Search Results - "Afrânio Lineu Kritski"

Bedaquiline versus injectable containing regimens for rifampicin-resistant and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a reference center in Brazil - a real-world evidence study using a retrospective design by Santos, Ana Paula, Benace, Jr, Cristóvão Jorge, de Medeiros Leung, Janaina Aparecida, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, de Queiroz Mello, Fernanda Carvalho

“…Drug resistance (DR) is one of the several challenges to global tuberculosis (TB) control. The implementation of bedaquiline (BED) for DR-TB after more than 40…”
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Social determinants of health and catastrophic costs associated with the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis by Moreira, Adriana da Silva Rezende, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Carvalho, Anna Cristina Calçada

“…The epidemiological relevance of tuberculosis is directly related to the socioeconomic profile of a given country. Vulnerability to tuberculosis is influenced…”
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REDbox: a comprehensive semantic framework for data collection and management in tuberculosis research by Lima, Vinícius Costa, Rijo, Rui Pedro Charters Lopes, Bernardi, Filipe Andrade, Filho, Márcio Eloi Colombo, Barbosa-Junior, Francisco, Pellison, Felipe Carvalho, Galliez, Rafael Mello, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Alves, Domingos

“…Clinical research outcomes depend on the correct definition of the research protocol, the data collection strategy, and the data management plan. Furthermore,…”
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Tuberculosis among children and adolescents in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Focus on extrapulmonary disease by de Oliveira, Márcia Cortez Bellotti, Sant’Anna, Clemax Couto, Raggio, Ronir Luiz, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu

“…•Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) is underrepresented among Tuberculosis (TB) patients.•Miliary TB and TB meningitis in young children are unrepresented in…”
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Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Drug-Resistant and Drug-Sensitive Tuberculosis: A Historical Cohort Study in Porto Alegre, Brazil by Micheletti, Vania Celina Dezoti, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Braga, José Ueleres

“…To evaluate the clinical features and treatment outcomes of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, stratified by level of drug resistance. This was a historical…”
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Abandonment of Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Socioeconomic Factors in Children and Adolescents: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil by Mendonça, Angela Marcia Cabral, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Land, Marcelo Gerardin Poirot, Sant'Anna, Clemax Couto

“…Routine data on the use of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) in children and adolescents are scarce in high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries. To describe…”
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Determination of NAT2 Genotypes in a Cohort of Patients with Suspected TB in the State of Rio de Janeiro by Dutra, Cecília Alvim, Teixeira, Raquel Lima de Figueiredo, Lopes, Márcia Quinhones Pires, Silva, Victória de Moraes, Suffys, Philip Noel, Carvalho, Ricardo de Souza, Moreira, Adriana Rezende, Santos, Adalberto Rezende, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu

“…The human N-acetyltransferase 2 enzyme, encoded by the gene, plays an important role in the metabolism of isoniazid, the main drug used to treat tuberculosis…”
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Cost analysis of GenoType® MTBDRplus and GenoType® MTBDRsl at the State Laboratory of São Paulo, Brazil by Figueredo, Lida Jouca de Assis, César, Aina Liz Alves, Ferrazoli, Lucilaine, Chimara, Erica, Vater, Maria Claudia, Silva, Suely Conceição Alves da, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Miranda, Silvana Spíndola de

“…We aimed to evaluate the costs of GenoType® MTBDRplus and MTBDRsl incurred during the diagnosis of first- and second-line drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in…”
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Beyond goodwill and promises—urgent needs and opportunities to accelerate the fight against tuberculosis in Brazil by Almeida, Carlos Podalirio Borges de, Trajman, Anete, Mitnick, Carole Diane, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Santos-Filho, Ezio Távora dos

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Gene-Xpert Ultra for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children and adolescents by Aurilio, Rafaela Baroni, Ferreira, Sidnei, Parente, Ana Alice Amaral Ibiapina, Sant'Anna, Maria de Fátima Pombo, Pereira, Cláudia Stella, Malaquias, Thiago da Silva Santos, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Sant'Anna, Clemax Couto

