Search Results - "Beiras, Camila G."
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Yaws recurrence in children at continued risk of infection
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-03-2022)“…In yaws-endemic areas, children with Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue infection may suffer recurrent episodes due to either reinfection or relapse. However,…”
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Rapid Serologic Test for Diagnosis of Yaws in Patients with Suspicious Skin Ulcers
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-08-2023)“…The Chembio DPP (Dual Path Platform) Syphilis Screen & Confirm kit (https://chembio.com) is a rapid serologic test that can be used to diagnose yaws. We…”
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Low genetic diversity of Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue (TPE) isolated from patients' ulcers in Namatanai District of Papua New Guinea: Local human population is infected by three TPE genotypes
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-01-2024)“…Yaws is an endemic disease caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue (TPE) that primarily affects children in rural regions of the tropics. The endemic…”
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Transmission of COVID-19 in 282 clusters in Catalonia, Spain: a cohort study
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-05-2021)“…Scarce data are available on what variables affect the risk of transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the development of…”
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Trial of Three Rounds of Mass Azithromycin Administration for Yaws Eradication
Published in The New England journal of medicine (06-01-2022)“…Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue causes yaws. In this cluster-randomized, community-based trial in Papua New Guinea, the reduction in the prevalence of…”
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Hydroxychloroquine for Early Treatment of Adults With Mild Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (06-12-2021)“…Abstract Background No effective treatments for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exist. We aimed to determine whether early treatment with…”
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Analytical and clinical performance of the panbio COVID-19 antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic test
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Low genetic diversity of Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (02-01-2024)“…Yaws is an endemic disease caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue (TPE) that primarily affects children in rural regions of the tropics. The endemic…”
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Performance characteristics of five antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic test (Ag-RDT) for SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic infection: a head-to-head benchmark comparison
Published in The Journal of infection (01-06-2021)“…•Ag-RDTs sensitivity for SARS-CoV-2 in unexposed asymptomatic individuals was 29–52%.•Sensitivity increased to 70–87% for specimens with high risk of viral…”
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Oral linezolid compared with benzathine penicillin G for treatment of early syphilis in adults (Trep-AB Study) in Spain: a prospective, open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-04-2024)“…Management of syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection (STI) with increasing incidence, is challenged by drug shortages, scarcity of randomised trial data,…”
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Yaws, Haemophilus ducreyi, and Other Bacterial Causes of Cutaneous Ulcer Disease in the South Pacific Islands
Published in Dermatologic clinics (01-01-2021)“…Cutaneous ulcers in the tropics are a painful and debilitating condition that anchors people into poverty. In rural regions of the South Pacific, infectious…”
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A Trial of Three Rounds of Mass Drug Administration with Azithromycin for Yaws
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An integrated active case detection and management of skin NTDs in yaws endemic health districts in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (04-10-2024)“…Integrated approaches to mapping skin Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) may be cost-effective way to guide decisions on resource mobilization. Pilot studies…”
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Hydroxychloroquine for Early Treatment of Adults with Mild Covid-19: A Randomized-Controlled Trial
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Evaluating the yaws diagnostic gap: A survey to determine the capacity of and barriers to improving diagnostics in all yaws-endemic countries
Published in Frontiers in tropical diseases (14-09-2022)“…Background Yaws, caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue , is a skin neglected tropical disease. It is targeted for eradication by 2030, primarily using…”
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