos e óbitos segundo semana epidemiológica. Realizamos a análise da série do acumulado diário de casos da COVID-19 confirmados, com …
ZikaPLAN
Zika Preparedness Latin American Network (ZikaPLAN) is a research consortium funded by the European Commission to address the research gaps in combating Zika and to establish a sustainable network with research capacity building in the Americas. Here we present a report on ZikaPLAN`s mid-term achievements since its initiation in October 2016 to June 2019, illustrating the research objectives of the 15 work packages ranging from virology, diagnost…
Does rapid HIV testing result in an early diagnosis and reduce the waiting time for patients to receive medical care
The implementation of rapid HIV testing in Brazil began in 2006 for specific groups, and from 2009 was extended to the Counseling and Testing Centers (CTC) in certain Brazilian capitals. The aim of this study was to compare two groups of individuals: those diagnosed with HIV infection by conventional testing and those diagnosed with rapid testing, with respect to: the waiting time before receiving medical care, the time of the first laboratory te…
Microcephaly epidemic related to the Zika virus and living conditions in Recife, Northeast Brazil
This study showed that those residing in areas with precarious living conditions had a higher prevalence of microcephaly compared with populations with better living conditions
Epidemia de microcefalia e vírus Zika
Em agosto de 2015, neuropediatras de hospitais públicos do Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, observaram um aumento do número de casos de microcefalia desproporcional associado a anomalias cerebrais. Esse fato gerou comoção social, mobilização da comunidade acadêmica e levou o Ministério da Saúde a decretar emergência de saúde pública nacional, seguida pela declaração de emergência de saúde pública de interesse internacional da Organização Mundial da Sa…
Use of the Coding Causes of Death in HIV in the classification of deaths in Northeastern Brazil
OBJECTIVE Describe the coding process of death causes for people living with HIV/AIDS, and classify deaths as related or unrelated to immunodeficiency by applying the Coding Causes of Death in HIV (CoDe) system. METHODS A cross-sectional study that codifies and classifies the causes of deaths occurring in a cohort of 2,372 people living with HIV/AIDS, monitored between 2007 and 2012, in two specialized HIV care services in Pernambuco. The causes …
Initial Description of the Presumed Congenital Zika Syndrome
Objectives. To provide an initial description of the congenital syndrome presumably associated with infection by Zika virus compared with other syndromes including congenital infections of established etiologies. Methods. We provide an overview of a published case series of 35 cases, a clinical series of 104 cases, and published and unpublished reports of clinical and laboratory findings describing cases diagnosed since the beginning of the epide…
Microcefalia no Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil
O aumento das notificações de casos de microcefalia em Pernambuco, Brasil, e no Nordeste caracterizou uma epidemia que levou o Ministério da Saúde a decretar emergência nacional de saúde pública. Inicialmente, o Ministério da Saúde definiu como suspeitos recém-nascidos de 37 semanas ou mais de idade gestacional (IG) e com perímetro cefálico (PC) ≤ 33cm, tendo, em dezembro de 2015, reduzido essa medida para 32cm. Este estudo objetivou estimar a ac…
Factors associated with treatment for latent tuberculosis in persons living with HIV/Aids
The aim was to identify factors associated with non-initiation of prophylactic treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBi) in persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA), based on a prospective cohort study of PLWA ≥ 18 years of age in two referral services for HIV/AIDS. Of the 232 patients eligible for treatment of LTBi, 69.8% initiated treatment. Following multivariate logistic regression analysis, only treatment in one of the two referral servic…
Body mass index in individuals with HIV infection and factors associated with thinness and overweight/obesity
A cross-sectional study was conducted using body mass index (BMI) to estimate the prevalence of thinness and overweight/obesity and associated factors in 2,018 individuals with HIV/AIDS attending health services referral centers. The dependent variable was classified as thinness, overweight/obesity and eutrophy. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were performed considering eutrophy as the reference level. The prevalence of thinness was 8.8%…
