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Jose Diego Brito-Sousa
Researcher at Federal University of Amazonas
Publications - 29
Citations - 1803
Jose Diego Brito-Sousa is an academic researcher from Federal University of Amazonas. The author has contributed to research in topics: Malaria & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 20 publications receiving 1323 citations.
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Effect of High vs Low Doses of Chloroquine Diphosphate as Adjunctive Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Mayla Gabriela Silva Borba,Fernando Fonseca Almeida Val,Vanderson de Souza Sampaio,Márcia A. A. Alexandre,Gisely Cardoso de Melo,Marcelo A M Brito,Maria Paula Gomes Mourão,Jose Diego Brito-Sousa,Djane Clarys Baia-da-Silva,Marcus Vinitius de Farias Guerra,Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar,R. Pinto,Antônio Alcirley da Silva Balieiro,Antonio G. Pacheco,James D. Santos,Felipe Gomes Naveca,Mariana Simão Xavier,André M. Siqueira,Alexandre Vargas Schwarzbold,Julio Croda,Julio Croda,Maurício Lacerda Nogueira,Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero,Quique Bassat,Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes,Bernardino Cláudio de Albuquerque,Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro,Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro,Marcus Lacerda +28 more
TL;DR: The preliminary findings of this study suggest that the higher CQ dosage should not be recommended for critically ill patients with COVID-19 because of its potential safety hazards, especially when taken concurrently with azithromycin and oseltamivir.
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Methylprednisolone as Adjunctive Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19; Metcovid): A Randomized, Double-blind, Phase IIb, Placebo-controlled Trial.
Christiane Maria Prado Jeronimo,Maria Eduarda Leão de Farias,Fernando Val,Vanderson de Souza Sampaio,Márcia A. A. Alexandre,Gisely Cardoso de Melo,Izabella Picinin Safe,Mayla Gabriela Silva Borba,Rebeca Linhares Abreu Netto,Alex Bezerra Silva Maciel,João Ricardo da Silva Neto,Lucas Barbosa Oliveira,Erick F. G. Figueiredo,Kelry Mazurega Oliveira Dinelly,Maria Gabriela de Almeida Rodrigues,Marcelo A M Brito,Maria Paula Gomes Mourão,Guilherme Augusto Pivoto João,Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar,Quique Bassat,Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero,Felipe Gomes Naveca,Heline Lira Vasconcelos,Michel de Araújo Tavares,Jose Diego Brito-Sousa,Fabio T. M. Costa,Maurício Lacerda Nogueira,Djane Clarys Baia-da-Silva,Mariana Simão Xavier,Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro,Marcus V. G. Lacerda,Metcovid Team +31 more
TL;DR: The findings of this study suggest that a short course of MP in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 did not reduce mortality in the overall population.
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COVID-19 in Brazil: advantages of a socialized unified health system and preparation to contain cases.
Julio Croda,Julio Croda,Wanderson Kleber de Oliveira,Rodrigo Lins Frutuoso,Luiz Henrique Mandetta,Djane Clarys Baia-da-Silva,Jose Diego Brito-Sousa,Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro,Marcus V. G. Lacerda +8 more
TL;DR: Rapid and robust preparedness actions have been undertaken in Brazil while first cases have not yet been identified in Latin-American, and the outcome of this early preparation should be analyzed in future studies.
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Chloroquine diphosphate in two different dosages as adjunctive therapy of hospitalized patients with severe respiratory syndrome in the context of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection: Preliminary safety results of a randomized, double-blinded, phase IIb clinical trial (CloroCovid-19 Study)
Mayla Gabriela Silva Borba,Fernando Fonseca Almeida Val,Vanderson de Souza Sampaio,Márcia A. A. Alexandre,Gisely Cardoso de Melo,Marcelo A M Brito,Maria Paula Gomes Mourão,Jose Diego Brito-Sousa,Djane Clarys Baia-da-Silva,Marcus Vinitius de Farias Guerra,Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar,R. Pinto,Antônio Alcirley da Silva Balieiro,Felipe Gomes Naveca,Mariana Simão Xavier,Alexandre Salomão,André M. Siqueira,Alexandre Vargas Schwarzbold,Julio Croda,Maurício Lacerda Nogueira,Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero,Quique Bassat,Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes,Bernardino Cláudio de Albuquerque,Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro,Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro,Marcus Lacerda,CloroCovid Team,Fundação de Vigilância em Saúde do Amazonas. Manaus, Am, Brasil.,Mozambique Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça. Maputo,Spain Icrea. Barcelona +30 more
TL;DR: Preliminary findings suggest that the higher CQ dosage (10-day regimen) should not be recommended for COVID-19 treatment because of its potential safety hazards.
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Case Report: Adrenal Pathology Findings in Severe COVID-19: An Autopsy Study.
Monique Freire Santana,Mayla Gabriela Silva Borba,Djane Clarys Baia-da-Silva,Fernando Val,Márcia A. A. Alexandre,Jose Diego Brito-Sousa,Gisely Cardoso de Melo,Marcos Vinícius Oliveira Queiroga,Maria Eduarda Leão de Farias,Cecília Cunha Camilo,Felipe Gomes Naveca,Mariana Simão Xavier,Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro,Guilherme Augusto Pivoto João,Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar,Jaume Ordi,Marcus V. G. Lacerda,Luiz Carlos de Lima Ferreira +17 more
TL;DR: Findings in the adrenal glands in 28 autopsies with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection suggest adrenal lesions are frequent in patients with severe COVID-19, which could contribute to the lethal outcome.