Prevalence and predictors of confirmed infection in patients receiving empiric antimicrobials in the intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study by Luis Carlos Maia Cardozo Júnior, Larissa Bianchini, Jakeline Neves Giovanetti, Luiz Marcelo Almeida de Araújo, Yuri de Albuquerque Pessoa dos Santos, Bruno Adler Maccagnan Pinheiro Besen, Marcelo Park

“…Methods: retrospective cohort of prospectively collected ICU data in an academic tertiary hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. We included all adult patients given a new empirical antimicrobial during their ICU stay. …”
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Comparative analysis between abdominal aortic aneurysm and popliteal artery aneurysm by Marcos Vinícius Melo de Oliveira, MD, PhD, Alexandre Malta Brandão, MD, PhD, Gina Camillo Rocha Silvestre, BS, Alexandre Queiroz Silva, BS, Michele Alberto Marques, BS, Marcia Martins Reis, PhD, Maria de Lourdes Higuchi, MD, PhD, Erasmo Simão da Silva, MD, PhD

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Autoimmune Hepatitis in Brazilian Children: IgE and Genetic Polymorphisms in Associated Genes by Léa Campos de Oliveira, Anna Carla Goldberg, Maria Lucia Carnevale Marin, Karina Rosa Schneidwind, Amanda Farage Frade, Jorge Kalil, Irene Kasue Miura, Renata Pereira Sustovich Pugliese, Vera Lucia Baggio Danesi, Gilda Porta

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Evaluating the effects of seed oils on lipid profile, inflammatory and oxidative markers, and glycemic control of diabetic and dyslipidemic patients: a systematic review of clinica... by Lucas Fornari Laurindo, Lucas Fornari Laurindo, Lucas Fornari Laurindo, Lívia Fornari Laurindo, Victória Dogani Rodrigues, Jéssica da Silva Camarinha Oliveira, Beatriz Leme Boaro, Adriano Cressoni Araújo, Adriano Cressoni Araújo, Elen Landgraf Guiguer, Elen Landgraf Guiguer, Elen Landgraf Guiguer, Claudia Rucco Penteado Detregiachi, Claudia Rucco Penteado Detregiachi, Virgínia Maria Cavallari Strozze Catharin, Virgínia Maria Cavallari Strozze Catharin, Eduardo Federighi Baisi Chagas, Eduardo Federighi Baisi Chagas, Vitor Cavallari Strozze Catharin, Vitor Cavallari Strozze Catharin, Rosa Direito, Sandra Maria Barbalho, Sandra Maria Barbalho, Sandra Maria Barbalho, Sandra Maria Barbalho

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Urticaria unveiled in hereditary angioedema with carboxypeptidase N mutation by Pedro Giavina-Bianchi, MD, PhD, Mara Giavina-Bianchi, MD, PhD, Jorge Kalil, MD, PhD

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Lymphocyte Differentiation and Effector Functions by Niels Olsen Saraiva Camara, Ana Paula Lepique, Alexandre S. Basso

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Fundus Autofluorescence in Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome by Fernando Marcondes Penha, Eduardo Vitor Navajas, Fábio Bom Aggio, Eduardo B. Rodrigues, Michel Eid Farah

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Jussara (Euterpe edulis Mart.) Supplementation during Pregnancy and Lactation Modulates the Gene and Protein Expression of Inflammation Biomarkers Induced by trans-Fatty Acids in t... by Carina Almeida Morais, Lila Missae Oyama, Juliana Lopez de Oliveira, Márcia Carvalho Garcia, Veridiana Vera de Rosso, Laís Sousa Mendes Amigo, Claudia Maria Oller do Nascimento, Luciana Pellegrini Pisani

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O código de defesa do consumidor (CDC) aplicado na hotelaria paulista: 1998 a 2012 by Alessandra Aparecida de Souza Mieldazis, Júlio César Butuhy, Rodrigo Marcos de Castro

“…A pesquisa analisou a origem dos conflitos com os hóspedes e a aplicação do CDC na hotelaria de São Paulo. Assim, foram levantados, tabulados e analisados os acórdãos do Tribunal de Justiça no Estado de São Paulo envolvendo empresas hoteleiras no período de 1998 a 2012. …”
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Long-term functioning status of COVID-19 survivors: a prospective observational evaluation of a cohort of patients surviving hospitalisation by Linamara Rizzo Battistella, Felipe Fregni, Marta Imamura, Vinicius Delgado Ramos, Lucas Ramos De Pretto, Simon K H A A Van Cauwenbergh, Sabrina Saemy Tome Uchiyama, Denise Matheus, Flavia Kuhn, Ana Alice Amaral de Oliveira, Gabriella Souza Naves, Aline Rossetti Mirisola, Fernando de Quadros Ribeiro, Andre Tadeu Sugawara, Mauricio Cantarino, Rafael Andrade Santos Antunes Cavalca, Vanessa Pagano, Melina Valentim Marques, Elizabeth Mendes da Silva, Alessandra Pereira Gomes

