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Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Adults with Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension: Prevalence and Predictors of Nocturnal Hypoxemia by Murta, Marcia S., Duarte, Ricardo L. M., Waetge, Daniel, Gozal, David, Cardoso, Alexandre P., Mello, Fernanda C. Q.

“…Purpose To evaluate the frequency of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and predictors of the presence of nocturnal desaturation in adults with pulmonary…”
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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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A screening system for smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis using artificial neural networks by de O. Souza Filho, João B, de Seixas, José Manoel, Galliez, Rafael, de Bragança Pereira, Basilio, de Q Mello, Fernanda C, dos Santos, Alcione Miranda, Kritski, Afranio Lineu

“…Highlights • Diagnostic tests show low sensitivity for smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis. • Prognostic and risk assessment models using artificial neural…”
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Predictive factors for obstructive sleep apnea in adults with severe asthma receiving biologics: a single-center cross-sectional study by Araujo, Ana M. S., Duarte, Ricardo L. M., Gozal, David, Cardoso, Alexandre P., Mello, Fernanda C. Q.

“…Purpose To evaluate the prevalence and potential predictors of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a cohort of adults with severe asthma. Methods From March 2021…”
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Predicting Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Insomnia: A Comparative Study with Four Screening Instruments by Duarte, Ricardo L. M., Magalhães-da-Silveira, Flavio J., Oliveira-e-Sá, Tiago S., Rabahi, Marcelo F., Mello, Fernanda C. Q., Gozal, David

“…Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and insomnia are very prevalent disorders, especially in sleep-lab setting, and insomnia may be the presenting complaint…”
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Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurements and Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Sleep-Laboratory Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study by Duarte, Ricardo L. M., Rabahi, Marcelo F., Oliveira-e-Sá, Tiago S., Magalhães-da-Silveira, Flavio J., Mello, Fernanda C. Q., Gozal, David

“…Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common condition characterized by repetitive collapse of the upper airways and intermittent oxygen desaturation,…”
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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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Yield of Sputum Induction in the Diagnosis of Pleural Tuberculosis by Conde, Marcus B, Loivos, Angela Chindamo, Rezende, Valeria M, Soares, Sergio L. M, Mello, Fernanda C. Q, Reingold, Arthur L, Daley, Charles L, Kritski, Afranio L

“…We prospectively evaluated the diagnostic yield of acid-fast bacilli smear and culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis using sputum induction (SI) in the workup…”
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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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Role of IFN-γ +874 T/A single nucleotide polymorphism in the tuberculosis outcome among Brazilians subjects by Amim, Lucia H. L. V, Pacheco, Antonio G, Fonseca-Costa, Joseane, Loredo, Carla S, Rabahi, Marcelo F, Melo, Maria H, Ribeiro, Fernando C. V, Mello, Fernanda C. Q, Oliveira, Martha M, Lapa e Silva, José R, Ottenhoff, Tom H, Kritski, Afrânio 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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Simplifying the Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea With a 2-Item Model, No-Apnea: A Cross-Sectional Study by Duarte, Ricardo L M, Rabahi, Marcelo F, Magalhães-da-Silveira, Flavio J, de Oliveira-E-Sá, Tiago S, Mello, Fernanda C Q, Gozal, David

“…To develop and validate a practical model for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screening in adults based on objectively assessed criteria, and then compare it…”
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Risk factors for and attributable mortality from tuberculosis in patients with hematologic malignances by Silva, FA, Matos, JO, de Mello, Q FC, Nucci, M

“…Hematology Unit, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federaldo Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Patients with…”
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Comparative performance of screening instruments for obstructive sleep apnea in morbidly obese patients referred to a sleep laboratory: a prospective cross-sectional study by Duarte, Ricardo L. M., Mello, Fernanda C. Q., Magalhães-da-Silveira, Flavio J., Oliveira-e-Sá, Tiago S., Rabahi, Marcelo F., Gozal, David

“…Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is very common occurrence among morbidly obese patients. Our main objectives were to validate the No-Apnea, a 2-item…”
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Performance of the TB-LAMP diagnostic assay in reference laboratories: Results from a multicentre study by Pham, Thu Hang, Peter, Jonathan, Mello, Fernanda C.Q., Parraga, Tommy, Lan, Nguyen Thi Ngoc, Nabeta, Pamela, Valli, Eloise, Caceres, Tatiana, Dheda, Keertan, Dorman, Susan E., Hillemann, Doris, Gray, Christen M., Perkins, Mark D.

“…•TB-LAMP sensitivity was 75.6% in samples from culture-confirmed TB cases.•TB-LAMP detected 97.9% of smear-positive TB and 46.6% of smear-negative TB.•TB-LAMP…”
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Transcriptomic Biomarkers for Tuberculosis: Evaluation of DOCK9. EPHA4 , and NPC2 mRNA Expression in Peripheral Blood by de Araujo, Leonardo S, Vaas, Lea A I, Ribeiro-Alves, Marcelo, Geffers, Robert, Mello, Fernanda C Q, de Almeida, Alexandre S, Moreira, Adriana da S R, Kritski, Afrânio L, Lapa E Silva, José R, Moraes, Milton O, Pessler, Frank, Saad, Maria H F

“…Lately, much effort has been made to find mRNA biomarkers for tuberculosis (TB) disease/infection with microarray-based approaches. In a pilot investigation,…”
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Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on fluid absorption among patients with pleural effusion due to tuberculosis by Oliveira, Juliana F, Mello, Fernanda C Q, Rodrigues, Rosana S, Boechat, Ana L, Conde, Marcus B, Menezes, Sara L S

“…Tuberculosis (TB) remains as an important public health problem worldwide. The most common type is pulmonary TB, and the most prevalent form of extra-pulmonary…”
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Detection of mixed infections with Mycobacterium lentiflavum and Mycobacterium avium by molecular genotyping methods by Suffys, Philip, Rocha, Adalgiza da Silva, Brandao, Adeilton, Vanderborght, Bart, Mijs, Wouter, Jannes, Geert, Mello, Fernanda C. Q, Pedro, Heloisa da Silveira Paro, de Souza Fonseca, Leila, de Oliveira, Rosangela Siqueira, Leao, Sylvia Cardoso, Saad, Maria Helena Feres

“…1 , 2 Department of Mycobacterioses 1 and Department of Tropical Medicine 2 , Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3 , 6 University Hospital…”
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The cursed duet today: Tuberculosis and HIV-coinfection by Tiberi, Simon, Carvalho, Anna Cristina C, Sulis, Giorgia, Vaghela, Devan, Rendon, Adrian, Mello, Fernanda C de Q, Rahman, Ananna, Matin, Nashaba, Zumla, Ali, Pontali, Emanuele

“…The tuberculosis (TB) and HIV syndemic continues to rage and are a major public health concern worldwide. This deadly association raises complexity and…”
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