Monique Freire
4 Papers
Monique Freire is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Case fatality rate. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 3 publications.
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Snakebites as cause of deaths in the Western Brazilian Amazon: Why and who dies? Deaths from snakebites in the Amazon.
Anderson da Silva Souza,Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett,João Arthur Alcântara,Monique Freire,Maria das Graças Costa Alecrim,Marcus V. G. Lacerda,Luiz Carlos de Lima Ferreira,Hui Wen Fan,Vanderson de Souza Sampaio,Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro +9 more
TL;DR: Death from snakebites was underreported in the mortality surveillance system; older age groups living in remote municipalities and indigenous peoples were the population groups most prone to death; iii) lack or underdosage of antivenom resulted in higher case fatality and iv) systemic bleeding, circulatory shock, sepsis and acute respiratory failure were strongly associated to fatal outcome.
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High prevalence and mortality due to Histoplasma capsulatum in the Brazilian Amazon: An autopsy study.
Natalia Rakislova,Juan Carlos Hurtado,Antonio E. M. Palhares,Luiz Felipe Gomes Rebello Ferreira,Monique Freire,Marcus Lacerda,Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro,Mireia Navarro,Isaac Casas,Marcus de Melo Teixeira,Marcus de Melo Teixeira,Paola Castillo,Maria Teresa Rodrigo-Calvo,Lorena Marimon,José Antonio Sarria Guerrero,Rosauro Varo,Vima Delgado,Llorenç Quintó,Francesc Marco,Emilio Letang,Jordi Vila,Quique Bassat,Clara Menéndez,Jaume Ordi,Miguel J. Martínez +24 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors performed a detailed histological and microbiological evaluation with genetic characterization of Histoplasma strains with the aim to evaluate the contribution of histoplasmosis to morbidity and mortality.
Hemophagocytic Syndrome in a Patient with HIV and Histoplasmosis: A not so Rare Correlation
Monique Freire,Viviane Souza de Carvalho,Renata Spener,Christiane Rodrigues da Silva,João Ricardo da Silva Neto,L. Carlos Ferreira,Paulo Nogueira +6 more
TL;DR: A clinical case of a 33-year-old male student diagnosed with HIV who was hospitalized for investigation of asthenia and dyspnea, accompanied by adynamia, decreased motor force in the left leg, dysphagia, and dysfluency is described, reinforcing the need to consider hemophagocytic syndrome in patients with HIV and disseminated histoplasmosis in order for the treatment be started early when there is high clinical suspicion.
Performance of the minimally invasive autopsy tool for cause of death determination in adult deaths from the Brazilian Amazon: an observational study.
Antonio E. M. Palhares,Luiz Felipe Gomes Rebello Ferreira,Monique Freire,Paola Castillo,Miguel J. Martínez,Juan Carlos Hurtado,Natalia Rakislova,Rosauro Varo,Rosauro Varo,Mireia Navarro,Isaac Casas,Jordi Vila,Wuelton M. Monteiro,Ariadna Sanz,Llorenç Quintó,Fabiola Fernandes,Carla Carrilho,Clara Menéndez,Clara Menéndez,Jaume Ordi,Quique Bassat,Marcus Vg Lacerda +21 more
TL;DR: The minimally invasive autopsy is a robust substitute of the CDA for CoD surveillance and quality improvement of clinical practice in low- and middle-income settings, and major clinico-pathological discrepancies were identified in 49% of cases.