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March - April 2012

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

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SJR 2023

0.59

SNIP

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SNIP 2023

0.61

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Vol. 16. Issue 2.

Pages 113-218 (March - April 2012)

Editorial

JC virus: More than 40 years later with new implications

Mônica Gomes da Silva

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:113-4

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Original article

Sex, drugs, bugs, and age: Rational selection of empirical therapy for outpatient urinary tract infection in an era of extensive antimicrobial resistance

Jaime L. Rocha, Felipe Francisco Tuon, James R. Johnson

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:115-21

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A survey on pulmonary pathogens and their antibiotic susceptibility among cystic fibrosis patients

Ghamartaj Khanbabaee, Majidreza Akbarizadeh, Aliakbar Sayyari, Mitra Ashayeri-Panah, Fatemeh Abdollahgorji, Kourosh Sheibani, Nima Rezaei

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:122-8

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In vitro study of the effect of a probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus rhamnosus against herpes simplex virus type 1

Soghra Khani, Mohammad Motamedifar, Hossein Golmoghaddam, Hamideh Mahmoodzadeh Hosseini, Zahra Hashemizadeh

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:129-35

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Characterization of gyrA and gyrB mutations and fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates from Hubei Province, China

Jun Chen, Zhifei Chen, Yuanyuan Li, Wei Xia, Xi Chen, Tian Chen, Liping Zhou, Bin Xu, Shunqing Xu

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:136-41

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Previous use of quinolones: A surrogate marker for first line anti-tuberculosis drugs resistance in HIV-infected patients?

Caroline Deutschendorf, Luciano Z. Goldani, Rodrigo Pires dos Santos

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:142-5

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Early HHV-6 replication is associated with morbidity non-related to CMV infection after kidney transplantation

Regina Barbosa Schroeder, Tatiana Ferreira Michelon, Gabriela Garbin, Valter Garcia, Janaina Gomes da Silveira, Luciano Santos, Jorge Neumann, Elizete Keitel

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:146-52

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JC virus-associated central nervous system diseases in HIV-infected patients in Brazil: Clinical presentations, associated factors with mortality and outcome

Felipe Piza, Maria Cristina Fink, Gilberto S. Nogueira, Claudio S. Pannuti, Augusto C. Penalva de Oliveira, José Ernesto Vidal

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:153-6

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Recent HIV infection rates among HIV positive patients seeking voluntary counseling and testing centers in the metropolitan region of Recife – PE, Brazil

Ana Maria Salustiano Cavalcanti, Ana Maria de Brito, Daniela Medeiros Salustiano, Kledoaldo Oliveira de Lima, Sirleide Pereira da Silva, Heloisa Ramos Lacerda

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:157-63

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Prevalence and risk factors for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia among HIV-infected women

Nara Chartuni Pereira Teixeira, Angela Cristina Labanca Araújo, Christine Miranda Correa, Claudia Teixeira da Costa Lodi, Maria Inês Miranda Lima, Nara de Oliveira Carvalho, Dora Mendez del Castillo, Victor Hugo Melo

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:164-9

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Toxoplasma gondii antibody profile in HIV-1-infected and uninfected pregnant women and the impact on congenital toxoplasmosis diagnosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Márcia Antunes Fernandes, Giovanni Inácio Batista, Juliano da Costa Silveira Carlos, Ivete Martins Gomes, Kátia Martins Lopes de Azevedo, Sérgio Setúbal, Solange Artimos de Oliveira, Luis Guilhermo Coca Velarde, Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:170-4

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Brief communication

Antifungal susceptibilities of Cryptococcus species complex isolates from AIDS and non-AIDS patients in Southeast China

Meng Li, Yong Liao, Min Chen, Weihua Pan, Lixing Weng

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:175-9

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Respiratory viral coinfection among hospitalized patients with H1N1 2009 during the first pandemic wave in Brazil

Clarice Camargo, Sandra Baltazar Guatura, Nancy Bellei

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:180-3

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Genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum in Kohat District, Pakistan

Lubna Khatoon, Inam Ullah Khan, Shahid Ali Shah, Muhammad Ishtiaq Jan, Farhat Ullah, Salman Akbar Malik

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:184-7

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Prevalence of cervical Chlamydia trachomatis infection in sexually active adolescents from Salvador, Brazil

Márcia Sacramento Cunha Machado, Bruno Fernando Borges da Costa e Silva, Igor Logetto Caetité Gomes, Iuri Usêda Santana, Maria Fernanda Rios Grassi

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:188-91

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Case report

Invasive intracranial aspergillosis spread by the pterygopalatine fossa in an immunocompetent patient

Anqi Xiao, Shu Jiang, Yi Liu, Kaihong Deng, Chao You

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:192-5

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First case of Nocardia nova spinal abscess in an immunocompetent patient

Seung Bok Hong, Kyudong Han, Bo Ra Son, Kyeong Seob Shin, Byeong Cheol Rim

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:196-9

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Two cases of pulmonary and pleural sparganosis confirmed by tissue biopsy and immunoserology

Sang Wan Chung, Yee Hyung Kim, Eun Jung Lee, Dae Hyun Kim, Gou Young Kim

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:200-3

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Mycobacterium aurum keratitis: An unusual etiology of a sight-threatening infection

Behnam Honarvar, Hossein Movahedan, Mojtaba Mahmoodi, Fatemeh Maryam Sheikholeslami, Parisa Farnia

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:204-8

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Clinical images

Atypical duodenal mycobacteriosis in a patient with AIDS

Nayze Lucena Sangreman Aldeman, Lize Maciel Guimarães, Monica Maria Demas Alvares Cabral

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:209-10

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Letter to the editor

Predictors of 14-day mortality in patients with bloodstream infections caused by Enterobacteriaceae strains: A mathematical PK/PD analysis

Luciana Azevedo Callefi, Eduardo A. Medeiros, Guilherme Henrique Campos Furtado

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:211-3

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Childhood respiratory viruses in public health care centers

Poliana Castro de Resende Bonati, Carlos Martins da Silva

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:214

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Early diagnosis and management of tracheomalacia with invasive bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in an adult

Aigui Jiang, Huiyu Lu

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:215-6

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Prevalence and risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus infection in pregnant women in Eastern Ghana

Hee Jung Yoon, George Bonsu, Arko Akoto-Ampaw, Grace Nkrumah-Mills, Julia J.A. Nimo, Jin Kyung Park, Moran Ki

Braz J Infect Dis. 2012;16:217-8

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