Search Results - "MELLO, Fernanda Cq"

Classification and regression tree (CART) model to predict pulmonary tuberculosis in hospitalized patients by Aguiar, Fabio S, Almeida, Luciana L, Ruffino-Netto, Antonio, Kritski, Afranio Lineu, Mello, Fernanda Cq, Werneck, Guilherme L

“…Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health issue worldwide. The lack of specific clinical symptoms to diagnose TB makes the correct decision to admit patients…”
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PCR colorimetric dot-blot assay and clinical pretest probability for diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in smear-negative patients by Scherer, Luciene Cardoso, Sperhacke, Rosa Dea, Jarczewski, Carla, Cafrune, Patrícia I, Minghelli, Simone, Ribeiro, Marta Osório, Mello, Fernanda Cq, Ruffino-Netto, Antonio, Rossetti, Maria Lr, Kritski, Afrânio L

“…Smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (SNPTB) accounts for 30% of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) cases reported annually in developing nations. Polymerase chain…”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening with a 4-Item Instrument, Named GOAL Questionnaire: Development, Validation and Comparative Study with No-Apnea, STOP-Bang, and NoSAS by Duarte, Ricardo Lm, Magalhães-da-Silveira, Flavio J, Oliveira-E-Sá, Tiago S, Silva, Joana A, Mello, Fernanda Cq, Gozal, David

“…Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a very prevalent disorder. Here, we aimed to develop and validate a practical questionnaire with yes-or-no answers, and to…”
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A Phase 2 Randomized Trial of a Rifapentine plus Moxifloxacin-Based Regimen for Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Conde, Marcus B, Mello, Fernanda C Q, Duarte, Rafael Silva, Cavalcante, Solange C, Rolla, Valeria, Dalcolmo, Margareth, Loredo, Carla, Durovni, Betina, Armstrong, Derek T, Efron, Anne, Barnes, Grace L, Marzinke, Mark A, Savic, Radojka M, Dooley, Kelly E, Cohn, Silvia, Moulton, Lawrence H, Chaisson, Richard E, Dorman, Susan E

“…The combination of rifapentine and moxifloxacin administered daily with other anti-tuberculosis drugs is highly active in mouse models of tuberculosis…”
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Development of two artificial neural network models to support the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in hospitalized patients in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Aguiar, Fábio S., Torres, Rodrigo C., Pinto, João V. F., Kritski, Afrânio L., Seixas, José M., Mello, Fernanda C. Q.

“…Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) remains a worldwide public health problem. Diagnostic algorithms to identify the best combination of diagnostic tests for PTB in…”
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Discovery of a Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineage That Is a Major Cause of Tuberculosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Lazzarini, Luiz Claudio Oliveira, Huard, Richard C, Boechat, Neio L, Gomes, Harrison M, Oelemann, Maranibia C, Kurepina, Natalia, Shashkina, Elena, Mello, Fernanda C.Q, Gibson, Andrea L, Virginio, Milena J, Marsico, Ana Grazia, Butler, W. Ray, Kreiswirth, Barry N, Suffys, Philip N, Lapa e Silva, Jose Roberto, Ho, John L

“…The current study evaluated Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for genomic deletions. One locus in our panel of PCR targets…”
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The Functional Assessment of Patients With Pulmonary Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis by GODOY, Marcos Dp, MELLO, Fernanda Cq, LOPES, Agnaldo J, COSTA, Walter, GUIMARAES, Fernando S, PACHECO, Antonio Gf, CASTANHO, Ivany A, MENEZES, Sara Ls

“…Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health problem worldwide, as its residual lesions result in functional and quality of life impairments. Few…”
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Clinical Evaluation of the Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility Assay for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Resistance to Isoniazid or Rifampin by Mello, Fernanda C.Q, Arias, Mayra S, Rosales, Senia, Marsico, Anna Grazia, Pavón, Ada, Alvarado-Gálvez, Carlos, Pessôa, Carlos Leonardo Carvalho, Pérez, Melly, Andrade, Monica K, Kritski, Afranio L, Fonseca, Leila S, Chaisson, Richard E, Kimerling, Michael E, Dorman, Susan E

“…This prospective study evaluated the performance of the microscopic observation drug susceptibility (MODS) assay for the direct detection of Mycobacterium…”
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Role of IFN-g+874 T/A single nucleotide polymorphism in the tuberculosis outcome among Brazilians subjects by Amim, Lucia HLV, Pacheco, Antonio G, Fonseca-Costa, Joseane, Loredo, Carla S, Rabahi, Marcelo F, Melo, Maria H, Ribeiro, Fernando CV, Mello, Fernanda CQ, Oliveira, Martha M, Lapa e Silva, Jose R, Ottenhoff, Tom H, Kritski, Afranio L, Santos, Adalberto R

“…Several genetic cytokine gene variants have been associated with host susceptibility to infectious diseases, including tuberculosis. Based upon the importance…”
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