Original Article

Smoking among physicians in a specific region of the greater metropolitan area of São Paulo

Tabagismo entre médicos da Região do ABC Paulista

Adriano Cesar Guazzelli, Mário Terra Filho, Elie Fiss

J Bras Pneumol.2005;31(6):516-522

Tuberculosis recurrence in a priority city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Recorrência de tuberculose em município prioritário do estado de São Paulo

Amadeu Antonio Vieira1,2, Danila Torres Leite3, Solange Adreoni2

J Bras Pneumol.2017;43(2):106-112

Ninety-day outcomes in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in São Paulo, Brazil: a cohort study

Desfechos em 90 dias entre pacientes com diagnóstico de COVID-19 em São Paulo (SP): estudo de coorte

Renata Rego Lins Fumis1, Eduardo Leite Vieira Costa1,2, Bruno Martins Tomazini1,3, Leandro Utino Taniguchi1,4, Livia do Valle Costa1, Christian Valle Morinaga1, Marcia Martiniano de Sousa e Sá1, Luciano Cesar Pontes de Azevedo1,4, Teresa Cristina Nascimento1, Carla Bernardes Ledo1, Maura Salaroli de Oliveira1, Luiz Francisco Cardoso1, Laerte Pastore Junior1, José Mauro Vieira Junior1

J Bras Pneumol.2023;49(3):e20230056

Identifying malignant mesothelioma by a pathological survey using the São Paulo state hospital cancer registry, Brazil

Fabiola Del Carlo Bernardi 1, Eduardo Algranti2, Marisa Dolhnikoff3, Clóvis Antônio Lopes Pinto4, Ivanir Martins de Oliveira5, Ester Nei Aparecida Martins Coletta6, Eduardo Caetano Albino da Silva7, Adauto José Ferreira Nunes8, Donaldo Botelho Veneziano9, Carolina Terra de Moraes Luizaga10, Ricardo Luiz Lorenzi11, Diego Rodrigues Mendonça e Silva12, Thais Mauad3

J Bras Pneumol.2024;50(2):e20230343

University of São Paulo Reasons for Smoking Scale: a new tool for the evaluation of smoking motivation

Escala Razões para Fumar da Universidade de São Paulo: um novo instrumento para avaliar a motivação para fumar

Elisa Sebba Tosta de Souza, José Alexandre de Souza Crippa, Sonia Regina Pasian, José Antônio Baddini Martinez

J Bras Pneumol.2010;36(6):768-778

PLATINO, a nine-year follow-up study of COPD in the city of São Paulo, Brazil: the problem of underdiagnosis

PLATINO, estudo de seguimento de nove anos sobre DPOC na cidade de São Paulo: o problema do subdiagnóstico

J Bras Pneumol.2014;40(1):30-37

Objective: To determine the underdiagnosis rate in new COPD cases at the end of a nine-year follow-up period-in the study designated "Projeto Latino-Americano de Investigação em Obstrução Pulmonar" (PLATINO, Latin-American Pulmonary Obstruction Investigation Project)-and compare that with the underdiagnosis rate during the initial phase of the study, as well as to identify the clinical features exhibited by the subjects who were not diagnosed until the end of the follow-up phase. Methods: The study population comprised the 1,000 residents of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, who took part in the PLATINO study. Of those, 613 participated in the follow-up phase, during which the subjects were assessed with the same instruments and equipment employed in the initial phase of the study. We used the chi-square test or the independent sample t-test to analyze the underdiagnosis rate and to identify the characteristics of the subjects who were not diagnosed until the end of the follow-up phase. Results: The underdiagnosis rate for new COPD cases at the end of the nine-year follow-up period was 70.0%. The underdiagnosis rate during the follow-up phase was 17.5% lower than that reported for the initial phase of the study. The subjects who were not diagnosed until the end of the follow-up phase presented with fewer respiratory symptoms, better pulmonary function, and less severe disease than did those previously diagnosed with COPD. Conclusions: The underdiagnosis rate for new COPD cases was lower in the follow-up phase of the study than in the initial phase. The subjects who were not diagnosed until the end of the follow-up phase of the PLATINO study presented with the same clinical profile as did those who were not diagnosed in the initial phase. These findings underscore the need for spirometry in order to confirm the diagnosis of COPD and provide early intervention.

Keywords: Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive/diagnosis; Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive/epidemiology; Spirometry.

