Fatores associados ao óbito em casos confirmados de COVID-19 no estado do Rio de Janeiro.

Background: COVID-19 can occur asymptomatically, as influenza-like illness, or as more severe forms, which characterize severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Its mortality rate is higher in individuals over 80 years of age and in people with comorbidities, so these constitute the risk group for severe forms of the disease. We analyzed the factors associated with death in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

[Microcephaly and central nervous system findings associated with congenital Zika virus and other infectious etiologies in the state of Rio de Janeiro: crosssectional study, 2015 a 2017Microcefalia y alteraciones del sistema nervioso central relacionadas con la infección congénita por el virus del Zika y otras etiologías infecciosas en el Estado de Río de Janeiro: estudio transversal, 2015-2017].

Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of cases with confirmed microcephaly or central nervous system (CNS) findings associated with congenital Zika virus infection and other infectious etiologies in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from November 2015 to July 2017.

Method: A cross-sectional study was performed with 298 cases (as defined by the Ministry of Health) communicated to the Rio de Janeiro State Department of Health in the study period. Demographic, epidemiological, clinical, radiological, and laboratory variables were assessed.