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Tegumentary leishmaniasis diagnosis: what happened with MST (Montenegro Skin Test) in Brazil? by Braz, Lucia Maria Almeida

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Evaluation of the "Symbiosys" immunoassay for the serological diagnosis of Chagas disease by Souza, Regina Maia de, Amato Neto, Vicente, Bezerra, Rita Cristina, Gakyia, Erika, Braz, Lúcia Maria Almeida

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Reactivation of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in immunosuppressed patients: contributions for the laboratorial diagnosis standardization by Braz, Lúcia Maria Almeida, Amato Neto, Vicente, Okay, Thelma Suely

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Visceral Leishmaniasis diagnosis: a rapid test is a must at the hospital bedside by Braz, Lucia Maria Almeida, Tahmasebi, Roozbeh, Hefford, Philip Michael, Lindoso, José Angelo Lauletta

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Unusual manifestation of genital cutaneous leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent patient from São Paulo, Brazil: A case report by Reis, Luiza Campos, Lindoso, José Angelo Lauletta, Celeste, Beatriz Julieta, Braz, Lucia Maria Almeida, Ramos-Sanchez, Eduardo Milton, Yamashiro-Kanashiro, Edite Hatsumi, Goto, Hiro, Oyafuso, Luiza Keiko Matsuka

“…A 31-year-old male patient developed an ulcer on the glans penis that evolved for three months without healing. We diagnosed it as leishmaniasis using…”
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Reactivation of cutaneous and mucocutaneous tegumentary leishmaniasis in rheumatoid arthritis patients: an emerging problem? by Souza, Regina Maia de, Andrade, Junior, Heitor Franco de, Duarte, Maria Irma Seixas, Braz, Lucia Maria Almeida, Schubach, Armando de Oliveira, Silva, Fátima Conceição, Amato, Valdir Sabbaga

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic condition that is frequent in patients living in tropical areas exposed to leishmaniasis. RA therapy involves…”
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A survey of congenital Chagas' disease, carried out at three health institutions in São Paulo City, Brazil by Nisida, I V, Amato Neto, V, Braz, L M, Duarte, M I, Umezawa, E S

“…The congenital transmission of Chagas' disease was evaluated in 57 pregnant women with Chagas' disease and their 58 offspring. The patients were selected from…”
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Nitro-Heterocyclic compounds induce apoptosis-like effects in Leishmania (L). amazonensis promastigotes by Mendonça, Daiane Barros Dias, Silva, Renata Ellen Costa, Palace-Berl, Fanny, Takakura, Cleusa Fh, Soares, Sandra Regina C, Braz, Lucia Maria Almeida, Tavares, Leoberto Costa, Lindoso, Jose Angelo Lauletta

“…Three drugs - pentavalent antimonials, amphotericin B and pentamidine - are currently used for leishmaniasis treatment. They are administered for long periods,…”
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Unusual Clinical Manifestations of Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi in an HIV-coinfected Patient and the Relevance of ITS1-PCR-RFLP: A Case Report by Natalia Souza DE, De Godoy, Vera Demarchi, Aiello, Regina Maia, de Souza, Thelma, Okay, Lucia Maria Almeida, Braz

“…Patients coinfected with /HIV can develop atypical forms of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), making it indispensable to identify the etiological agent. We are…”
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Could kDNA-PCR in Peripheral Blood Replace the Examination of Bone Marrow for the Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis? by Almeida Braz, Lucia Maria, Amato, Valdir Sabbaga, Gakiya, Erika, de Souza, Regina Maia, Andrino, Marcos Luiz Alves, de Godoy, Natalia Souza, Lindoso, José Angelo Lauletta

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the molecular (kDNA-PCR) and parasitological diagnosis in peripheral blood (PB) could replace the invasive and…”
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Usefulness of kDNA PCR in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis reactivation in co-infected patients by Nicodemo, Antonio Carlos, Amato, Valdir Sabbaga, Tuon, Felipe Francisco, Souza, Regina Maia de, Okay, Thelma Suely, Braz, Lúcia Maria Almeida

