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Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial infections: presumptive diagnosis based on the international microbiological criteria adopted in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, 2011-2014 by Marques, Lilian Regina Macelloni, Ferrazoli, Lucilaine, Chimara, Érica

“…Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial infections are caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), the microbiological diagnosis of which involves the…”
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Epidemiological and laboratorial profile of patients with isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria by Pedro, Heloisa Silveira Paro, Coelho, Andréa Gobetti Vieira, Mansur, Isabela Mazuco, Chiou, Ana Carolina, Pereira, Maria Izabel Ferreira, Belotti, Naiara Cristina Ule, Ismael, Manuela Galloy Sanches, Cury, Maria Rita de Cássia Oliveira, Nardi, Susilene Maria Tonelli, Chimara, Érica

“…An increase in NTM diseases in the international scenario has been observed in recent years. To analyze the epidemiological and laboratory profiles of patients…”
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Intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin test in the diagnosis of caprine tuberculosis by de Almeida, Carlos Augusto Scacchetti, dos Santos, Caio R., Benites, Nilson Roberti, Jordão, Ricardo S., Chimara, Érica, Benesi, Fernando José, de Azevedo, Sergio S., Ribeiro, Márcio Garcia, Pinheiro, Sônia Regina

“…Tuberculosis remains one of the most important infectious diseases with well-known zoonotic nature that affect humans, wildlife, and domestic animals,…”
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Research, Innovation, and National Production of Strategic Inputs for Tuberculosis Elimination in Brazil: Contributions from the REDE-TB by Arcêncio, Ricardo Alexandre, Chimara, Erica, Silva, José Roberto Lapa E, Croda, Julio, Carvalho, Anna Cristina Calçada

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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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Detection of Mtb and NTM: preclinical validation of a new asymmetric PCR-binary deoxyribozyme sensor assay by Neves, Yasmin Castillos das, Reis, Ana Julia, Rodrigues, Marcos Alaniz, Chimara, Erica, da Silva Lourenço, Maria Cristina, Fountain, Jacques, Ramis, Ivy Bastos, von Groll, Andrea, Gerasimova, Yulia, Rohde, Kyle H, Almeida da Silva, Pedro Eduardo

“…Tuberculosis (TB) and infectious diseases caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are global concerns. The development of a rapid and accurate diagnostic…”
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Tuberculosis/COVID-19 co-infection detected in a single sputum sample using a rapid molecular test by Guirelli, Akemi Oshiro, Bispo, Thayná Rosa, Colpas, Daniela Rodrigues, de Campos, Ivana Barros, Chimara, Erica, Cergole-Novella, Maria Cecília, Rodart, Itatiana Ferreira, dos Santos Candido, Valéria, Segura-Ramírez, Paula Jimena, dos Santos Menezes Gaiotto Daros, Vilma, dos Santos Carmo, Andreia Moreira

“…Tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 affect the lungs and are transmitted mainly by aerosols or particles of saliva from infected persons. Clinical similarities…”
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Pseudooutbreak of rapidly growing mycobacteria due to Mycobacterium abscessus subsp bolletii in a digestive and respiratory endoscopy unit caused by the same clone as that of a countrywide outbreak by Guimarães, Thaís, MD, PhD, Chimara, Erica, MSc, do Prado, Gladys Villas Boas, MD, Ferrazoli, Lucilaine, MSc, Carvalho, Natalia Garcia Fernandes, MSc, Simeão, Fernanda Cristina dos Santos, MSc, de Souza, Andréia Rodrigues, MSc, Costa, Christiane A.R., MSc, Viana Niero, Cristina, MSc, Brianesi, Urze Adomaitis, MSc, di Gioia, Thais Romano, MD, Gomes, Laura Maria Brasileiro, MSc, Spadão, Fernanda de Souza, MSc, Silva, Maria das Graças, MSc, de Moura, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux, MD, PhD, Levin, Anna S., MD, PhD

“…Highlights • The nontuberculous mycobacteria have been reported in endoscopic procedures. • We describe a pseudo-outbreak of M. abscessus subsp. bolletii in an…”
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Epidemiological profile and follow-up of patients with pulmonary disease by non-tuberculous mycobacteria in Baixada Santista area, São Paulo by Coelho, Andréa Gobetti Vieira, Chiou, Ana Carolina, Pedro, Heloisa da Silveira Paro, Nardi, Susilene Maria Tonelli, Chimara, Erica

“…To present the frequency and species diversity of non-tuberculous mycobacteria, estimate the prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease,…”
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Evaluation of drug susceptibility in nontuberculous mycobacteria using the SLOMYCO and RAPMYCO sensititre plates by Garcia Carvalho, Natalia, Pedace, Carolina, Barbosa de Almeida, Andreia, dos Santos Simeão, Fernanda, Chimara, Erica

“…Background: Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) cause different forms of diseases. According to recent guideline by ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA, drug susceptibility…”
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Differentiation between Nocardia spp. and Mycobacterium spp.: Critical aspects for bacteriological diagnosis by Muricy, Edna Cleide Mendes, Lemes, Romilda Aparecida, Bombarda, Sidney, Ferrazoli, Lucilaine, Chimara, Erica

“…New methodologies were developed for the identification of Nocardia but the initial diagnosis still requires a fast and accurate method, mainly due to the…”
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Reliable identification of mycobacterial species by PCR-restriction enzyme analysis (PRA)-hsp65 in a reference laboratory and elaboration of a sequence-based extended algorithm of PRA-hsp65 patterns by Chimara, Erica, Ferrazoli, Lucilaine, Ueky, Suely Yoko Misuka, Martins, Maria Conceição, Durham, Alan Mitchel, Arbeit, Robert D, Leão, Sylvia Cardoso

