The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
ISSN: 1413-8670

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases is the official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI). It aims to publish relevant articles in the broadest sense on all aspects of microbiology, infectious diseases and immune response to infectious agents.
The BJID is a bimonthly publication and one of the most influential journals in its field in Brazil and Latin America with a high impact factor. Since its inception it has garnered a growing share of the publishing market.

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Impact factor

The Impact Factor measures the average number of citations received in a particular year by papers published in the journal during the two preceding years.

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Impact factor 2023
3
Citescore

CiteScore measures average citations received per document published.

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Citescore 2023
5.5
SJR

SRJ is a prestige metric based on the idea that not all citations are the same. SJR uses a similar algorithm as the Google page rank; it provides a quantitative and qualitative measure of the journal's impact.

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SJR 2023
0.594
SNIP

SNIP measures contextual citation impact by wighting citations based on the total number of citations in a subject field.

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SNIP 2023
0.613
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Original Article
COVID-19 hospitalization in vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients: Clinical profile and outcomes
Laura Holtman-Ferreira, Elessandra de Souza Bitencourt, Betina Mendez de Alcantara Gabardo, Susanne Edinger Pereira, Francine Teixeira, Diego da Silva Magatão, Vitor Loureiro Dias, Ricardo Petterle, ... Sonia Mara Raboni
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Case Report
Disseminated bartonellosis and EBV reactivation in an adolescent treated with upadacitinib
Vincent Pargny, Emilie Delugre, Raphael Janela, Soumaya Skalli, Abdeljalil Zeggay, Hortense Petat
Highlights

  • Bartonella henselae can cause severe infections in immunocompromised patients.

  • Bartonella henselae infection should be suspected in cases of fever of unknown origin.

  • Upadacitinib (JAK inhibitor) increases the risk of severe bacterial infections, opportunistic infections and viral reactivation.

  • Upadacitinib increases the risk of CPK elevation.

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Brief Communications
Real-world accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection compared with qPCR: A cross-sectional study in Toledo - PR, Brazil
Carla Adriane Royer, Regis Goulart Rosa, Maicon Falavigna, Jaqueline Carvalho de Oliveira
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Brief Communication
Increased rates of blaNDM in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a tertiary care hospital in southern Brazil
Patricia Orlandi Barth, Dariane Castro Pereira, Camila Mörschbächer Wilhelm, Kellen Figueira Tragnago, Afonso Luís Barth
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portada-S1413867025X00040Vol. 29. Issue 4. (In progress)
(July - August 2025)
This issue is in progress but contains articles that are final and fully citable.
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RIMOXCLAMIN: New therapeutic regimen for Hansen’s Disease cure based on effective sensitivity recovery
Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade, Gustavo Sartori Albertino, Filipe Rocha Lima, Natália Aparecida de Paula, Fabiana Aparecida Correa Cinto, Fernanda Cruz Perecin, Andrezza Westin, Wilson Marques Junior, Helena Barbosa Lugão
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Economic evaluation of ceftazidime-avibactam vs. polymyxin B for treatment of hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia
Jessica Matuoka, Daniela Vianna Pachito, Filipe Piastrelli, Lorena Cristina Correa Fehlberg, Haliton Alves de Oliveira Junior
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Luciano Goldani

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Luciano Goldani, MD, PhD
Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil
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