Publications by authors named "Irineu Dos Santos Viana"
: The interest of the world scientific community for an effective vaccine against infection arises from its high prevalence and association with many diseases. Moreover, with an immunological response that is not always effective for the eradication of the bacteria and an increasing antibiotic resistance in the treatment of this infection, the search for a vaccine and new therapeutic modalities to control this infection is urgent.: We bring an overview of the infection worldwide, discussing its prevalence, increasing resistance to antibiotics used in its therapy, in addition to the response of the immune system to the infection registered so far.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common esophageal disease in medical practice, and it is suspected according to patients' symptoms. GERD can be classified in erosive esophagitis (EE) according to the presence of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings.
Objective: To evaluate endoscopic findings in patients with symptoms suggestive of GERD comparing epicemiological and risk factors.