“…It analyses participants' sociodemographic background, COVID-19 clinical manifestations, and clinical and functional evaluations.Setting Tertiary-level university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil.Participants Study participants are COVID-19 survivors admitted to hospital care for at least 24 hours to treat acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.Outcome measures Epworth Sleepiness Scale, EuroQoL-5 Dimensions-5 Levels, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy–Fatigue, Functional Independence Measure, Functional Oral Intake Scale, Handgrip Strength, Insomnia Severity Index, Medical Research Council (MRC) Dyspnea Scale, MRC sum score, Modified Borg Dyspnea Scale, pain Visual Analogue Scale, Post-COVID-19 Functional Status, Timed Up and Go, WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0, 1-Minute Sit to Stand Test.Results Many participants required invasive mechanical ventilation (41.57%, 333 of 801). …”
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Clinical Response and Transfusion Reactions of Sheep Subjected to Single Homologous Blood Transfusion by Rejane Santos Sousa, Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino, Carolina Akiko Sato Cabral Araújo, Frederico Augusto Mazzocca Lopes Rodrigues, Francisco Leonardo Costa Oliveira, Clara Satsuki Mori, Janaina Larissa Rodrigues Zaminhan, Thiago Rocha Moreira, Isadora Karolina Freitas Sousa, Enrico Lippi Ortolani, Raimundo Alves Barrêto Júnior

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A Step towards Integrating CMORPH Precipitation Estimation with Rain Gauge Measurements by Augusto José Pereira Filho, Felipe Vemado, Guilherme Vemado, Fábio Augusto Gomes Vieira Reis, Lucilia do Carmo Giordano, Rodrigo Irineu Cerri, Cláudia Cristina dos Santos, Eymar Silva Sampaio Lopes, Marcelo Fischer Gramani, Agostinho Tadashi Ogura, José Eduardo Zaine, Leandro Eugenio da Silva Cerri, Oswaldo Augusto Filho, Fernando Mazzo D’Affonseca, Cláudio dos Santos Amaral

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Thyroid-Specific Genes Expression Uncovered Age-Related Differences in Pediatric Thyroid Carcinomas by Maria Isabel Cunha Vieira Cordioli, Lais Moraes, Maria Teresa de Seixas Alves, Rosana Delcelo, Osmar Monte, Carlos Alberto Longui, Adriano Namo Cury, Janete Maria Cerutti

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Insights of Outcome after Resection of Small Nonfunctioning Neuroendocrine Pancreatic Tumors by Estela Regina Ramos Figueira, Julia Fray Ribeiro, Thiago Costa Ribeiro, Ricardo Jureidini, Guilherme Naccache Namur, Thiago Nogueira Costa, Telesforo Bacchella, Ivan Cecconello

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Changes in the intestinal microbiota induced by the postnatal environment and their association with hypertension by Patrizia Dardi, Camille Perella Coutinho, Sarah de Oliveira, Simone Aparecida Teixeira, Renaide Rodrigues Ferreira Gacek, Eduardo Purgatto, Marco Aurélio Ramirez Vinolo, Marcelo Nicolás Muscará, Luciana Venturini Rossoni

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Infliximab Induces Increase in Triglyceride Levels in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients by Karla R. Castro, Nádia E. Aikawa, Carla Gonçalves Saad, Júlio C. B. Moraes, Ana C. Medeiros, Licia Maria H. Mota, Clovis A. A. Silva, Eloísa Bonfá, Jozélio F. Carvalho

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Multilocus Family-Based Association Analysis of Seven Candidate Polymorphisms with Essential Hypertension in an African-Derived Semi-Isolated Brazilian Population by L. Kimura, C. B. Angeli, M. T. B. M. Auricchio, G. R. Fernandes, A. C. Pereira, J. P. Vicente, T. V. Pereira, R. C. Mingroni-Netto

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7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene as a Model for Ovarian Cancer Induction in Rats by Ana Carolina Ciseski Gonçalves, Katia Candido Carvalho, José Antônio Orellana Turri, Ricardo dos Santos Simões, Jesus Paula Carvalho, Luiz Fernando Ferraz da Silva, José Maria Soares Júnior, Edmund Chada Baracat

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Lipoxin Inhibits Fungal Uptake by Macrophages and Reduces the Severity of Acute Pulmonary Infection Caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by Laura R. R. Ribeiro, Flávio V. Loures, Eliseu F. de Araújo, Cláudia Feriotti, Tânia A. Costa, Carlos Henrique Serezani, Sonia Jancar, Vera L. G. Calich

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Emergence of Enteric Viruses in Production Chickens Is a Concern for Avian Health by Elena Mettifogo, Luis F. N. Nuñez, Jorge L. Chacón, Silvana H. Santander Parra, Claudete S. Astolfi-Ferreira, José A. Jerez, Richard C. Jones, Antonio J. Piantino Ferreira

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