Usefulness of the polymerase chain reaction dot-blot assay, used with Ziehl-Neelsen staining, for the rapid and conveni­ent diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in human immuno­defi...

by Luciene Cardoso Scherer, Rosa D. Sperhacke, Maria L. R. Rossetti, Antonio Ruffino-Netto, Afrânio L. Kritski
Published 2011-03-01

Predictive value of the acid fast smear for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens in a Reference Center of HIV/Aids in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

by Marcus B Conde, Cesar M Figueira, Renata Moraes, Leila S Fonseca, Kathy DeRiemer, Afranio L Kritski
Published 1999-11-01

Clinical presentation and survival of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients of a University General Hospital in a developing country

by Anna CC Carvalho, Zoelete B Nunes, Marneili Martins, Rodrigo OC Araújo, Mario Comelli, Alessandra Marinoni, Afrânio L Kritski
Published 2002-12-01

Use of the 2,3-diacyl-trehalose and the purified protein derivative in the serodiagnosis of tuberculosis in AIDS

by Maria Helena F Saad, Afranio L Kritski, Eduardo Werneck-Barroso, Solange Cavalcante, Monica Antônia S Ferreira, Leila de Souza Fonseca
Published 1996-02-01

Phenotypes of lung mononuclear phagocytes in HIV seronegative tuberculosis patients: evidence for new recruitment and cell activation

by José R Lapa e Silva, Cristiane Linhares, Neio Boechat, Lorena Rego, Maria da Glória Bonecini Almeida, Afrânio L Kritski, John L Ho
Published 1996-06-01

Imbalance of NET and Alpha-1-Antitrypsin in Tuberculosis Patients Is Related With Hyper Inflammation and Severe Lung Tissue Damage

by Mayla Gabryele Miranda de Melo, Eliene Denites Duarte Mesquita, Martha M. Oliveira, Martha M. Oliveira, Caio da Silva-Monteiro, Anna K. A. Silveira, Thiago S. Malaquias, Tatiana C. P. Dutra, Rafael M. Galliez, Afrânio L. Kritski, Afrânio L. Kritski, Elisangela C. Silva, Elisangela C. Silva, the Rede-TB Study Group
Published 2019-01-01

Prevalence of depression among patients with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

by Karina M. de Castro-Silva, Anna C. Carvalho, Maria T. Cavalcanti, Pedro da S. Martins, José R. França, Maria Oquendo, Afrânio L. Kritski, Annika Sweetland
Published 2018-10-01

A comparison of tuberculosis diagnostic systems in a retrospective cohort of HIV-infected children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

by Solange Gonçalves David, Kathryn L. Lovero, Maria de Fátima B. Pombo March, Thalita G. Abreu, Antonio Ruffino Netto, Afranio L. Kritski, Clemax C. Sant’Anna
Published 2017-06-01

Relationship of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury and genetic polymorphisms in CYP2E1 and GST

by Eliana Abreu Santos, José Carlos Saraiva Gonçalves, Marcos K. Fleury, Afrânio L. Kritski, Martha M. Oliveira, Luciane S. Velasque, José Roberto Lapa e Silva, Rita de Cássia E. Estrela
Published 2019-11-01

Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated in Community Health Centers of Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil

by Maraníbia C Oelemann, Amanda NB Fontes, Marcia A da Silva Pereira, Yolanda Bravin, Guida Silva, Wim Degrave, Anna Cristina Carvalho, Rossana C Brito, Afrânio L Kritski, Philip N Suffys
Published 2007-06-01

Dysglycemia is associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages in tuberculosis patients of North Lima-Peru.

by Kattya Lopez, María B Arriaga, Juan G Aliaga, Nadia N Barreda, Oswaldo M Sanabria, Chuan-Chin Huang, Zibiao Zhang, Ruth García-de-la-Guarda, Leonid Lecca, Anna Cristina Calçada Carvalho, Afrânio L Kritski, Roger I Calderon
Published 2021-01-01

Hypervirulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain triggers necrotic lung pathology associated with enhanced recruitment of neutrophils in resistant C57BL/6 mice.

by Fabrício M Almeida, Thatiana L B Ventura, Eduardo P Amaral, Simone C M Ribeiro, Sanderson D Calixto, Marcelle R Manhães, Andreza L Rezende, Giliane S Souza, Igor S de Carvalho, Elisangela C Silva, Juliana Azevedo da Silva, Eulógio C Q Carvalho, Afranio L Kritski, Elena B Lasunskaia
Published 2017-01-01