Initial Description of the Presumed Congenital Zika Syndrome
Objectives. To provide an initial description of the congenital syndrome presumably associated with infection by Zika virus compared with other syndromes including congenital infections of established etiologies. Methods. We provide an overview of a published case series of 35 cases, a clinical series of 104 cases, and published and unpublished reports of clinical and laboratory findings describing cases diagnosed since the beginning of the epide…
Microcefalia no Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil
O aumento das notificações de casos de microcefalia em Pernambuco, Brasil, e no Nordeste caracterizou uma epidemia que levou o Ministério da Saúde a decretar emergência nacional de saúde pública. Inicialmente, o Ministério da Saúde definiu como suspeitos recém-nascidos de 37 semanas ou mais de idade gestacional (IG) e com perímetro cefálico (PC) ≤ 33cm, tendo, em dezembro de 2015, reduzido essa medida para 32cm. Este estudo objetivou estimar a ac…
Body mass index in individuals with HIV infection and factors associated with thinness and overweight/obesity
A cross-sectional study was conducted using body mass index (BMI) to estimate the prevalence of thinness and overweight/obesity and associated factors in 2,018 individuals with HIV/AIDS attending health services referral centers. The dependent variable was classified as thinness, overweight/obesity and eutrophy. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were performed considering eutrophy as the reference level. The prevalence of thinness was 8.8%…
Avaliação da implantação da resposta à emergência de saúde pública de microcefalia no Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil
Este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o grau de implantação da resposta à emergência da microcefalia associada ao vírus Zika em Pernambuco, Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo avaliativo normativo realizado no epicentro inicial da emergência em saúde pública internacional, ocorrida entre outubro de 2015 e julho de 2017. Elaborou-se um modelo lógico da intervenção sob análise, contendo os componentes Gestão, Vigilância e Assistência em suas dimensões de…
Cem dias de Covid-19 em Pernambuco, Brasil
A pandemia de COVID-19 iniciou sua linha do tempo em 31 de dezembro de 2019 na China e o SARS-CoV-2 identificado como agente etiológico. O objetivo deste manuscrito é descrever a dinâmica espacial e temporal da epidemia de COVID-19 nos primeiros cem dias, no Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil. Apresentamos a evolução de casos e óbitos segundo semana epidemiológica. Realizamos a análise da série do acumulado diário de casos da COVID-19 confirmados, com …
Factors associated with treatment for latent tuberculosis in persons living with HIV/Aids
The aim was to identify factors associated with non-initiation of prophylactic treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBi) in persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA), based on a prospective cohort study of PLWA ≥ 18 years of age in two referral services for HIV/AIDS. Of the 232 patients eligible for treatment of LTBi, 69.8% initiated treatment. Following multivariate logistic regression analysis, only treatment in one of the two referral servic…
Body mass index in individuals with HIV infection and factors associated with thinness and overweight/obesity
A cross-sectional study was conducted using body mass index (BMI) to estimate the prevalence of thinness and overweight/obesity and associated factors in 2,018 individuals with HIV/AIDS attending health services referral centers. The dependent variable was classified as thinness, overweight/obesity and eutrophy. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were performed considering eutrophy as the reference level. The prevalence of thinness was 8.8%…
Factors associated with treatment for latent tuberculosis in persons living with HIV/Aids
The aim was to identify factors associated with non-initiation of prophylactic treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBi) in persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA), based on a prospective cohort study of PLWA ≥ 18 years of age in two referral services for HIV/AIDS. Of the 232 patients eligible for treatment of LTBi, 69.8% initiated treatment. Following multivariate logistic regression analysis, only treatment in one of the two referral servic…
Initial Description of the Presumed Congenital Zika Syndrome
