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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

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Impact factor 2024

2.8

Citescore

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Citescore 2024

4.5

SJR

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SJR 2024

0.644

SNIP

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SNIP 2024

0.738

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Vol. 20. Issue 5.

Pages 413-524 (September - October 2016)

Original articles

Improving hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers: an intervention study in a Hospital in Guizhou Province, China

Xia Mu, Yan Xu, Tingxiu Yang, Ji Zhang, Chong Wang, Wei Liu, Jing Chen, Luyu Tang, Huai Yang

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:413-8

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Molecular epidemiology of coagulase-negative bloodstream isolates: detection of Staphylococcus epidermidis ST2, ST7 and linezolid-resistant ST23

Adrián Martínez-Meléndez, Rayo Morfín-Otero, Licet Villarreal-Treviño, Adrián Camacho-Ortíz, Gloria González-González, Jorge Llaca-Díaz, Eduardo Rodríguez-Noriega, Elvira Garza-González

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:419-28

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Adherence to antiretroviral therapy of Brazilian HIV-infected children and their caregivers

Gabriela Ricci, Eduardo Martins Netto, Estela Luz, Cynthia Rodamilans, Carlos Brites

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:429-36

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Ventilator-associated pneumonia: the influence of bacterial resistance, prescription errors, and de-escalation of antimicrobial therapy on mortality rates

Ana Carolina Souza-Oliveira, Thúlio Marquez Cunha, Liliane Barbosa da Silva Passos, Gustavo Camargo Lopes, Fabiola Alves Gomes, Denise Von Dolinger de Brito Röder

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:437-43

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Effects of hydrogen peroxide mouthwash on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients admitted to the intensive care unit

Monir Nobahar, Mohammad Reza Razavi, Farhad Malek, Raheb Ghorbani

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:444-50

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Serum levels of vancomycin: is there a prediction using doses in mg/kg/day or m2/day for neonates?

Roberta Maia de Castro Romanelli, Lêni Márcia Anchieta, Juliana Chaves Abreu Fernandes, Mariana Antunes Faria Lima, Taís Marina de Souza, Viviane Rosado, Wanessa Trindade Clemente, Paulo Augusto Moreira Camargos

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:451-6

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Patients with severe accidental tetanus admitted to an intensive care unit in Northeastern Brazil: clinical–epidemiological profile and risk factors for mortality

Marcus Vinícius Dantas da Nóbrega, Ricardo Coelho Reis, Isabel Cristina Veras Aguiar, Timóteo Vasconcelos Queiroz, Ana Claudia Feitosa Lima, Eanes Delgado Barros Pereira, Raquel Feijó de Araújo Ferreira

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:457-61

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Assessment of an intervention aimed at early discontinuation of intravenous antimicrobial therapy in a Brazilian University hospital

Gislaine Ferraresi Bonella, Astrídia Marília de Souza Fontes, Miguel Tanús Jorge, Alexandre Barcelos Morais da Silveira

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:462-7

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Microbial investigation of biofilms recovered from endotracheal tubes using sonication in intensive care unit pediatric patients

Thiago de Oliveira Ferreira, Rafael Yoshio Koto, Gabriel Fialkovitz da Costa Leite, Giselle Burlamaqui Klautau, Stanley Nigro, Cely Barreto da Silva, Ana Paula Idalgo da Fonseca Souza, Marcelo Jenne Mimica, ... Mauro José Costa Salles

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:468-75

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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Brazilian Clostridium difficile strains determined by agar dilution and disk diffusion

Edmir Geraldo Fraga, Antonio Carlos Nicodemo, Jorge Luiz Mello Sampaio

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:476-81

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Patient age does not affect mefloquine concentrations in erythrocytes and plasma during the acute phase of falciparum malaria

José Luiz Fernandes Vieira, Larissa Maria Guimarães Borges, Michelle Valéria Dias Ferreira, Juan Gonzalo Bardarez Rivera, Margarete do Socorro Mendonça Gomes

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:482-6

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Vaccination status of people living with HIV/AIDS in outpatient care in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Gilmara Holanda da Cunha, Marli Teresinha Gimeniz Galvão, Camila Martins de Medeiros, Ryvanne Paulino Rocha, Maria Amanda Correia Lima, Francisco Vagnaldo Fechine

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:487-93

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Brief communications

Quality of life and pain multidimensional aspects in individuals with HTLV-1

Maíra Carvalho Macêdo, Renata de Sousa Mota, Naiane Araújo Patrício, Ana Paula Campos dos Santos, Selena Márcia Dubois Mendes, Cristiane Maria Carvalho Costa Dias, Abrahão Fontes Baptista, Katia Nunes Sá

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:494-8

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Parkinsonism in HIV infected patients during antiretroviral therapy – data from a Brazilian tertiary hospital

Luis Filipe Dehner, Mariana Spitz, João Santos Pereira

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:499-501

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Case report

Abacavir-induced liver toxicity

Maria Diletta Pezzani, Chiara Resnati, Valentina Di Cristo, Agostino Riva, Cristina Gervasoni

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:502-4

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Arthralgia and scaly rashes over the palms and the soles

Cheng Tan, Wen-Yuan Zhu

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:505-6

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Letters to the editor

First serological evidence of hantavirus infection in humans from the Orinoquia region of Colombia

Liliana Sánchez, Salim Mattar, Derly Rodriguez, Vaneza Tique, Islay Rodríguez

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:507-8

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Antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Romanian hospital at the dawn of multidrug resistance

Liana-Catalina Gavriliu, Gabriel-Adrian Popescu, Cristina Popescu

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:509-10

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Malignant forms of Mediterranean spotted fever: risk factors for fatal outcomes

Ivan Baltadzhiev, Nedialka Popivanova, Zaprian Zaprianov

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:511-2

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The fast transmission of infectious diseases around the world – a new concern to the public health

Dennis Minoru Fujita, Luiz Henrique da Silva Nali, Paulo Roberto Urbano, Débora Maringoni Soeiro, Heitor Franco de Andrade

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:513-5

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Nephrin gene expression in chronic kidney disease of dogs with Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi

Mariana de Medeiros Torres, Cristiane Silva Chitarra, Luciano Nakazato, Arleana Bom Parto Ferreira de Almeida, Valéria Régia Franco Sousa

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:516-7

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Pakistan as a major obstacle in global end to poliomyelitis program: background and 2016 update

Abdul Waheed Khan, Shahid Ali, Syed Shujait Ali

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:518-20

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Oseltamivir as a cause of acute enterorrhagia

Francisco Beraldi-Magalhães, Vera Batista, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:521

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Light emitting diode fluorescence microscopy versus Ziehl–Neelsen smear microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Shambhu Kumar Upadhyaya, Narayan Dutt Pant, Raju Bhandari, Asia Poudel, Bhawana Shrestha

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:522-3

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Erratum

Erratum to “Clinical and microbiological implications of invasive pneumococcal disease in hospitalized patients (1998–2013)”

Marta Inês Cazentini Medeiros, Bento Vidal de Moura Negrini, Jorgete Maria e Silva, Samanta Cristine Grassi Almeida, Maria Luiza Leopoldo Silva Guerra, Denise de Andrade

Braz J Infect Dis. 2016;20:524

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