Publications by authors named "S Azevedo"
Objectives: This study evaluated the clinical utility of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) by comparing it with objective clinical data and validated health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures in pediatric Crohn's disease (CD) patients.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Pediatric CD patients (aged 8-17 years) were enrolled prospectively over eight months from an outpatient pediatric gastroenterology center.
Fascioliasis is a zoonotic disease that may affect humans as incidental hosts after the ingestion of contaminated water or aquatic plants. Despite the non-specificity of its signs and symptoms, a triad of abdominal pain, fever, and peripheral eosinophilia should increase suspicion. The diagnosis of fascioliasis can be particularly difficult in non-endemic countries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe study of human body shape using classical anthropometric techniques is often problematic due to several error sources. Instead, 3D models and representations provide more accurate registrations, which are stable across acquisitions, and enable more precise, systematic, and fast measuring capabilities. Thus, the same person can be scanned several times and precise differential measurements can be established in an accurate manner.
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- Hepacivirus is an RNA virus genus, with hepatitis C virus (HCV) being the most well-known member, and various hepaciviruses have been found in different rodent species.
- A new potential genotype of an unclassified rodent hepacivirus was discovered in a wild cavy, indicating that this virus can cross species boundaries, as it was previously identified in a different rodent species.
- The study's findings, which include complete genome sequencing, could help researchers understand the evolutionary origins of HCV and identify potential virus reservoirs related to human pathogens.