Objectives. To provide an initial description of the congenital syndrome presumably associated with infection by Zika virus compared with other syndromes including congenital infections of established etiologies. Methods. We provide an overview of a published case series of 35 cases, a clinical series of 104 cases, and published and unpublished reports of clinical and laboratory findings describing cases diagnosed since the beginning of the epide…
Microcefalia no Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil
O aumento das notificações de casos de microcefalia em Pernambuco, Brasil, e no Nordeste caracterizou uma epidemia que levou o Ministério da Saúde a decretar emergência nacional de saúde pública. Inicialmente, o Ministério da Saúde definiu como suspeitos recém-nascidos de 37 semanas ou mais de idade gestacional (IG) e com perímetro cefálico (PC) ≤ 33cm, tendo, em dezembro de 2015, reduzido essa medida para 32cm. Este estudo objetivou estimar a ac…
Use of the Coding Causes of Death in HIV in the classification of deaths in Northeastern Brazil
OBJECTIVE Describe the coding process of death causes for people living with HIV/AIDS, and classify deaths as related or unrelated to immunodeficiency by applying the Coding Causes of Death in HIV (CoDe) system. METHODS A cross-sectional study that codifies and classifies the causes of deaths occurring in a cohort of 2,372 people living with HIV/AIDS, monitored between 2007 and 2012, in two specialized HIV care services in Pernambuco. The causes …
Does rapid HIV testing result in an early diagnosis and reduce the waiting time for patients to receive medical care
The implementation of rapid HIV testing in Brazil began in 2006 for specific groups, and from 2009 was extended to the Counseling and Testing Centers (CTC) in certain Brazilian capitals. The aim of this study was to compare two groups of individuals: those diagnosed with HIV infection by conventional testing and those diagnosed with rapid testing, with respect to: the waiting time before receiving medical care, the time of the first laboratory te…
Microcephaly epidemic related to the Zika virus and living conditions in Recife, Northeast Brazil
This study showed that those residing in areas with precarious living conditions had a higher prevalence of microcephaly compared with populations with better living conditions
Epidemia de microcefalia e vírus Zika
Em agosto de 2015, neuropediatras de hospitais públicos do Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, observaram um aumento do número de casos de microcefalia desproporcional associado a anomalias cerebrais. Esse fato gerou comoção social, mobilização da comunidade acadêmica e levou o Ministério da Saúde a decretar emergência de saúde pública nacional, seguida pela declaração de emergência de saúde pública de interesse internacional da Organização Mundial da Sa…
ZikaPLAN
Zika Preparedness Latin American Network (ZikaPLAN) is a research consortium funded by the European Commission to address the research gaps in combating Zika and to establish a sustainable network with research capacity building in the Americas. Here we present a report on ZikaPLAN`s mid-term achievements since its initiation in October 2016 to June 2019, illustrating the research objectives of the 15 work packages ranging from virology, diagnost…
Covid-19 no Nordeste brasileiro
No Brasil, a pandemia da COVID-19 tem sido severa nos estados das regiões mais pobres, como o Nordeste. A falta de políticas nacionais para controle da pandemia levou as autoridades estaduais e municipais a implementarem medidas de saúde pública. O objetivo deste estudo é mostrar o efeito dessas medidas na epidemia. A maior incidência da COVID-19 entre os nove estados do Nordeste foi registrada em Sergipe, Paraíba e Ceará. O Piauí, a Paraíba e Ce…
Cem dias de Covid-19 em Pernambuco, Brasil
A pandemia de COVID-19 iniciou sua linha do tempo em 31 de dezembro de 2019 na China e o SARS-CoV-2 identificado como agente etiológico. O objetivo deste manuscrito é descrever a dinâmica espacial e temporal da epidemia de COVID-19 nos primeiros cem dias, no Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil. Apresentamos a evolução de casos e óbitos segundo semana epidemiológica. Realizamos a análise da série do acumulado diário de casos da COVID-19 confirmados, com …
Epidemic preparedness
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a vectorborne infectious agent of global public health significance due to its potential to cause severe teratogenic outcomes. The question of whether health systems should consider adopting screening programmes for ZIKV infections during pregnancy warrants consideration. In this analysis, we apply the Wilson-Jungner framework to appraise the potential utility of a prenatal ZIKV screening programme, outline potential screenin…
