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Outcomes from patients with presumed drug resistant tuberculosis in five reference centers in Brazil by Ramalho, D M P, Miranda, P F C, Andrade, M K, Brígido, T, Dalcolmo, M P, Mesquita, E, Dias, C F, Gambirasio, A N, Ueleres Braga, J, Detjen, A, Phillips, P P J, Langley, I, Fujiwara, P I, Squire, S B, Oliveira, M M, Kritski, A L

“…The implementation of rapid drug susceptibility testing (DST) is a current global priority for TB control. However, data are scarce on patient-relevant…”
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Development of Multiplex Assay for Rapid Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Bergval, I.L, Vijzelaar, R.N.C.P, Dalla Costa, E.R, Schuitema, A.R.J, Oskam, L, Kritski, A.L, Klatser, P.R, Anthony, R.M

“…We have developed a multiplex assay, based on multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA), that allows simultaneous detection of multiple drug…”
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Interleukin-10 and interferon-gamma patterns during tuberculosis treatment: possible association with recurrence [Short communication] by Lago, P. M., Boéchat, N., Migueis, D. P., Almeida, A. S., Lazzarini, L. C., Saldanha, M. M., Kritski, A. L., Ho, J. L., Lapa e Silva, J. R.

“…Interleukin (IL) 10 and interferon-gamma (IFN-) levels in induced sputum supernatants of 21 tuberculosis (TB) patients at diagnosis and during chemotherapy…”
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Challenges and perspectives for improved management of HIV/Mycobacterium tuberculosis co-infection by Sester, M, Giehl, C, McNerney, R, Kampmann, B, Walzl, G, Cuchí, P, Wingfield, C, Lange, C, Migliori, G B, Kritski, A L, Meyerhans, A

“…HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) are two widespread and highly successful microbes whose synergy in pathogenesis has created a significant threat for…”
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Community-based intervention and health education to scale up TB preventive treatment for children by Carvalho, A. C. C., Kritski, A. L.

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A multicenter evaluation of tuberculin skin test positivity and conversion among health care workers in Brazilian hospitals by ROTH, V. R, GARRETT, D. O, LASERSON, K. F, STARLING, C. E, KRITSKI, A. L, MEDEIROS, E. A. S, BINKIN, N, JARVIS, W. R

“…SETTING: Four general Brazilian hospitals.OBJECTIVE: To assess the occupational risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) in participating hospitals.DESIGN: In…”
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Safety and effectiveness of HAART in tuberculosis-HIV co-infected patients in Brazil by dos Santos, A. P. G., Pacheco, A. G., Staviack, A., Golub, J. E., Chaisson, R. E., Rolla, V. C., Kritski, A. L., Passos, S. R. L., de Queiroz Mello, F. C.

“…BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) significantly reduces tuberculosis (TB) incidence among persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but the…”
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Tuberculosis caused by RDRio Mycobacterium tuberculosis is not associated with differential clinical features by Barbosa, C. de B., Lazzarini, L. C. O., Elias, A. R., Leung, J. A. M., Ribeiro, S. B., da Silva, M. G., Duarte, R. S., Suffys, P., Gomes, H. M., Kritski, A. L., Lapa e Silva, J. R., Ho, J. L., Boéchat, N.

“…BACKGROUND: We recently described the Mycobacterium tuberculosis RDRio genotype, a clonally derived sublineage within the Latin American-Mediterranean (LAM)…”
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Drug-resistant tuberculosis in six hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by BRITO, R. C, MELLO, F. C. Q, KRITSKI, A. L, ANDRADE, M. K, OLIVEIRA, H, COSTA, W, MATOS, H. J, LOURENCO, M. C, ROLLA, V. C, FONSECA, L, RUFFINO NETTO, A

“…SETTING: Tuberculosis (TB) drug resistance survey in six hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.OBJECTIVE: To estimate resistance to at least one drug (DR) and…”
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Rapid molecular diagnostics to detect resistance to second-line anti-TB drugs by Kritski, A. L., Viveiros, M., Carvalho, A. C. C.

