Publications by authors named "E Balbi"
Background: Management of infections due to carbapenemase-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients remains a difficult challenge. The INCREMENT-SOT-CPE score has been specifically developed from SOT recipients to stratify mortality risk, but an external validation is lacking.
Methods: Multicenter retrospective cohort study of liver transplant (LT) recipients colonized with CRE infection who developed infection after transplant over 7-year period.
Article Synopsis
- The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rising in Brazil, with a significant increase in hospitalizations from 2005 to 2018, particularly among individuals over 50, especially males over 70.
- The geographic distribution showed the highest prevalence in the South and Southeast but a notably higher proportional increase in the Northeast, particularly in non-metropolitan areas.
- While the lethality rate for HCC has remained stable between 21% and 25%, this stability contrasts with rising hospitalization rates, indicating potential shifts in environmental and socioeconomic factors affecting health in Brazil.
Background: Data concerning hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment using direct-acting agents (DAAs) post liver transplantation (LT) remains scarce in low- and average-income countries.
Aim Of The Study: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of post-LT HCV treatment using DAAs in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), and to assess the course of hepatic biomarkers after sustained virological response (SVR).
Methods: Data from LT recipients with recurrent HCV treated using DAAs was retrospectively analyzed.
In experimental settings, characteristics of presented stimuli influence cognitive processes. Knowledge about stimulus features is important to manipulate or control the influence of stimuli. To date, there are a lack of standardized data incorporating such information for complex abstract stimuli.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFYellow fever is a noncontagious disease caused by an arbovirus in the Flaviviridae family. It is an endemic disease in the tropical forests of Africa and South America, with the mosquito as a vector. Approximately half of those infected will be asymptomatic, while 15% will develop the severe/malignant form of the disease that includes renal and hepatic failure, bleeding, and neurological impairment as the principal symptoms.
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