All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Children With Congenital Zika Syndrome in Brazil
In this cohort study, children born with CZS had strikingly higher risk of overall and cause-specific mortality. These findings may support the development of clinical protocols to prevent early mortality and improve survival in these children.
Authors
- Rita Carvalho-Sauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9425-7314)
- Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9951-8840)
- Maria Glória Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3318-3408)
- Laura C. Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9008-660X)
- Júlia Moreira Pescarini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8711-9589)
- Roberto F. S. Andrade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9323-1400)
- Maurício L. Barreto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-4930)
- Maria da Conceição Nascimento Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7275-4280)
- Enny S. Paixão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-908X)
- Luciana Lobato Cardim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2262-2439)
- Elizabeth Bailey Brickley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0280-2288)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal da Bahia (BR)
- Universidade do Estado da Bahia (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.56042
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.51