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Continuous monitoring of implemented tuberculosis control measures in middle-income high-endemic countries by da Costa, P.A, Carvalho, A.C.C, de Souza, S.R.G, Moreira, E.C.S, Garrido, R.Q, Vieira-Silva, M.A.M, Matteelli, A, Kritski, A.L

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Access to tuberculosis diagnosis in Itaboraí City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: the patient's point of view by MOTTA, M. C. S, VILLA, T. C. S, GOLUB, J, KRITSKI, A. L, RUFFINO-NETTO, A, SILVA, D. F, HARTER, R. G, SCATENA, L. M

“…SETTING: Itaboraí Municipality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate access to tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis for users of the Family Health Program…”
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Contribution of Xpert MTB/RIF to clinical diagnosis in adolescents with tuberculosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Oliveira, M. C. B., Sant'Anna, C. C., Luiz, R. R., Soares, E. C. C., Kritski, A. L.

“…SETTING: Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, a high tuberculosis (TB) burden city.OBJECTIVE: To compare the sociodemographics, clinical characteristics, care process…”
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Molecular characterisation of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from a high-burden tuberculosis state in Brazil by Salvato, R S, Schiefelbein, S, Barcellos, R B, Praetzel, B M, Anusca, I S, Esteves, L S, Halon, M L, Unis, G, Dias, C F, Miranda, S S, de Almeida, I N, de Assis Figueredo, L J, Silva, E C, Kritski, A L, Dalla Costa, E R, Rossetti, M L R

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death among infectious diseases worldwide. Among the estimated cases of drug-resistant TB, approximately 60% occur in…”
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Health sector reform in Brazil: impact on tuberculosis control [Country Case Report] by KRITSKI, A. L, RUFFINO-NETTO, A

“…This paper comments on the reform process of the health sector policies that took place after 1986 in Brazil, and its negative impact on the National…”
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Retreatment tuberculosis cases. Factors associated with drug resistance and adverse outcomes by Kritski, A L, Rodrigues de Jesus, L S, Andrade, M K, Werneck-Barroso, E, Vieira, M A, Haffner, A, Riley, L W

“…Risk factors associated with treatment failure and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) were examined among HIV-seronegative patients who were previously…”
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Latent tuberculosis infection among undergraduate medical students in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil by Teixeira, E G, Menzies, D, Comstock, G W, Cunha, A J L A, Kritski, A L, Soares, L C, Bethlem, E, Zanetti, G, Ruffino-Netto, A, Belo, M T C T, Selig, L, Branco, M M Castello, Cherri, D, Maia, S, Marandino, R, Luiz, R R, Chaisson, R E, Trajman, A

“…SETTING: Five medical schools in three cities with different tuberculosis (TB) incidence rates in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.OBJECTIVE: To estimate…”
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Prevalence of pyrazinamide resistance and Wayne assay performance analysis in a tuberculosis cohort in Lima, Peru by Calderón, R. I., Velásquez, G. E., Becerra, M. C., Zhang, Z., Contreras, C. C., Yataco, R. M., Galea, J. T., Lecca, L. W., Kritski, A. L., Murray, M. B., Mitnick, C. D.

“…BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) regimens often contain pyrazinamide (PZA) even if susceptibility to the drug has not been confirmed. This…”
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Factors associated with non-completion of latent tuberculosis infection treatment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A non-matched case control study by de Aguiar, R.M., da Silva Vieira, M.A.M., de Almeida, I.N., de Paula Ramalho, D.M., Ruffino-Netto, A., Carvalho, A.C.C., Kritski, A.L.

“…There are scarce data on the routine latent tuberculosis infection treatment (LTBIT) and factors associated with a non-completion in high tuberculosis burden…”
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Medical students at risk of nosocomial transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by SILVA, V. M. C, CUNHA, A. J. L. A, OLIVEIRA, J. R, FIGUEIRA, M. M, BRITO NUNES, Z, DERIEMER, K, KRITSKI, A. L

“…SETTING: University and teaching hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a city with a high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB).OBJECTIVE: To determine whether medical…”
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