“…This prospective study describes the use of Gene-Xpert Ultra for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in children and adolescents, in Rio de…”
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The use of Gene-Xpert MTB RIF in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in childhood and adolescence by Aurilio, Rafaela Baroni, Marsili, Vivian Vidal, Malaquias, Thiago da Silva Santos, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Sant’Anna, Clemax Couto

“…INTRODUCTIONGene-Xpert MTB RIF (Xpert) is based on nucleic acid amplification by real-time polymerase chain reaction, which allows for the identification of…”
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Predictors of mortality among intensive care unit patients coinfected with tuberculosis and HIV by Ferreira, Marcia Danielle, Neves, Cynthia Pessoa das, Souza, Alexandra Brito de, Beraldi-Magalhães, Francisco, Migliori, Giovanni Battista, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Cordeiro-Santos, Marcelo

“…To identify factors predictive of mortality in patients admitted to the ICU with tuberculosis (TB)/HIV coinfection in the Manaus, Amazon Region. This was a…”
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The clinical and molecular diagnosis of childhood and adolescent pulmonary tuberculosis in referral centers by Aurilio, Rafaela Baroni, Luiz, Ronir Raggio, Land, Marcelo Gerardin Poirot, Cardoso, Claudete Aparecida Araújo, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Sant'Anna, Clemax Couto

“…The diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children is lower than in adults. In Brazil, the diagnosis of PTB is based…”
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The importance of audiometric monitoring in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by Vasconcelos, Karla Anacleto de, Frota, Silvana Maria Monte Coelho, Ruffino-Netto, Antonio, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu

“…A total of 771 cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) were reported in Brazil in 2014. Treatment of MDR-TB with aminoglycosides can produce serious…”
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Tuberculosis contact tracing among children and adolescent referred to children's hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Mendonça, Angela Marcia Cabral, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Sant’Anna, Clemax Couto

“…To describe the investigation of latent tuberculosis infection and indication for isoniazid preventive therapy in children and adolescents evaluated at the…”
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Evaluation of the Commercial Kit SIRE Nitratase for detecting resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Brazil by Miranda, Silvana Spindola de, Almeida, Isabela Neves de, Lopes, Maria Luiza, Figueiredo, Jamilly Dos Reis de, Figueredo, Lida Jouca de Assis, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Carvalho, Wânia da Silva, Mansur, Maria de Fátima Filardi Oliveira

“…This study aimed to evaluate a new commercial kit, Kit SIRE Nitratase-PlastLabor, for testing the drug susceptibility of clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis…”
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Completeness of tuberculosis reporting forms in five Brazilian capitals with a high incidence of the disease by Santos, Normeide Pedreira dos, Lírio, Monique, Passos, Louran Andrade Reis, Dias, Juarez Pereira, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Grassi, Maria Fernanda Rios

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the completeness of tuberculosis reporting forms in the greater metropolitan areas of five Brazilian capitals where the…”
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Corrigendum to “Tuberculosis among children and adolescents in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Focus on extrapulmonary disease” [Int J Infect Dis 105 (2021) 105-112] by de Oliveira, Márcia Cortez Bellotti, Sant'Anna, Clemax Couto, Raggio, Ronir Luiz, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu

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Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors Associated with Treatment Outcomes for Drug-resistant Tuberculosis by de Oliveira Jeronymo Neves, Ana Carolina, Gomes Dos Santos, Ana Paula, de Medeiros, Regielle Luiza, de Oliveira Jeronymo, Ana Júlia, Coelho Neves, Guilherme, de Almeida, Isabela Neves, Carvalho de Queiroz Mello, Fernanda, Lineu Kritski, Afrânio

“…Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) continues to be a serious public health problem. The objective of this study was to evaluate the sociodemographic,…”
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Factors associated with underreporting of cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: probabilistic database linkage by Silva, Marcela Lopes Bhering da, Durovini, Patrícia, Mota, Paulo, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu

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