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Background

HIV incidence estimation is critical for monitoring the HIV epidemic dynamics and the effectiveness of public health prevention interventions. We aimed to identify sexual and gender minorities (SGM) with recent HIV infections, factors associated with recent HIV infection, and to e...
Zika virus (ZIKV) was first discovered in 1947 in Uganda but was not considered a public health threat until 2007 when it found to be the source of epidemic activity in Asia. Epidemic activity spread to Brazil in 2014 and continued to spread throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the Ame...

Importance

The effects of intensive care unit (ICU) visiting hours remain uncertain.

Objective

To determine whether a flexible family visitation policy in the ICU reduces the incidence of delirium.

Design, setting and participants

Cluster-crossover randomized clinical trial inv...

Background

Mucositis is a common and highly impactful side effect of conventional and emerging cancer therapy and thus the subject of intense investigation. Although common practice, mucositis assessment is heterogeneously adopted and poorly guided, impacting evidence synthesis and translati...
Ambulatory surgery is the recommended approach for elective inguinal hernia repair for most people. However, the relative use of this procedure in Portugal and its related outcomes are unknown. We aimed to assess complication rates in patients undergoing ambulatory and inpatient surgery. Prospective...

Objective

To describe fluid resuscitation practices in Brazilian intensive care units and to compare them with those of other countries participating in the Fluid-TRIPS.

Methods

This was a prospective, international, cross-sectional, observational study in a convenience sample of inte...
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