2016
DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00017216
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Microcefalia no Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil: características epidemiológicas e avaliação da acurácia diagnóstica dos pontos de corte adotados para notificação de caso

Abstract: Resumo: O aumento das notificações de casos de microcefalia em Pernambuco, Brasil, e no Nordeste caracterizou uma epidemia que levou o Ministério da Saúde a decretar emergência nacional de saúde pública. Inicialmente, o Ministério da Saúde definiu como suspeitos recém-nascidos de 37 semanas ou mais de idade gestacional (IG) e com perímetro cefálico (PC) ≤ 33cm, tendo, em dezembro de 2015, reduzido essa medida para 32cm. Este estudo objetivou estimar a acurácia, a sensibilidade e a especificidade de diferentes … Show more

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“…However, the disease has been linked to several neurologic manifestations in children and adults such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and peripheral nerve involvement, and ophthalmic complications such as retinal and optic nerve abnormalities. Vertical transmission has been associated with spontaneous abortion and stillbirth, and also with congenital malformations in newborns including but not limited to microcephaly [5,15,[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the disease has been linked to several neurologic manifestations in children and adults such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and peripheral nerve involvement, and ophthalmic complications such as retinal and optic nerve abnormalities. Vertical transmission has been associated with spontaneous abortion and stillbirth, and also with congenital malformations in newborns including but not limited to microcephaly [5,15,[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Brazil experienced an approximately 20-fold increase in the total number of congenital microcephaly cases from 2014 to 2015, following the confirmation of autochthonous Zika virus transmission [ 6 ]. In December 2015, the Brazilian Ministry of Health enhanced congenital microcephaly surveillance by implementing a more sensitive case definition, and added Zika to the list of “TORCHS” pathogens (Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes simplex virus, Syphilis) that are screened [ 7 , 8 ]. In February 2016, WHO declared the link between Zika virus and microcephaly to be a Public Health Emergency of International concern.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It the field of health, new disease entities are frequently perceived by clinical observation. That was what happened in August 2015 when two pediatric neurologists from public hospitals in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, detected an increase in the number of cases of neonates with microcephaly of unknown cause, some of which with other congenital malformations 3,4 . Data in the Brazilian Information System on Live Births (SINASC) confirmed the keen observation by these pediatric neurologists in Pernambuco, that there was indeed an increase in case reports of microcephaly 3 .…”
Section: Which Microcephaly?mentioning
confidence: 89%