Smoking and alcohol drinking practices among employees of Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Tabagismo e etilismo em funcionários da Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Maria Olganê Dantas Sabry, Helena Alves de Carvalho Sampaio, Marcelo Gurgel Carlos da Silva

J Bras Pneumol.1999;25(6):313-320

Brief Communication

Occurrence of influenza among patients hospitalized for suspicion of influenza A (H1N1) infection in 2010 at a sentinel hospital in São Paulo, Brazil

Ocorrência de influenza em pacientes hospitalizados com suspeita de infecção por influenza A (H1N1) em 2010 em um hospital sentinela na cidade de São Paulo

Thaís Boim Melchior, Sandra Baltazar Guatura, Clarice Neves Camargo, Aripuanã Sakurada Aranha Watanabe, Celso Granato, Nancy Bellei

J Bras Pneumol.2011;37(5):655-658

Case Report

The challenge of managing extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis at a referral hospital in the state of São Paulo, Brazil: a report of three cases

O desafio do tratamento da tuberculose extensivamente resistente em um hospital de referência no estado de São Paulo: um relato de três casos

Marcos Abdo Arbex1,2, Hélio Ribeiro de Siqueira3,4, Lia D'Ambrosio5,6, Giovanni Battista Migliori5

J Bras Pneumol.2015;41(6):554-559

Original Article

Adverse effects of tuberculosis treatment: experience at an outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital in the city of São Paulo, Brazi

Efeitos adversos no tratamento da tuberculose: experiência em serviço ambulatorial de um hospital-escola na cidade de São Paulo

Denise Eri Onodera Vieira, Mauro Gomes

J Bras Pneumol.2008;34(12):1049-1055

Primary bacillary resistance in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and predictive factors associated with cure at a referral center in São Paulo, Brazil

Resistência bacilar primária em tuberculose multidrogarresistente e fatores preditivos associados à cura, em um centro de referência da cidade de São Paulo

Marcia Telma Guimarães Savioli1,a, Nelson Morrone2,b, Ilka Santoro1,c

J Bras Pneumol.2019;45(2):e20180075

Anthropometric status of individuals with COPD in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, over time - analysis of a population-based study

Análise evolutiva antropométrica em indivíduos com DPOC na cidade de São Paulo - estudo de base populacional

Josiane Marchioro1,a, Mariana Rodrigues Gazzotti1,b, Graciane Laender Moreira1,c, Beatriz Martins Manzano1,d, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes2,e, Rogélio Perez-Padilla3,f, José Roberto Jardim1,g, Oliver Augusto Nascimento1,4,h, PLATINO Team

J Bras Pneumol.2019;45(6):e20170157

Profile and follow-up of patients with Mycobacterium sp. at the Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Perfil e seguimento dos pacientes portadores de Mycobacterium sp. do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Giselle Carvalho Froes, Rosane Luiza Coutinho, Marcelo Nardy de Ávila, Leandra Rocha Cançado, Silvana Spíndola de Miranda

J Bras Pneumol.2003;29(6):365-370

Background: Surveys of patients diagnosed with mycobacteriosis, taken at the Laboratory of Mycobacteriology of the Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, have shown that lack of information concerning diagnosis prevented 42% from initiating treatment. Objective: To evaluate the profile of patients with mycobacterial infection attending the Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. To describe the follow up of those patients and compare it to the guidelines made by the National Program for the Control of Tuberculosis. Methods: The files of patients diagnosed with mycobacterium infection during 2002 were selected from the archives of the Laboratory of Mycobacteriology of the Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. An active search for these patients was carried out and follow-up exams were then performed. Results: Of the 66 patients selected, 62 (94%) were positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and 4 (6%) had nontuberculous mycobacteriosis. Another 4 (6%) had been transferred to other institutions. Of the remaining 58, 37 (63%) had been cured, 1 (2%) had refused treatment, 9 (16%) were not found and 11 (19%) had died. Of the 11 deaths, 7 (64%) had tested positive for HIV. Conclusion: Patients failed to receive treatment not due to lack of diagnosis, but to inadequate structure, low awareness levels of all parties, and lack of tuberculosis control organization at the hospital level. Due to the high number of HIV-positive patients, the number of patients cured was lower than that required by the National Health Ministry. Deaths were attributed to HIV infection and lack of knowledge about the disease. In order to identify and address the problems associated with clinical laboratory practice, laboratory professionals must work in concert with their clinical counterparts when carrying out operational research on tuberculosis.

Keywords: Tuberculosis/diagnosis. Mycobacterium infections/complications.