Neighbourhood-level income and Zika virus infection during pregnancy in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Zika virus (ZIKV) infections during pregnancy can lead to adverse neurodevelopmental and clinical outcomes in congenitally infected offspring. As the city of Recife in Pernambuco State, Brazil—the epicentre of the Brazilian microcephaly epidemic—has considerable disparities in living conditions, this study used an ecological approach to investigate the association between income at the neighbourhood level and the risk of ZIKV infections in pregna…
The legacy of ZikaPLAN
Global health research partnerships with institutions from high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries are one of the European Commission's flagship programmes. Here, we report on the ZikaPLAN research consortium funded by the European Commission with the primary goal of addressing the urgent knowledge gaps related to the Zika epidemic and the secondary goal of building up research capacity and establishing a Latin American-Europea…
Covid-19 no nordeste do Brasil
Mesmo no período em que a pandemia de Covid-19 encontrava-se em crescimento no Nordeste do Brasil, iniciou-se a adoção de medidas de flexibilização do distanciamento social. O objetivo do estudo é o de avaliar a pertinência das propostas de flexibilização, tomando-se em conta a situação da pandemia em cada local e o momento em que foram adotadas. Tendo como referência as diretrizes da OMS, foram construídos e analisados indicadores operacionais p…
A new insight into the definition of microcephaly in Zika congenital syndrome era
This study aimed to compare the anthropometric measurements and body proportionalities of neonates born before the Zika virus epidemic with those born during this period. We compared 958 neonates born during the pre-Zika epidemic with 264 neonates born during the epidemic period. The newborns had their head circumference, weight, and length classified according to the Fenton & Kim growth chart. We considered disproportionate those individuals tha…
Avaliação da implantação da resposta à emergência de saúde pública de microcefalia no Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil
Este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o grau de implantação da resposta à emergência da microcefalia associada ao vírus Zika em Pernambuco, Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo avaliativo normativo realizado no epicentro inicial da emergência em saúde pública internacional, ocorrida entre outubro de 2015 e julho de 2017. Elaborou-se um modelo lógico da intervenção sob análise, contendo os componentes Gestão, Vigilância e Assistência em suas dimensões de…
Decline in head circumference growth and associated factors in congenital Zika syndrome
Little is known about the evolution of head circumference (HC) in children with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS). This study aims to evaluate HC growth in children with CZS in the first three years of life and identify associated factors. HC data obtained at birth and in neuropediatric consultations from 74 children with CZS were collected from the Child's Health Handbook, parents' reports, and medical records. Predictors of HC z-score were investi…
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and factors associated with non-adherence
This cohort study evaluated non-adherence to antiretrovirals at referral services in Pernambuco, Brazil, 2016/2017, through self-report. A generalized mixed-effects model for binary outcomewas used. We assessed 542 participants with an adherence rate of 85.50%. A greater chance of non-adherence was associated with:a low/moderate level of nicotine dependence (OR = 2.79, p = 0.00, IC = 1.44-5.41); ≥7 tablets/day (OR = 6.14, p = 0.00, IC = 3.42-11.0…
Characterization of 843 children with Zika-related microcephaly in the first three years of life
One of the main gaps in characterizing the congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) up to now is the small number of participants in individual studies. Pooling the data together overcomes the sample size-related limitations of individual studies and provides an opportunity for investigating heterogeneity between studies and, as appropriate, to better characterize the CZS . This study aims to describe adverse anthropometric, clinical, and neuroimaging outc…
Medicine (18 obras) · Mosquito-borne diseases and control (11 obras) · Pathology (8 obras) · Zika virus (8 obras) · Internal Medicine (7 obras) · Microcephaly (6 obras) · Pediatrics (6 obras) · Public health (6 obras) · Virology (6 obras) · Demography (5 obras)