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Human Genetic Susceptibility of Leprosy Recurrence by Uaska Sartori, Priscila Verchai, Penna, Gerson O., Bührer-Sékula, Samira, Pontes, Maria A. A., Gonçalves, Heitor S., Cruz, Rossilene, Virmond, Marcos C. L., Dias-Baptista, Ida M. F., Rosa, Patricia S., Penna, Maria L. F., Medeiros Fava, Vinicius, Stefani, Mariane M. A., Távora Mira, Marcelo

“…Host genetic susceptibility to leprosy has been intensively investigated over the last decades; however, there are no studies on the role of genetic variants…”
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Genotyping of Mycobacterium leprae for better understanding of leprosy transmission in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil by Fontes, Amanda N B, Lima, Luana N G C, Mota, Rosa M S, Almeida, Rosa L F, Pontes, Maria A, Gonçalves, Heitor de S, Frota, Cristiane C, Vissa, Varalakshmi D, Brennan, Patrick J, Guimaraes, Ricardo J P S, Kendall, Carl, Kerr, Ligia R F S, Suffys, Philip N

“…Leprosy is endemic in large part of Brazil with 28,761 new patients in 2015, the second largest number worldwide and reaches 9/10.000 in highly endemic regions…”
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Mycobacterium leprae -Specific Antibodies in Multibacillary Leprosy Patients Decrease During and After Treatment With Either the Regular 12 Doses Multidrug Therapy (MDT) or the Uniform 6 Doses MDT by Hungria, Emerith M, Bührer-Sékula, Samira, Oliveira, Regiane M, Aderaldo, Lúcio C, Pontes, Maria Araci A, Cruz, Rossilene, de Gonçalves, Heitor S, Penna, Maria L F, Penna, Gerson O, Stefani, Mariane M A

“…Leprosy serology reflects the bacillary load of patients and multidrug therapy (MDT) reduces -specific antibody titers of multibacillary (MB) patients. The ( )…”
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Whole genome sequencing distinguishes between relapse and reinfection in recurrent leprosy cases by Stefani, Mariane M A, Avanzi, Charlotte, Bührer-Sékula, Samira, Benjak, Andrej, Loiseau, Chloé, Singh, Pushpendra, Pontes, Maria A A, Gonçalves, Heitor S, Hungria, Emerith M, Busso, Philippe, Piton, Jérémie, Silveira, Maria I S, Cruz, Rossilene, Schetinni, Antônio, Costa, Maurício B, Virmond, Marcos C L, Diorio, Suzana M, Dias-Baptista, Ida M F, Rosa, Patricia S, Matsuoka, Masanori, Penna, Maria L F, Cole, Stewart T, Penna, Gerson O

“…Since leprosy is both treated and controlled by multidrug therapy (MDT) it is important to monitor recurrent cases for drug resistance and to distinguish…”
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Intrapatient comparison of Mycobacterium leprae by VNTR analysis in nasal secretions and skin biopsy in a Brazilian leprosy endemic region by Lima, Luana N G C, Fontes, Amanda N B, Li, Wei, Suffys, Philip N, Vissa, Varalakshmi D, Mota, Rosa M S, Almeida, Rosa L F, Pontes, Maria A, Gonçales, Heitor De S, Frota, Cristiane C, Rodrigues, Laura C, Kendall, Carl, Kerr, Ligia R F S

“…This study compares the strains of genotypes of M. leprae from nasal secretions (NS) and skin biopsy (SB) in the same patient, supplementing conventional…”
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Pathogen-specific epitopes as epidemiological tools for defining the magnitude of Mycobacterium leprae transmission in areas endemic for leprosy by Martins, Marcia V S B, Guimarães, Marjorie M da S, Spencer, John S, Hacker, Mariana A V B, Costa, Luciana S, Carvalho, Fernanda M, Geluk, Annemieke, van der Ploeg-van Schip, Jolien J, Pontes, Maria A A, Gonçalves, Heitor S, de Morais, Janvier P, Bandeira, Tereza J P G, Pessolani, Maria C V, Brennan, Patrick J, Pereira, Geraldo M B

“…During recent years, comparative genomic analysis has allowed the identification of Mycobacterium leprae-specific genes with potential application for the…”
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TURISMO E GESTÃO DE INVESTIMENTOS PÚBLICOS: UMA ANÁLISE NAS REGIÕES TURÍSTICAS DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE - BRASIL 2003/2016 by SILVA, RODRIGO CARDOSO DA, FONSECA, MARIA APARECIDA PONTES DA, BORGES, AYLANA LAISSA MEDEIROS

“…RESUMO: A gestão e a eficiência no uso dos recursos públicos têm ganhado destaque nas últimas décadas, configurando atualmente um dos principais pontos de…”
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Study of the hippocampal formation and of the cerebrospinal fluid in HIV encephalopathy by SÁ, MARIA JOSÉ PONTES MARQUES DE

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Study of the hippocampal formation and of the cerebrospinal fluid in HIV encephalopathy by SÁ, MARIA JOSÉ PONTES MARQUES DE

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