Publications by authors named "Marcia de Cantuaria Tauil"
Objective: To describe adverse events following vaccination (AEFV) of children under two years old and analyze trend of this events from 2000 to 2013, in the city of Araraquara (SP), Brazil.
Methods: This is a descriptive study conducted with data of the passive surveillance system of AEFV that is available in the electronic immunization registry (EIR) of the computerized medical record of the municipal health service (Juarez System). The study variables were: age, gender, vaccine, dose, clinical manifestations and hospitalization.
Vaccination coverage according to doses received and timely administered based on an electronic immunization registry, Araraquara-SP, Brazil, 2012-2014.
Epidemiol Serv Saude
January 2019
Objective: to describe vaccine coverage by type of vaccine at 12 and 24 months of age.
Methods: descriptive cohort study with children born in 2012, living in Araraquara-SP, Brazil, recorded in the Information System on Live Births (Sinasc); a manual linkage of Sinasc data with an electronic immunization registry (EIR) was performed; the assessment was based on vaccination status according to São Paulo State recommendations, and on doses received and timely administered.
Results: 2,740 children were registered on Sinasc and 99.
Background: Despite the significant decline in the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases as a result of increased vaccination coverage worldwide, there are many children with delayed vaccination and a marked heterogeneity in vaccination coverage.
Objective: The aim of this study was to review factors that influence the adherence to childhood immunization schedule in different countries, especially related to socioeconomic conditions and health care system characteristics.
Methods: Pubmed and Web of Science databases were searched systematically for observational studies published in peer-reviewed journals in English, Spanish and Portuguese languages from January 1992 to June 2014.
Objectives: To analyze the behavior of meningococcal disease in the Federal District, Brazil, from 2005 to 2011, and to assess the direct impact of the meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine.
Methods: A descriptive study of cases of meningococcal disease among residents of the Federal District. We included in the study confirmed cases of meningococcal disease reported to the local surveillance.
This descriptive study focused on the mortality profile associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Brazil as a whole and by region, based on data from the Mortality Information System (MIS). The study sample consisted of deaths from HBV recorded in the MIS from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2009. The crude mortality rate remained constant in the country; the proportion of hepatocellular carcinoma with HBV as the associated cause was no greater than 7%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe identification of individuals with respiratory symptoms (RS) is important for the early detection of tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of RS in three administrative regions of the Federal District, Brazil. For this, we used the 30 by 7 cluster sampling technique proposed by the World Health Organization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: This paper describes the investigation to confirm an outbreak of hepatitis A, presents the case distribution by person, time and place, formulates a hypothesis concerning the mode of transmission and presents the recommended measures for prevention and control.
Methods: A descriptive study of a case series and an environmental research were conducted.
Results: An outbreak of hepatitis A was confirmed beginning in March 2009.