2020
Detection of Drug Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains Using Kit SIRE Nitratase®: a Multicenter Study
de Miranda S, de Almeida I, de Fátima Filardi Oliveira Mansur M, de Assis Figueredo L, da Silva Carvalho W, Hadaad J, do Carmo Guimarães Diniz J, von Groll A, da Silva P, Lopes M, dos Santos M, Brito A, de Queiroz Mello F, da Silva Santos Malaquias T, Croda J, Pinhata J, de Oliveira R, Chimara E, Rossetti M, Halon M, Lourenço M, de Melo Medeiros R, Montes F, Machado D, Viveiros M, Kritski A. Detection of Drug Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains Using Kit SIRE Nitratase®: a Multicenter Study. Brazilian Archives Of Biology And Technology 2020, 63: e20190179. DOI: 10.1590/1678-4324-2020190179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLowenstein-Jensen mediumMulticenter studyProportion methodDrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strainsResistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strainsM. tuberculosis clinical isolatesJensen mediumGold standardTuberculosis clinical isolatesMycobacterium tuberculosis resistanceMycobacterium tuberculosis strainsMiddle-income countriesTreatment drugsTuberculosis strainsClinical isolatesTuberculosis resistanceSusceptibility test kitsEthambutolIncome countriesTest kitIsoniazidRifampicinPresent studyKitStreptomycin
2013
Impact of Latent Infection Treatment in Indigenous Populations
Yuhara L, Sacchi F, Croda J. Impact of Latent Infection Treatment in Indigenous Populations. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e71201. PMID: 23936264, PMCID: PMC3729554, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmear-positive index casesTuberculin skin testActive tuberculosisLatent infectionIndex caseInfection treatmentLatent tuberculosisActive diseaseTuberculosis contactsRetrospective studySkin testClinical recordsRisk factorsNotification databaseMultidisciplinary teamClose contactTuberculosisInfectionTreatmentAgeEstimated numberPresent studyMorbidityIndigenous BraziliansCases
2009
Leptospirosis pulmonary haemorrhage syndrome is associated with linear deposition of immunoglobulin and complement on the alveolar surface
Croda J, Neto A, Brasil R, Pagliari C, Nicodemo A, Duarte M. Leptospirosis pulmonary haemorrhage syndrome is associated with linear deposition of immunoglobulin and complement on the alveolar surface. Clinical Microbiology And Infection 2009, 16: 593-599. PMID: 19778300, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02916.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeptospirosis pulmonary hemorrhage syndromePulmonary hemorrhage syndromeLPHS patientsPulmonary hemorrhageAlveolar surfaceLinear depositionUnique histological patternLife-threatening syndromeImmunoglobulin depositsTreatment regimensPathological featuresPresent studyHistological patternLung specimensLung tissueSevere diseaseAlveolar septaHuman leptospirosisLinear stainingSyndromeZoonotic infectionGranular stainingHemorrhageHeterogeneous stainingPatients