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NEWSLETTER - Issue 118 - May 15, 2021

RESS and SBMT jointly publish guidelines for sexually transmitted diseases

The repercussion of STIs as a public health problem occurs not only due to its high prevalence, but also as a result of its evolution both in the acute phase and in the possible sequels caused by the absence of a correct diagnosis and adequate treatment

Study details COVID-19 spatiotemporal dissemination pattern in Brazil

A study shows that there was a great variety in the quality of the response to the pandemic, and this is a typical mark of problems of omission and error of the federal government, considering that the Health Ministry and Unified Health System are the main ones in charge of measures that aim to mitigate the regional inequalities in health policies

More than a thousand Brazilian scientists launch Network in defense of the lives of women in the pandemic

Group seeks solutions with entities and the government to improve the lives of women in situations of social vulnerability

Interview

Northeast Consortium moves to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic

Governor of PiauĂ­ consolidates himself as Leader of the Northeast in the serious Pandemic crisis in the Country, resolving the dramas of COVID-19

Case report

Increased Primaquine Total Dose in Patients with Multiple Plasmodium vivax Relapses Associated with Impaired CYP2D6 Activity: Report of Three Cases

We describe three cases of P. Vivax malaria infection which presented multiple recurrences. All patients remained in the non-transmission area throughout the follow-up

Good Science

Initial Evaluation, Long-Term Monitoring, and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance of Chronic Hepatitis B in Routine Practice: A Nationwide US Study


Evaluating Empiric Therapy for Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis in the Outpatient Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Study


Efficacy of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/01 (B.1.1.7): an exploratory analysis of a randomised controlled trial


Estimated transmissibility and impact of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England


Reduced neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant by convalescent and vaccine sera


Time-resolved systems immunology reveals a late juncture linked to fatal COVID-19




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Chief-editor:
Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

Assignment editors:
Guilherme Werneck
Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

Journalism:
Denise de Quadros
MTb 8458 DRT/RS

Translation:
Pedro Costa

Graphics and diagramation:
Leandro Matos