Search Results - "Machado, Rafael Rahal Guaragna"
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Alphacoronavirus Detection in Lungs, Liver, and Intestines of Bats from Brazil
Published in Microbial ecology (01-01-2020)“…Bats are flying mammals distributed worldwide known to host several types of Coronavirus (CoV). Since they were reported as the probable source of spillover of…”
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Surrogate test performance for SARS‐CoV‐2 neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) for convalescent plasma (CCP): How useful could they be?
Published in Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-12-2021)“…Background COVID‐19 high‐titer CCP selection is a concern, because neutralizing antibody (nAb) testing requires sophisticated labs and methods. Surrogate tests…”
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Correlation between SARS‐COV‐2 antibody screening by immunoassay and neutralizing antibody testing
Published in Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-04-2021)“…Background The efficacy of convalescent plasma (CP), an alternative for the treatment of COVID‐19, depends on high titers of neutralizing antibodies (nAbs),…”
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UV-C (254 nm) lethal doses for SARS-CoV-2
Published in Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy (01-12-2020)“…•We developed a controlled assay to investigate the UV-C inactivation kinetics for SARS-CoV-2.•We established the UV-C lethal doses for the virus in…”
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SARS-CoV-2 isolation from the first reported patients in Brazil and establishment of a coordinated task network
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (01-01-2020)“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed in Brazil in February 2020, the first cases were followed by an increase in the…”
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Beneficial effects of a mouthwash containing an antiviral phthalocyanine derivative on the length of hospital stay for COVID-19: randomised trial
Published in Scientific reports (07-10-2021)“…The risk of contamination and dissemination by SARS-CoV-2 has a strong link with nasal, oral and pharyngeal cavities. Recently, our research group observed the…”
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Nebulized enriched heparin improves respiratory parameters in patients with COVID-19: a phase I/II randomized and triple-blind clinical trial
Published in Scientific reports (27-08-2024)“…To evaluate the safety and the potential antiviral treatment of inhaled enriched heparin in patients with COVID-19. The specific objectives were to investigate…”
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Neutralizing antibody response after immunization with a COVID‐19 bivalent vaccine: Insights to the future
Published in Journal of medical virology (01-02-2024)“…The raising of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) variants led to the use of COVID‐19 bivalent vaccines, which include antigens of…”
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Neonatal consequences of maternal exposure to the chikungunya virus: Case reports
Published in Medicine (Baltimore) (30-04-2021)“…The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was first isolated in a Tanzanian epidemic area between 1952 and 1953. The best description of the CHIKV transmission during…”
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Nano-multilamellar lipid vesicles loaded with a recombinant form of the chikungunya virus E2 protein improve the induction of virus-neutralizing antibodies
Published in Nanomedicine (01-10-2021)“…Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is responsible for a self-limited illness that can evolve into long-lasting painful joint inflammation. In this study, we report a…”
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COVID‐19 convalescent plasma cohort study: Evaluation of the association between both donor and recipient neutralizing antibody titers and patient outcomes
Published in Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-08-2021)“…Background Current evidence regarding COVID‐19 convalescent plasma (CCP) transfusion practices is limited and heterogeneous. We aimed to determine the impact…”
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Immunodominant antibody responses directed to SARS-CoV-2 hotspot mutation sites and risk of immune escape
Published in Frontiers in immunology (05-01-2023)“…Considering the likely need for the development of novel effective vaccines adapted to emerging relevant CoV-2 variants, the increasing knowledge of epitope…”
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Anti‐A and SARS‐CoV‐2: an intriguing association
Published in Vox sanguinis (01-05-2021)“…Background Blood groups and anti‐A isohemagglutinin may be involved in susceptibility to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Materials and Methods We retrospectively studied…”
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Identification of Zika Virus NS1-Derived Peptides with Potential Applications in Serological Tests
Published in Viruses (28-02-2023)“…Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne pathogen, is an emerging arbovirus associated with sporadic symptomatic cases of great medical concern, particularly among…”
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Immune Evasion of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Subvariants XBB.1.5, XBB.1.16 and EG.5.1 in a Cohort of Older Adults after ChAdOx1-S Vaccination and BA.4/5 Bivalent Booster
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (30-01-2024)“…The recently emerged SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages, including the BA.2-derived XBB.1.5 (Kraken), XBB.1.16 (Arcturus), and EG.5.1 (Eris), have accumulated…”
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Antiviral activity of natural phenolic compounds in complex at an allosteric site of SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease
Published in Communications biology (11-08-2022)“…SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease (PLpro) covers multiple functions. Beside the cysteine-protease activity, facilitating cleavage of the viral polypeptide chain,…”
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Validation of Serological Methods for COVID-19 and Retrospective Screening of Health Employees and Visitors to the São Paulo University Hospital, Brazil
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (02-06-2022)“…Reliable serological tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among infected or vaccinated individuals are important for epidemiological and clinical…”
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Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated With COVID-19 With Neurologic Manifestations in a Child: A Brief Report
Published in The Pediatric infectious disease journal (01-10-2020)“…Although first considered a benign infection, recent studies have disclosed severe and potentially lethal inflammatory manifestations of COVID-19 in children…”
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Zika virus seroprevalence in blood donors from the Northeastern region of São Paulo State, Brazil, between 2015 and 2017
Published in The Journal of infection (01-01-2020)“…Although primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitos, Zika virus (ZIKV) can also be transmitted by blood transfusion, due to the fact that some of the…”
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Zika virus infection impairs synaptogenesis, induces neuroinflammation, and could be an environmental risk factor for autism spectrum disorder outcome
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease (01-06-2024)“…Zika virus (ZIKV) infection was first associated with Central Nervous System (CNS) infections in Brazil in 2015, correlated with an increased number of…”
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