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Field evaluation of COVID‐19 antigen tests versus RNA based detection: Potential lower sensitivity compensated by immediate results, technical simplicity, and low cost by Matsuda, Elaine Monteiro, Campos, Ivana Barros, Oliveira, Isabela Penteriche, Colpas, Daniela Rodrigues, Carmo, Andreia Moreira dos Santos, Brígido, Luís Fernando de Macedo

“…One year into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, diagnostic strategies, although central for contact tracing and other preventive measures, are…”
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An unexpected IgE anti-receptor binding domain response following natural infection and different types of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines by Portilho, Amanda Izeli, Silva, Valéria Oliveira, Da Costa, Hernan Hermes Monteiro, Yamashiro, Rosemeire, de Oliveira, Isabela Penteriche, de Campos, Ivana Barros, Prudencio, Carlos Roberto, Matsuda, Elaine Monteiro, de Macedo Brígido, Luís Fernando, De Gaspari, Elizabeth

“…Humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 has been studied, predominantly the classical IgG and its subclasses. Although IgE antibodies are typically specific to…”
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Genotyping and Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Mutations among HIV Patients in Southern Santa Catarina, Brazil by Mendes Marcon, Chaiana Esmeraldino, Schlindwein, Aline Daiane, de Macedo Brigido, Luis Fernando, Lopez-Lopes, Giselle Ibette, Cabral, Gabriela Bastos, Schuelter-Trevisol, Fabiana

“…Therapeutic measures have been successful in increasing survival rates and quality of life of HIV/AIDS-infected people. However, some people fail to respond to…”
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Lamivudine-based two-drug regimens with dolutegravir or protease inhibitor: Virological suppression in spite of previous therapy failure or renal dysfunction by Matsuda, Elaine Monteiro, Campos, Ivana Barros, de Oliveira, Isabela Penteriche, Colpas, Daniela Rodrigues, López-Lopes, Giselle Ibete Silva, Chiavegato, Victor Oliveira, Brígido, Luís Fernando de Macedo

“…Two-Drug Regimens (2DR) have proven effective in clinical trials but real-world data, especially in resource-limited settings, is limited. To evaluate viral…”
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Optimizing early infant diagnosis at delivery rooms with HIV-1 Abbott RealTime-PCR using phosphate buffered saline to complement low plasma volumes by Santos, Jaqueline Helena da Silva, Sichi, Andressa Coelho, Ahagon, Cintia Mayumi, Campos, Norberto Camilo, Brígido, Luís Fernando de Macedo

“…•Early infant diagnosis is critical to improve the care of newborns living with HIV-1.•Neonate samples are difficult to collect and not uncommonly have small…”
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High-resolution phylogenetics and phylogeography of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C epidemic in South America by MENDONCA COLLACO VERAS, Nazle, GRAY, Rebecca R, DE MACEDO BRIGIDO, Luis Fernando, RODRIGUES, Rosângela, SALEMI, Marco

“…Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C (HIV-1C) represents 30-65% of HIV infections in southern Brazil, and isolated cases of HIV-1C infection have also…”
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An HIV-1 transmission case possibly associated with manicure care by Matsuda, Elaine Monteiro, Coelho, Luana Portes Ozório, Pimentel, Victor Figueiredo, Onias, Humberto Barjud, Brigido, Luís Fernando de Macedo

“…A recently diagnosed 22-year-old female with no history of transmission risk factors prompted a thorough investigation of possible alternative risk factors. As…”
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Immediate start of antiretroviral, why not? by Matsuda, Elaine Monteiro, Coelho, Luana Portes Ozório, Ahagon, Cintia Mayumi, Campos, Ivana Barros, Brígido, Luís Fernando de Macedo

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Association of X4 tropism with disease progression in antiretroviral-treated children and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in São Paulo, Brazil by Almeida, Flávia Jacqueline, Zaparoli, Mayra Simioni, Moreira, Denise Helena, de Souza Cavalcanti, Jaqueline, Rodrigues, Rosangela, Berezin, Eitan Naaman, de Paula Ferreira, João Leandro, Sáfadi, Marco Aurélio Palazzi, de Macedo Brígido, Luis Fernando

“…Management of children with HIV/AIDS is specially challenging. Age-related issues do not allow for direct transposition of adult observations to this…”
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High degree of concordance between flow cytometry and geno2pheno methods for HIV-1 tropism determination in proviral DNA by Torres, Alex José Leite, de Macedo Brígido, Luis Fernando, Abrahão, Marcos Herculano Nunes, Angelo, Ana Luiza Dias, de Jesus Ferreira, Gilcivaldo, Coelho, Luana Portes, Ferreira, João Leandro, Jorge, Célia Regina Mayoral Pedroso, Netto, Eduardo Martins, Brites, Carlos

“…Use of CCR5 antagonists requires previous viral tropism determination. The available methods have high cost, are time-consuming, or require highly trained…”
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In-vivo selection of the mutation F121Y in a patient failing raltegravir containing salvage regimen by Souza Cavalcanti, Jaqueline, Minhoto Lança, André, de Paula Ferreira, João Leandro, da Eira, Margareth, de Souza Dantas, Daniel Soares, de Macedo Brígido, Luís Fernando

