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July - August 2011

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

3.0

Citescore

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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

0.59

SNIP

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SNIP 2023

0.61

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Vol. 15. Issue 4.

Pages 301-412 (July - August 2011)

Original article

Biofilm production using distinct media and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Leandro Reus Rodrigues Perez, Afonso Luís Barth

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:301-4

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Evaluation of different detection methods of biofilm formation in the clinical isolates

Afreenish Hassan, Javaid Usman, Fatima Kaleem, Maria Omair, Ali Khalid, Muhammad Iqbal

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:305-11

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Outbreaks, persistence, and high mortality rates of multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in a hospital with AIDS-predominant admissions

Marisa Zenaide Ribeiro Gomes, Carolina Romero Machado, Magda de Souza da Conceição, Jois Alves Ortega, Sonia Maria Ferraz M Neves, Maria Cristina da Silva Lourenço, Marise Dutra Asensi

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:312-22

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Group B Streptococcus detection: comparison of PCR assay and culture as a screening method for pregnant women

Fernanda de-Paris, Alice Beatriz Mombach Pinheiro Machado, Tailise Conte Gheno, Bruna Maria Ascoli, Kátia Ruschel Pilger de Oliveira, Afonso Luis Barth

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:323-7

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Risk factors for catheter-related bloodstream infection: a prospective multicenter study in Brazilian intensive care units

Daniela Bicudo, Ruth Batista, Guilherme Henrique Furtado, Angela Sola, Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo de Medeiros

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:328-31

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Propolis derivatives inhibit the systemic inflammatory response and protect hepatic and neuronal cells in acute septic shock

Aida Abdelhamid Korish, Maha Mohamed Arafa

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:332-8

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Antimicrobial activity of ceftobiprole against Gram-negative and Gram-positive pathogens: results from INVITA-A-CEFTO Brazilian study

Rosângela Ferraz Cereda, Heber Dias Azevedo, Raquel Girardello, Danilo Elias Xavier, Ana C. Gales

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:339-48

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Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS in a region of Southern Brazil where the subtype C of HIV-1 infection predominates

Sandra Aparecida Manenti, João Galato Júnior, Elizângela da Silva Silveira, Roberto Teixeira Oenning, Priscyla Waleska Targino de Azevedo Simões, Jeverson Moreira, Celine Maria Fochesato, Luís Fernando de Macedo Brígido, ... Pedro Roosevelt Torres Romão

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:349-55

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Importance of high IgG anti-Toxoplasma gondii titers and PCR detection of T. gondii DNA in peripheral blood samples for the diagnosis of AIDS-related cerebral toxoplasmosis: a case-control study

José E. Vidal, Adrián Vladimir Hernández Diaz, Augusto César Penalva de Oliveira, Rafi Felicio Dauar, Fabio Antonio Colombo, Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:356-9

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Behavioral and biological risks of women seeking HIV test in an anonymous testing center

Ayrton Daniel Ribeiro Filho, Paulo César Giraldo, Maria José Penna Maisonnette de Attayde Silva, Rose Luce Gomes do Amaral, José Eleutério Junior, Ana Katherine da Silveira Gonçalves

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:360-4

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Comparison of multiplex PCR with serogrouping and PCR-RFLP of fliC gene for the detection of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC)

Saeid Bouzari, Mohammad M. Aslani, Mana Oloomi, Anis Jafari, Amir Dashti

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:365-9

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Brief communication

Risk factors for bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

Olivia Ferrández Quirante, Santiago Grau Cerrato, Sonia Luque Pardos

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:370-6

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Thyroid disorders in patients with chronic hepatitis C using interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy

Luis Jesuino de Oliveira Andrade, Ajax Mercês Atta, Maria Luiza Brito de Sousa Atta, Célia Neder Kalil Mangabeira, Raymundo Paraná

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:377-81

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Giardiasis as zoonosis: between proof of principle and paradigm in the Northwestern region of São Paulo State, Brazil

Aline Cardoso Caseca Volotão, Nathália Motta Delvaux Ramos, Maria Fantinatti, Marcus Vinícius Proença de Moraes, Halim Atique Netto, Luciane Moreno Storti- Melo, Elenir Alves Macedo de Godoy, Andréa Regina Baptista Rossit, ... Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:382-3

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Case report

Infectious endocarditis caused by Nocardia sp.: histological morphology as a guide for the specific diagnosis

Jussara Bianchi Castelli, Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano, Edson Abdala, Vera Demarchi Aiello

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:384-6

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Breast cancer in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a cases series report and an incidence rate estimate

Angela Cristina Vasconcelos de Andrade, Paula Mendes Luz, Valdiléa Gonçalves Veloso, Sandra Wagner Cardoso, Ronaldo Ismerio Moreira, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Ruth Khalili Friedman

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:387-93

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Multiple cutaneous swellings in an immunocompetent host – cryptococcosis overlooked

Kranthi Kosaraju, Chiranjoy Mukhopadhyay, K.E. Vandana, Kiran Yagain, N.R. Rao

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:394-6

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Use of assisted reproductive technology to separate sperm from human immunodeficiency virus infected men resulting in pregnancy among serodiscordant couples

Alessandro Schuffner, Ana Paula Lisboa, Vinicius Bonato da Rosa, Monica Maria Gomes da Silva

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:397-8

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Letter to the editor

Cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-negative patient with liver cirrhosis due to hepatitis C

Érique José Peixoto de Miranda, Luiz Guilherme Gonçalves, Francisco Oscar de Siqueira França

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:399-400

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Invasive bacteria isolates from children with cerebral shunt and pattern of antimicrobial drug susceptibility in an Iranian referral pediatrics center

Nasrin Shayanfar, Masoud Mohammadpour, Mohammad Taghi Haghi-Ashtiani, Farideh Nejat, Narges Node Farahani, Mina Abedini, Nima Rezaei

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:401-2

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Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in a renal transplant unit

Felipe Francisco Tuon, Sergio Ricardo Penteado-Filho, Janaina Camilotti, Inneke Marie van der Heijden, Silvia Figueiredo Costa

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:403-5

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Unusual clinical presentations of brucellosis in childhood

Mehmet Ulug, Ferda Yapici, Nuray Can-Ulug

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:406-7

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Bacteremia among liver and kidney transplant recipients: etiologic agents and antimicrobial susceptibilities

Kivanc Serefhanoglu, Funda Timurkaynak, Hande Arslan, Hamdi Karakayali

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:408-9

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Comment on: “Effect of sustained virologic response on the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with HCV cirrhosis”

Fanpu Ji, Zhifang Cai, Hong Deng

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:410

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Clinical aspects of pediatric AIDS cases notified in the state of Amazonas, 1991–2009

Claudia Marques de Oliveira Soeiro, Angelica Espinosa Miranda, Valeria Saraceni, Sinesio Talhari, Luiz Carlos de Lima Ferreira

Braz J Infect Dis. 2011;15:411-2

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