Correction: Hypervirulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain triggers necrotic lung pathology associated with enhanced recruitment of neutrophils in resistant C57BL/6 mice.

by Fabrício M Almeida, Thatiana L B Ventura, Eduardo P Amaral, Simone C M Ribeiro, Sanderson D Calixto, Marcelle R Manhães, Andreza L Rezende, Giliane S Souza, Igor S de Carvalho, Elisangela C Silva, Juliana Azevedo da Silva, Eulógio C Q Carvalho, Afranio L Kritski, Elena B Lasunskaia
Published 2017-01-01

Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of the Beijing genotype are rarely observed in tuberculosis patients in South America

by Viviana Ritacco, Beatriz López, Patricia I Cafrune, Lucilaine Ferrazoli, Philip N Suffys, Norma Candia, Lucy Vásquez, Teresa Realpe, Jorge Fernández, Karla V Lima, Jeannete Zurita, Jaime Robledo, Maria L Rossetti, Afranio L Kritski, Maria A Telles, Juan C Palomino, Herre Heersma, Dick van Soolingen, Kristin Kremer, Lucía Barrera
Published 2008-08-01

Tuberculosis Burden and Determinants of Treatment Outcomes According to Age in Brazil: A Nationwide Study of 896,314 Cases Reported Between 2010 and 2019

by Beatriz Barreto-Duarte, Beatriz Barreto-Duarte, Beatriz Barreto-Duarte, Beatriz Barreto-Duarte, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Betânia M. F. Nogueira, Betânia M. F. Nogueira, Betânia M. F. Nogueira, Betânia M. F. Nogueira, Luciana Sobral, Luciana Sobral, Moreno M. S. Rodrigues, Artur T. L. Queiroz, Artur T. L. Queiroz, Michael S. Rocha, Michael S. Rocha, Vanessa Nascimento, Vanessa Nascimento, Vanessa Nascimento, Alexandra B. Souza, Alexandra B. Souza, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Afrânio L. Kritski, Afrânio L. Kritski, Timothy R. Sterling, María B. Arriaga, María B. Arriaga, María B. Arriaga, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade
Published 2021-07-01

Pre-Treatment Neutrophil Count as a Predictor of Antituberculosis Therapy Outcomes: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

by Anna Cristina C. Carvalho, Anna Cristina C. Carvalho, Gustavo Amorim, Mayla G. M. Melo, Mayla G. M. Melo, Ana Karla A. Silveira, Ana Karla A. Silveira, Pedro H. L. Vargas, Pedro H. L. Vargas, Adriana S. R. Moreira, Michael S. Rocha, Michael S. Rocha, Alexandra B. Souza, María B. Arriaga, María B. Arriaga, María B. Arriaga, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Marina C. Figueiredo, Betina Durovni, José R. Lapa-e-Silva, Solange Cavalcante, Valeria C. Rolla, Timothy R. Sterling, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Elisangela C. Silva, Elisangela C. Silva, Elisangela C. Silva, Afrânio L. Kritski, Afrânio L. Kritski, the RePORT Brazil consortium
Published 2021-07-01

Novel stepwise approach to assess representativeness of a large multicenter observational cohort of tuberculosis patients: The example of RePORT Brazil

by María B. Arriaga, Gustavo Amorim, Artur T.L. Queiroz, Moreno M.S. Rodrigues, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Betania M.F. Nogueira, Alexandra Brito Souza, Michael S. Rocha, Aline Benjamin, Adriana S.R. Moreira, Jamile G. de Oliveira, Marina C. Figueiredo, Megan M. Turner, Kleydson Alves, Betina Durovni, José R. Lapa-e-Silva, Afrânio L. Kritski, Solange Cavalcante, Valeria C. Rolla, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Timothy R. Sterling, Bruno B. Andrade
Published 2021-02-01

Pediatric tuberculosis in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro

by Anna Cristina C. Carvalho, Pedro da Silva Martins, Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso, Ana Lúcia Miceli, Terezinha Martire, Maria de Fátima B. Pombo Sant'Anna, Christiane Mello Schmidt, Luiza Martins Vieira, Selma Maria de Azevedo Sias, Ana Paula Quintanilha, Ana Paula Barbosa, Adriana da Silva Rezende Moreira, Carla Fernandes dos Santos Lara, Lorrayne Isidoro-Gonçalves, Rafaela Baroni Aurilio, Suzana Aparecida Greggi de Alcantara, André Luis Bezerra, Laura Saderi, Giovanni Sotgiu, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Afrânio L. Kritski, Clemax Couto Sant’Anna
Published 2020-09-01