2023
Malaria and COVID-19 coinfection in a non-malaria-endemic area in Brazil
Rocha V, Brasil L, Gomes E, Khouri R, Ferreira G, Vasconcelos B, Gouveia M, Santos T, Reis M, Lacerda M. Malaria and COVID-19 coinfection in a non-malaria-endemic area in Brazil. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2023, 56: e0598-2022. PMID: 37222351, PMCID: PMC10204151, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0598-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 coinfectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Severe vivax malariaIntensive care unitSyndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019Transcription-quantitative PCR resultsSevere malariaCare unitCoronavirus 2Vivax malariaDifferential diagnosisDisease 2019Febrile diseaseEndemic areasPlasmodium vivaxEndemic regionsCoinfectionRapid testMalariaPCR resultsQuantitative PCRHypotension
2019
Coinfection modifies carriage of enzootic and zoonotic parasites in Norway rats from an urban slum
Carvalho‐Pereira T, Souza F, do Nascimento Santos L, Pedra G, Minter A, Bahiense T, Reis M, Ko A, Childs J, da Silva E, Costa F, Begon M. Coinfection modifies carriage of enzootic and zoonotic parasites in Norway rats from an urban slum. Ecosphere 2019, 10 DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrban slumsLoad of parasitesZoonotic parasitesUrban ratsStrongyloides spBrazilian urban slumsIntensity of infectionReduced prevalenceNippostrongylus brasiliensisCoinfectionSignificant associationInfection riskRatsNematode Angiostrongylus cantonensisAngiostrongylus cantonensisInfectionNorway ratsEggs/larvaeCantonensisZoonotic pathogensCorrelation testInterrogansParasitesPopulation
2008
Distribution of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in seropositive patients in the state of Alagoas, Brazil
Gonzaga R, Rodart I, Reis M, Neto C, Silva D. Distribution of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in seropositive patients in the state of Alagoas, Brazil. Brazilian Journal Of Microbiology 2008, 39: 644-647. PMID: 24031281, PMCID: PMC3768450, DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822008000400008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-HCV seropositive patientsHepatitis C virus genotypesC virus genotypesSeropositive patientsGenotype 1Genotype 2Nested-reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionVirus genotypesDetectable HCV RNATranscription-polymerase chain reactionRestriction fragment length polymorphismGenotype-specific primersHCV RNAGenotype 3Subtype 1bSubtype 1aPatientsSerum samplesChain reactionSignificant differencesFragment length polymorphismState of AlagoasLength polymorphismCoinfectionPrevalence