Postexposure prophylaxis after sexual assaults: a prospective cohort study.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) protocol in rape victims.

Study: The victims were assigned to 1 of 3 categories, according to the severity of exposure (I-low, II-moderate, III-high). HIV PEP was provided to victims in groups II (Zdv + 3TC) and III (Zdv + 3TC + PI) until 72 hours after exposure.

Murine (endemic) typhus in Brazil: case report and review.

Murine typhus has been increasingly recognized worldwide and is becoming a relevant differential diagnosis in febrile conditions. In Brazil, murine typhus has never received much attention. We present a recently diagnosed case and a literature review that suggests that the disease could be more prevalent in Southeastern Brazil than acknowledged until now.

[Spotted fever in Campinas region, State of São Paulo, Brazil].

Brazilian spotted fever was detected for the first time in the State of S o Paulo in 1929. However, there is no systematic reporting of the disease in the State. In 1985, three cases of the disease occurred in the municipality of Pedreira, located in the Campinas Region, belonging to the 5th Administrative Region, in the Northeast part of the State, including 88 municipalities.