“…It is important to develop new methods for diagnosing relapses in the co-infection of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and HIV to enable earlier detection using…”
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Trypanosoma cruzi Parasitemia in Chronic Chagas Disease: Comparison between Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)–Positive and HIV-Negative Patients by Sartori, Ana Marli C., Neto, José Eluf, Nunes, Elizabete Visone, Braz, Lucia Maria Almeida, Caiaffa-Filho, Hélio H., Oliveira, Oswaldo da Cruz, Neto, Vicente Amato, Shikanai-Yasuda, Maria Aparecida

“…This study evaluated Trypanosoma cruzi parasitemia in persons with chronic Chagas disease, compared the parasitemia in human immunodeficiency virus…”
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Trypanosoma cruzi parasitemia observed in immunocompromised patients: the importance of the artificial xenodiagnosis by Braz, L M, Amato Neto, V, Carignani, F L, De Marchi, C R

“…Trypanosoma cruzi parasitemia observed in immunocompromised patients (transplant or positive HIV) occurred more frequently by the artificial xenodiagnosis…”
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Blastocistose: controvérsias e indefinições by Amato Neto, Vicente, Rodríguez Alarcón, Ruth Semira, Gakiya, Erika, Bezerra, Rita Cristina, Ferreira, Cláudio Santos, Braz, Lúcia Maria Almeida

“…Blastocistose é a infecção causada pelo Blastocystis hominis. Está relacionada com várias controvérsias e indefinições, sem dúvida muito importantes sobretudo…”
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Disparity between scientific accomplishment and biotechnology availability in Brazil by Braz, Lucia Maria Almeida, Tahmasebi, Roozbeh, da Costa, Antonio Charlys, Witkin, Steven S

“…Despite being among the world’s leaders in scientific output, Brazil ranks 66th among countries in the production of reagents and supplies needed for…”
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Human cyclosporiasis diagnosis: report of a case in São Paulo, SP, Brazil by Fernandes, A O, Carollo, M C, Braz, L M, Amato Neto, V, Villela, M S

“…Diagnosis of the human cyclosporiasis is reported in São Paulo, SP, Brasil. Cyclospora cayetanensis has been identified in the feces of a patient by a modified…”
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Conservação de oocistos de Cryptosporidium em fezes para exame parasitológico by Amato Neto, Vicente, Bezerra, Rita Cristina, Rodríguez Alarcón, Ruth Semira, Braz, Lúcia Maria Almeida

“…Por meio de dispositivo facilmente acessível que contém formol a 10% tamponado, dispensa refrigeração, permite execução de maneira higiênica, evita o mau odor…”
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A sensitive and reliable quantitative immunohistochemistry technique to evaluate the percentage of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected tissue area by Ferreira-Filho, Júlio César Rente, Braz, Lucia Maria Almeida, Andrino, Marcos Luiz Alves, Yamamoto, Lidia, Kanashiro, Edite Hatsumi Yamashiro, da Silva, Ana Maria Gonçalves, Kanunfre, Kelly Aparecida, Okay, Thelma Suely

“…Quantification of parasites in the context of Chagas disease is required to monitor the treatment with benznidazole, disease-associated cardiomyopathies and…”
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Mitochondrial and satellite real time-PCR for detecting T. cruzi DTU II strain in blood and organs of experimentally infected mice presenting different levels of parasite load by Ferreira Filho, Júlio César Rente, Braz, Lucia Maria Almeida, Andrino, Marcos Luiz Alves, Yamamoto, Lidia, Kanunfre, Kelly Aparecida, Okay, Thelma Suely

“…The choice of cost-effective molecular methods for diagnosing and monitoring of Chagas disease before and after treatment is crucial in endemic countries with…”
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Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis and leprosy: case report and literature review by Trindade, Maria Angela Bianconcini, Silva, Lana Luiza da Cruz, Braz, Lucia Maria Almeida, Amato, Valdir Sabbaga, Naafs, Bernard, Sotto, Mirian Nacagami

“…Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a dermal complication of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), which may occur after or during treatment. It has been…”
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