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pro vyhledávání: '"Alexandra Brito"'
Autor:
Isadora Salles, Paula Travassos, Renata Spener-Gomes, Ana Paula Loch, Valeria Saraceni, Lilian Lauria, Solange Cavalcante, Jamile Garcia de Oliveira, Alexandra Brito de Souza, Allyson Guimarães Costa, Sumire Sakabe, Roberta Schiavon Nogueira, Lelia H Chaisson, Silvia Cohn, Leda Fatima Jamal, Jose Valdez Ramalho Madruga, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Barbara Castro, Danielle Portella Ferreira, Christopher J Hoffmann, Jonathan E Golub, Betina Durovni, Deanna Kerrigan
Publikováno v:
PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 3, Iss 1, p e0001251 (2023)
Tuberculosis (TB) causes 1 in 3 deaths among people living with HIV (PLHIV). Diagnosing and treating latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is critical to reducing TB incidence and mortality. Blood-based screening tests (e.g., QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/62ee98f56ef94a04bc9cec613e14abd0
Autor:
Francisco Beraldi-Magalhaes, Suzanne L. Parker, Cristina Sanches, Leandro Sousa Garcia, Brenda Karoline Souza Carvalho, Amanda Araujo Costa, Mariana Millan Fachi, Marcus Vinicius de Liz, Alexandra Brito de Souza, Izabella Picinin Safe, Roberto Pontarolo, Steven Wallis, Jeffrey Lipman, Jason A. Roberts, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos
Publikováno v:
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 8, Iss 6, p 312 (2023)
Background: Patients with tuberculosis (TB) may develop multi-organ failure and require admission to intensive care. In these cases, the mortality rates are as high as 78% and may be caused by suboptimal serum concentrations of first-line TB drugs. T
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d066a69d2bd34d4592720f67ce468422
Autor:
María B. Arriaga, Gustavo Amorim, Artur T.L. Queiroz, Moreno M.S. Rodrigues, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Betania M.F. Nogueira, Alexandra Brito Souza, Michael S. Rocha, Aline Benjamin, Adriana S.R. Moreira, Jamile G. de Oliveira, Marina C. Figueiredo, Megan M. Turner, Kleydson Alves, Betina Durovni, José R. Lapa-e-Silva, Afrânio L. Kritski, Solange Cavalcante, Valeria C. Rolla, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Timothy R. Sterling, Bruno B. Andrade
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 103, Iss , Pp 110-118 (2021)
Background: A major goal of tuberculosis (TB) epidemiological studies is to obtain results that can be generalized to the larger population with TB. The ability to extrapolate findings on the determinants of TB treatment outcomes is also important. M
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/5d6e7985900b428ead391b9085d2d03d
Autor:
Olivia Henry, Alexandra Brito, Marguerite Cooper Lloyd, Robert Miller, Eleanor Weaver, Raghu Upender
Publikováno v:
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, Vol 13 (2022)
Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common condition in the United States that is strongly linked to metabolic disease, cardiovascular disease, and increased mortality. Uninsured populations experience sleep health disparities, including
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/68b897896553406fb1299cddbc6450be
Autor:
Renata Spener-Gomes, Allyson Guimarães Costa, Hilda Ferreira de Melo, Alexandra Brito de Souza, Francisco Beraldi-Magalhães, Jaquelane Silva Jesus, María B. Arriaga, Afrânio Kritski, Izabella Safe, Bruno B. Andrade, Anete Trajman, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 105, Iss , Pp 743-745 (2021)
Objectives: Bacteriological confirmation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is challenging for several reasons: the paucibacillary nature of the sample; scarce resources, mainly in middle and low-income countries; the need for hospitalization; and
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4ae2e652f872403393ef62d127ea01d8
Autor:
