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Rafael L. Miguel; Luiz Claudio Miletti; Bruna Fernanda da SilvaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-7DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200029 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the major causative agents of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in men and women, but the greatest impact of infection occurs in the reproductive system of women, causing, among other problems, infertility.OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence […]

Roberta Kelly L. Souza; Etienne W. Coan; Mauren I. AnghebemJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-8DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200027 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The nonconformities detected in the pre-analytical phase of laboratory tests sent to the Central Public Health Laboratories (Lacen) culminate in the loss of epidemiological data of great importance for public health and are detrimental to health surveillance. This

Márcia Jorge Castejon; Rosemeire Yamashiro; Carmem Aparecida F. Oliveira; Evelyn Helena A. Mata; Luís Fernando M. Brígido; Mark Drew C. Guimarães; Maria Amélia S. M. Veras3J. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-7DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200024 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Many factors can impact the performance of diagnostic assays for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, affecting the results of population surveys.OBJECTIVE: The

Fernando Antonio G. R. Araújo; Luana A. Bittencourt; Nairo M. Sumita; Ubirajara O. Barroso Jr.J. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-5DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200021 ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the frequency of PSA requests in men under age 40 years; and to observe the possible influence of medical specialty of the requesting physician.MATERIAL AND METHOD: This is an observational, cross-sectional study

Joanilson C. M. Santos Jr.; Caroline F. Fratelli; Alan Cristian F. Nóbrega; Suzana Cristina Rodrigues; Ligia Canongia A. C. Duarte; Calliandra Maria S. Silva; Jonathan D. Lima; Luzitano B. Ferreira; Daniel O. Freire; Vivian Taís F. Cipriano; Izabel Cristina R. Silva; Hélia Carla SouzaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-6DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200012 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Cerebrovascular diseases have been

Jonas Kloeckner; Tatiana K. Sansonowicz; Áttila L. Rodrigues; Tatiana W. N. NunesJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-8DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200013 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Pathologists currently face a substantial increase in workload and complexity of their diagnosis work on different types of cancer. This is due to the increased incidence and detection of neoplasms, associated with diagnostic subspecialization and the