The Xpert® MTB/RIF diagnostic test for pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients: Benefits and experiences over 2 years in different clinical contexts.

Autor: Ana Paula de Oliveira Tomaz, Sonia Mara Raboni, Gislene Maria Botão Kussen, Keite da Silva Nogueira, Clea Elisa Lopes Ribeiro, Libera Maria Dalla Costa

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 3, p e0247185 (2021)

Xpert® MTB/RIF has been widely used for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in Brazil, since 2014. This prospective observational study aimed to evaluate the performance of Xpert in different contexts during a two-year period: (i) laboratory and clinical/ep

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Research on antimicrobial residues activity in urine samples of hospitalized patients

Autor: Daiane Cardozo, Gislene Maria Botão Kussen, Laura Lúcia Cogo

Publikováno v: Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial, Vol 50, Iss 6, Pp 417-420 (2014)

Introduction:Urinary tract infection is quite frequent in a hospital environment, and the urine culture is the gold standard for diagnosis of this disease, because it allows bacterial identification and performing antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/e0758e86f70b476d8cdd0ad217e066fd

The Xpert® MTB/RIF diagnostic test for pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients: Benefits and experiences over 2 years in different clinical contexts

Autor: Sonia Mara Raboni, Gislene Maria Botão Kussen, Libera Maria Dalla Costa, Ana Paula de Oliveira Tomaz, Keite da Silva Nogueira, Clea E Ribeiro

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 3, p e0247185 (2021)
PLoS ONE

Xpert® MTB/RIF has been widely used for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in Brazil, since 2014. This prospective observational study aimed to evaluate the performance of Xpert in different contexts during a two-year period: (i) laboratory and clinical/ep

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https://doaj.org/article/e3f995a57a34482c96ab9e2f157e62da

Validation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis real-time polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis using cerebrospinal fluid samples: a pilot study

Autor: Keite da Silva Nogueira, Lucas B. Santana, Conrado M. Borges, Sérgio Monteiro de Almeida, Lísia Correa, Gislene Maria Botão Kussen, Gilberto Golin

Publikováno v: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 57:556-564

Background Timely diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) remains challenging. Molecular diagnostic tools are necessary, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. There is no approved commercial polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay that ca

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https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2018-0524

Interferon-gamma release assay versus tuberculin skin test for latent tuberculosis infection among HIV patients in Brazil

Autor: Sonia Mara Raboni, Andrea Maciel de Oliveira Rossoni, Libera Maria Dalla-Costa, Gislene Maria Botão Kussen

Publikováno v: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.20 n.1 2016
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID)
instacron:BSID
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 69-75 (2016)
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 69-75, Published: FEB 2016

Setting: Patients HIV+ attending in a reference clinic, Southern Brazil. Objective: To compare the interferon-gamma-release assay (IGRA – QuantiFERON® TB Gold In-Tube) with the tuberculin skin test (TST – PPD-Rt 23) for latent tuberculosis infec

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