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Afrânio Lineu Kritski
Researcher at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Publications - 216
Citations - 3852
Afrânio Lineu Kritski is an academic researcher from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tuberculosis & Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 198 publications receiving 3376 citations. Previous affiliations of Afrânio Lineu Kritski include Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
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Genetic polymorphisms of NAT2, CYP2E1 and GST enzymes and the occurrence of antituberculosis drug-induced hepatitis in Brazilian TB patients.
Raquel Lima de Figueiredo Teixeira,Renata Gomes Morato,Pedro Hernan Cabello,Ligia Mayumi Kitada Muniz,Adriana S. R. Moreira,Afrânio Lineu Kritski,Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz Mello,Philip Noel Suffys,Antonio Basílio de Miranda,Adalberto R. Santos +9 more
TL;DR: It was shown that slow acetylation status was the only independent risk factor for the occurrence of anti-TB drug-induced hepatitis during anti- TB treatment with INH-containing schemes in Brazilian individuals.
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Dificuldades de acesso a serviços de saúde para diagnóstico de tuberculose em municípios do Brasil
Lúcia Marina Scatena,Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa,Antonio Ruffino Netto,Afrânio Lineu Kritski,Tânia Maria Ribeiro Monteiro de Figueiredo,Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini,Marluce Maria Araújo Assis,Maria Catarina Salvador da Motta +7 more
TL;DR: The primary care assessment tool (PA tool) as mentioned in this paper has been adapted for atencao a tuberculose in the service of saude in Brazil, and has been evaluated in a recent study.
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Application of Sensitive and Specific Molecular Methods To Uncover Global Dissemination of the Major RDRio Sublineage of the Latin American-Mediterranean Mycobacterium tuberculosis Spoligotype Family
Andrea L. Gibson,Richard C. Huard,Richard C. Huard,Nicolaas C. Gey van Pittius,Luiz Claudio Oliveira Lazzarini,Luiz Claudio Oliveira Lazzarini,Jeffrey Driscoll,Natalia Kurepina,Thierry Zozio,Christophe Sola,Silvana Miranda Spindola,Afrânio Lineu Kritski,Daniel W. Fitzgerald,Kristin Kremer,Helmi Mardassi,Poonam Chitale,Jessica Brinkworth,Jessica Brinkworth,Darío García de Viedma,Brigitte Gicquel,Jean W. Pape,Dick van Soolingen,Barry N. Kreiswirth,Robin M. Warren,Paul D. van Helden,Nalin Rastogi,Philip Noel Suffys,Jose Lapa e Silva,John L. Ho +28 more
TL;DR: The fact that RDRio strains were identified worldwide highlights the importance of this LAM family sublineage and suggests that this strain is a global threat that should be specifically targeted by public health resources.
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A multicenter evaluation of tuberculin skin test positivity and conversion among health care workers in Brazilian hospitals.
V R Roth,D. O. Garrett,Kayla F. Laserson,C E Starling,Afrânio Lineu Kritski,Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo Medeiros,Nancy J. Binkin,William R. Jarvis +7 more
TL;DR: Longitudinal TST studies are a valuable tool to assess the occupational risk of TB, even in BCG-vaccinated populations, and should be used to direct limited resources for infection control.
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Addressing the tuberculosis-depression syndemic to end the tuberculosis epidemic.
Annika C. Sweetland,Afrânio Lineu Kritski,Maria A. Oquendo,M. E. Sublette,A. Norcini Pala,L. R. Batista Silva,A. Karpati,Euclides Silva,Milton Ozório Moraes,J. R. Lapa e Silva,Milton L. Wainberg +10 more
TL;DR: Evidence is used to reframe TB and depression comorbidity as the 'TB-depression syndemic', and critical research gaps are identified to further elucidate the underlying mechanisms.