“…► Three major pathways, G148H/R/K, N155H and Y143C/H/R are associated to resistance to raltegravir. ► The substitution F121Y is associated to resistance to…”
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Assessment of an in-house IgG ELISA targeting SARS-CoV-2 RBD: Applications in infected and vaccinated individuals by da Costa, Hernan Hermes Monteiro, Silva, Valeria Oliveira, Amorim, Gustavo Carvalho, Guereschi, Marcia Grando, Sergio, Luciana Marciano, Gomes, Carlos Henrique Rodrigues, Hong, Marisa Ailin, de Oliveira, Elaine Lopes, Brígido, Luis Fernando de Macedo, Lindoso, Jose Angelo Lauletta, Prudencio, Carlos Roberto

“…The study evoluated an in-house Spike Receptor Binding Domain Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (RBD-IgG-ELISA) for detecting SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in…”
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Transmitted Drug Resistance among People Living with HIV/Aids at Major Cities of Sao Paulo State, Brazil by Ferreira, Joao Leandro Paula, Rodrigues, Rosangela, Lança, Andre Minhoto, de Almeida, Valeria Correia, Rocha, Simone Queiroz, Ragazzo, Taisa Grotta, Estevam, Denise Lotufo, Brigido, Luis Fernando de Macedo

“…Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmitted drug resistance (TDR) is an important public health issue. In Brazil, low to intermediate resistance…”
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HIV-1 tropism and CD4 T lymphocyte recovery in a prospective cohort of patients initiating HAART in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil by Lanca, Andre Minhoto, Collares, Jeova Keny Baima, Ferreira, João Leandro de Paula, Lima, Danielle Malta, Brigido, Luis Fernando de Macedo, Rodrigues, Rosangela, Fonseca, Benedito Antonio Lopes da

“…While human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 chemokine co-receptors 5 tropism and the GWGR motif in the envelope third variable region (V3 loop) have been…”
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Molecular characterisation of newly identified HIV-1 infections in Curitiba, Brazil: preponderance of clade C among males with recent infections by Ferreira, João Leandro de Paula, Thomaz, Mariana, Rodrigues, Rosangela, Harrad, David, Oliveira, Cristina Mendes, Oliveira, Carmem Aparecida de Freitas, Batista, João Paulo Gervasio, Ito, Tomoko Sezazake, Brigido, Luis Fernando de Macedo

“…As in many areas of Brazil, the AIDS epidemic in Curitiba is relatively stable, but surveillance is important to support public policy. The molecular…”
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Isolation of infectious Zika virus from a urine sample cultured in SIRC cells from a patient suspected of having rubella virus by Oliveira, Maria Isabel de, Namiyama, Gislene Mitsue, Cabral, Gabriela Bastos, Ferreira, João Leandro, Taniwaki, Noemi, Afonso, Ana Maria Sardinha, Lima, Isabella Rillo, Brigido, Luís Fernando Macedo de

“…A great variety of viruses which cause exanthema share other clinical manifestations, making the etiologic identification a very difficult task, relying…”
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Long terminal repeat sequence analysis of HTLV-2 molecular variants identified in Southern Brazil by Magri, Mariana Cavalheiro, Morimoto, Helena Kaminami, de Macedo Brígido, Luis Fernando, Rodrigues, Rosangela, Caterino-de-Araujo, Adele

“…In Brazil, human T-lymphotropic virus type 2 (HTLV-2) is endemic in Amerindians and epidemic in intravenous drug users (IDUs). The long terminal repeat (LTR)…”
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Use of Sanger protocols to identify variants of concern, key mutations and track evolution of SARS-CoV-2 by Cabral, Gabriela Bastos, Ahagon, Cintia Mayumi, de Souza Guimarães, Paula Morena, Silva Lopez-Lopes, Giselle Ibette, Hussein, Igor Mohamed, Cilli, Audrey, de Jesus Alves, Ivy, Coelho Bombonatte, Andréa Gobetti, do Carmo Sampaio Tavares Timenetsky, Maria, da Silva Santos, Jaqueline Helena, de Oliveira Santos, Katia Corrêa, dos Santos, Fabiana Cristina Pereira, de Macedo Brígido, Luís Fernando

“…Vaccination and the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants mark the second year of the pandemic. Variants have amino acid mutations at the spike region, a viral…”
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Young age and sex work are associated with HIV seroconversion among transgender women in São Paulo, Brazil by Amelia de Sousa Mascena Veras, Maria, Roza Saggese, Gustavo Santa, Gomez Junior, José Luis, Silveira, Paula, Paiatto, Beatriz, Ferreira, Denis, Alves de Souza, Paola, Calado, Rodrigo, Castejon, Márcia Jorge, Yamashiro, Rosemeire, Fernando de Macedo Brígido, Luis, Turner, Caitlin, Lin, Jess, Wilson, Erin C, McFarland, Willi

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SARS-CoV-2 testing among patients and healthcare professionals in an HIV outpatient clinic in Brazil by Matsuda, Elaine Monteiro, Oliveira, Isabela Penteriche de, Campos, Ivana Barros de, Ahagon, Cintia Mayumi, Castejon, Marcia Jorge, Silva, Valeria Oliveira, Manzoni, Fernanda Matsuda, López-Lopes, Giselle Ibette, Brígido, Luís Fernando de Macedo

“…The COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil has been marked by high infection and death rates. The immune response generated by current vaccination might be influenced by…”
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