The COVID-19 health emergency: the influence of the Human Development Index on the reorganization of primary care.

Objective: This study aimed to analyze and compare the organization and care offered by Primary Health Care (PHC) to people with suspected and/or diagnosed COVID-19 in Brazilian municipalities, considering the Human Development Index (HDI).

Methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional study carried out with managers of PHC services in Brazilian municipalities. The data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire via Google Forms between April and September 2022 and were analyzed using prevalence ratios, using a Poisson regression model with a random effect and a 5% significance level.

Biodegradation of Paracetamol by Some Gram-Positive Bacterial Isolates.

Bacterial isolates with the capacity to remove paracetamol were selected from an activated sludge sample collected in an oxidation ditch of a wastewater treatment plant. Among these, twelve bacterial isolates were selected according to their capacity to grow in the presence of paracetamol. They were identified using the colony morphotype procedure and by 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis, but only four of them showed the ability to utilise paracetamol as the sole carbon source in the presence of a nitrogen supply.