Publications by authors named "Karene Ferreira Cavalcante"
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- * Epidemiological investigations and a literature review suggest that neurotropic strains of this bacteria had not been previously documented in Brazil prior to these instances.
- * The emergence of another meningoencephalitis case in 2023 indicates the ongoing presence of these harmful strains in the environment, emphasizing the importance of monitoring for such infections.
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- The report discusses two severe cases of mpox in Brazilian patients with advanced AIDS, highlighting atypical symptoms and longer illness duration.
- One patient experienced a fatal outcome, emphasizing the seriousness of the disease in immunocompromised individuals.
- Both cases involved serious complications in the perianal and genital areas, along with ongoing presence of the virus in the bloodstream.
Several biomarkers have been evaluated as predictors of severity or in directing the treatment of COVID-19, however there are no conclusive results. In this study, we evaluated serum levels of cytokines, chemokines, and cell growth factors in association with the pathobiology of mild to moderate SARS-CoV-2 infection. Serum levels of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients (n = 113) and flu symptoms individuals negative for SARS-CoV-2 (n = 58), tested by the RT-qPCR test-nasal swab were compared to healthy controls (n = 53).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case of COVID-19-associated meningoencephalitis with a fatal outcome in a male patient with concomitant influenza A, who had been hospitalized at the beginning of 2022, in the Northeastern region of Brazil. He died due to cardiopulmonary arrest after developing status epilepticus on the third day of hospitalization. The SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in cerebrospinal fluid and Influenza A was detected in the nasopharyngeal swab.
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