“…Identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) based on phenotypic tests is time-consuming, labor-intensive, expensive and often provides erroneous or…”
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Performance of an in-house real-time polymerase chain reaction for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in laboratory routine diagnosis from a high burden setting by Gallo, Juliana Failde, Pinhata, Juliana Maira Watanabe, Chimara, Erica, Gonçalves, Maria Gisele, Fukasawa, Lucila Okuyama, Oliveira, Rosangela Siqueira de

“…Brazil is one of the high burden countries for tuberculosis, and a rapid diagnosis is essential for effective control of the disease. In the present study, an…”
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Diversity of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Patterns of Mycobacterium abscessus Type 2 Clinical Isolates by Matsumoto, Cristianne Kayoko, Chimara, Erica, Bombarda, Sidney, Duarte, Rafael Silva, Leão, Sylvia Cardoso

“…An epidemic of infections by rapidly growing mycobacteria related to surgical procedures between 2004 and 2008 in Brazil was caused by a unique strain showing…”
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Characterization of Mycobacterium chelonae -Like Strains by Comparative Genomics by Nogueira, Christiane L, de Almeida, Luiz G P, Menendez, Maria C, Garcia, Maria J, Digiampietri, Luciano A, Chimara, Erica, Cnockaert, Margo, Palomino, Juan C, Portaels, Françoise, Martin, Anandi, Vandamme, Peter, Leão, Sylvia C

“…Isolates of the - complex are subdivided into four clusters (CHI to CHIV) in the INNO-LiPA® spp DNA strip assay. A considerable phenotypic variability was…”
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A laboratory-based analysis of rapidly growing mycobacteria in Northwest Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil by Silveira Paro Pedro, Heloisa, Tonelli Nardi, Susilene, Ule Belotti, Naiara, Tegon de Freitas, Ana, de Souza, Nilza, Chimara, Erica

“…Background: Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are a group of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) implicated in difficult-to-treat pulmonary and extrapulmonary…”
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Nocardial scleritis: A case report and a suggested algorithm for disease management based on a literature review by Cunha, Laura Pires da, Juncal, Verena, Carvalhaes, Cecília Godoy, Leão, Sylvia Cardoso, Chimara, Erica, Freitas, Denise

“…To report a case of nocardial scleritis and to propose a logical treatment algorithm based on a literature review. It is important to suspect a nocardial…”
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Detection of Drug Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains Using Kit SIRE Nitratase®: a Multicenter Study by Miranda, Silvana Spindola de, Almeida, Isabela Neves de, Mansur, Maria de Fátima Filardi Oliveira, Figueredo, Lida Jouca de Assis, Carvalho, Wânia da Silva, Hadaad, João Paulo Amaral, Diniz, Jaciara de Lourdes do Carmo Guimarães, Groll, Andrea von, Silva, Pedro Almeida da, Lopes, Maria Luiza, Santos, Marcelo Cordeiro dos, Brito, Alexandra, Mello, Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz, Malaquias, Thiago da Silva Santos, Croda, Julio, Pinhata, Juliana Maira Watanabe, Oliveira, Rosângela Siqueira de, Chimara, Erica, Rossetti, Maria Lúcia, Halon, Maria Laura, Lourenço, Maria Cristina, Medeiros, Reginalda Ferreira de Melo, Montes, Fátima Cristina Onofre Fandinho, Machado, Diana, Viveiros, Miguel, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu

“…Abstract (1) Background: The Commercial Kit SIRE Nitratase® PlastLabor, is a drug susceptibility test kit used to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance…”
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Epidemic of surgical-site infections by a single clone of rapidly growing mycobacteria in Brazil by Leão, Sylvia Cardoso, Viana-Niero, Cristina, Matsumoto, Cristianne Kayoko, Lima, Karla Valeria Batista, Lopes, Maria Luiza, Palaci, Moisés, Hadad, David Jamil, Vinhas, Solange, Duarte, Rafael Silva, Lourenço, Maria Cristina Silva, Kipnis, André, das Neves, Zilah Cândida, Gabardo, Betina Mendez Alcântara, Ribeiro, Marta Osório, Baethgen, Ludmila, de Assis, Denise Brandão, Madalosso, Geraldine, Chimara, Erica, Dalcolmo, Margareth Pretti

“…Our aim is to investigate if the clusters of postsurgical mycobacterial infections, reported between 2004 and 2008 in seven geographically distant states in…”
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Brazilian Response to Global End TB Strategy : The National Tuberculosis Research Agenda by Kritski, Afranio, Barreira, Draurio, Junqueira-Kipnis, Ana Paula, Moraes, Milton Ozorio, Campos, Maria Martha, Degrave, Wim Mauritz, Miranda, Silvana Spindola, Krieger, Marco Aurelio, Chimara, Erica, Morel, Carlos, Dalcolmo, Margareth Pretti, Maciel, Ethel Leonor Noia, Evangelista, Maria do Socorro Nantua, Villa, Teresa Scatena, Sanchez, Mauro, Costa, Fernanda Dockhorn, Queiroz, Inacio, Oliveira, Martha Maria, Souza Junior, Ruy, Silva, Jose Roberto Lapa e, Ruffino-Netto, Antonio

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