Timothy Sterling, Alexandra Brito Souza, María B Arriaga, Gustavo Amorim, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Betânia M F Nogueira, Artur T L Queiroz, Marina C Figueiredo, Michael S Rocha, Aline Benjamin, Adriana S R Moreira, Jamile G Oliveira, Valeria Rolla, Betina Durovni, José R Lapa e Silva, Afrânio L Kritski, Solange Cavalcante, Bruno B Andrade, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos
Publikováno v:
BMJ Global Health, Vol 6, Iss 9 (2021)
Introduction Factors associated with losses in the latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) cascade of care in contacts of patients with tuberculosis (TB) were investigated in a multicentre prospective cohort from highly endemic regions in Brazil.Methods
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/cbda13d9bfc24ca59e54d997868cb976
Autor:
Silvana Spindola de Miranda, Isabela Neves de Almeida, Maria de Fátima Filardi Oliveira Mansur, Lida Jouca de Assis Figueredo, Wânia da Silva Carvalho, João Paulo Amaral Hadaad, Jaciara de Lourdes do Carmo Guimarães Diniz, Andrea von Groll, Pedro Almeida da Silva, Maria Luiza Lopes, Marcelo Cordeiro dos Santos, Alexandra Brito, Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz Mello, Thiago da Silva Santos Malaquias, Julio Croda, Juliana Maira Watanabe Pinhata, Rosângela Siqueira de Oliveira, Erica Chimara, Maria Lúcia Rossetti, Maria Laura Halon, Maria Cristina Lourenço, Reginalda Ferreira de Melo Medeiros, Fátima Cristina Onofre Fandinho Montes, Diana Machado, Miguel Viveiros, Afrânio Lineu Kritski
Publikováno v:
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, Vol 63 (2020)
Abstract (1) Background: The Commercial Kit SIRE Nitratase® PlastLabor, is a drug susceptibility test kit used to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to first-line TB treatment drugs. The present study aimed at evaluating its performance in
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4c5c040d80b14a3981af4b9f0255a4af
Autor:
Izabella Picinin Safe, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda, Vitoria Silva Printes, Adriana Ferreira Praia Marins, Amanda Lia Rebelo Rabelo, Amanda Araújo Costa, Michel Araújo Tavares, Jaquelane Silva Jesus, Alexandra Brito Souza, Francisco Beraldi-Magalhães, Cynthia Pessoa Neves, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Vanderson Souza Sampaio, Eduardo P Amaral, Renata Spener Gomes, Bruno B Andrade, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 6, p e0235381 (2020)
Despite the availability of effective antimicrobials, tuberculosis (TB) is still a serious health threat. Mortality is even higher in people living with HIV who are diagnosed with TB. New therapies are needed to shorten the time required to cure TB a
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/06edde6fc88a470c9378bbc7a801d60d
Autor:
Lysianne Beynel, Simon W. Davis, Courtney A. Crowell, Moritz Dannhauer, Wesley Lim, Hannah Palmer, Susan A. Hilbig, Alexandra Brito, Connor Hile, Bruce Luber, Sarah H. Lisanby, Angel V. Peterchev, Roberto Cabeza, Lawrence G. Appelbaum
Publikováno v:
Brain Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 5, p 255 (2020)
The process of manipulating information within working memory is central to many cognitive functions, but also declines rapidly in old age. Improving this process could markedly enhance the health-span in older adults. The current pre-registered, ran
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/6ae8410c0a9a445baf3bdaff9f0d434b
Autor:
Marlucia da Silva Garrido, Samira Bührer-Sékula, Alexandra Brito de Souza, Rajendranath Ramasawmy, Patrícia de Lima Quincó, Rossicleia Lins Monte, Lucilaide Oliveira Santos, Tomás Maria Perez-Porcuna, Flor Ernestina Martinez-Espínosa, Valéria Saraceni, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos
Publikováno v:
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 48, Iss suppl 1, Pp 63-69 (2015)
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the infectious diseases that contributes most to the morbidity and mortality of millions of people worldwide. Brazil is one of 22 countries that accounts for 80% of the tuberculosis global burden. The highest incidence rat
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0bce8d6424a74e12b6dc0ddeb2860d96