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M. A. Vieira
Researcher at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Publications - 7
Citations - 220
M. A. Vieira is an academic researcher from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tuberculosis & Viral load. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications receiving 211 citations.
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Transmission of tuberculosis to close contacts of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
Afrânio Lineu Kritski,M J Marques,Marcelo Fouad Rabahi,M. A. Vieira,Eduardo Werneck-Barroso,Carlos Eduardo Carvalho,G. De Noronha Andrade,R. Bravo-De-Souza,L M Andrade,P P Gontijo,Lee W. Riley +10 more
TL;DR: BCG vaccination appears to offer protection against tuberculosis during prolonged exposures to persons with MDRTB, which identifies a novel and specific indication of BCG use.
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Safety, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of Ritonavir 400mg/Saquinavir 400mg Twice Daily plus Rifampicin Combined Therapy in HIV Patients with Tuberculosis
Valeria Cavalcanti Rolla,M. A. Vieira,Douglas Pereira Pinto,Maria C.S. Lourenço,Carlos Silva de Jesus,Mariza G. Morgado,Milton Ferreira Filho,Eduardo Werneck-Barroso +7 more
TL;DR: Therapeutic concentrations of the studied drugs and reduction of viral load were achieved; adverse events are the main limitation of use of a ritonavir/saquinavir regimen in treatment-naive patients, but its clinical benefits were evident.
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Prevalence of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in an HIV/AIDS reference hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fábio Silva Aguiar,M. A. Vieira,A. Staviack,C. Buarque,Anna Grazia Marsico,Leila de Souza Fonseca,Richard E. Chaisson,A. Kristski,Guilherme Loureiro Werneck,Guilherme Loureiro Werneck,F. C.Q. Mello +10 more
TL;DR: Suspicion of drug-resistant disease is necessary in patients with a history of previous TB in hospitals in Rio de Janeiro and the implementation of an effective hospital TB control programme can prevent transmission even in high TB prevalence settings.
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HIV Infection in 567 Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Brazil
Afrânio Lineu Kritski,Eduardo Werneck-Barroso,M. A. Vieira,Anna Cristina Calçada Carvalho,Carlos Eduardo Carvalho,R. Bravo-De-Souza,G. De Noronha Andrade,Bernardo Galvão-Castro,Euclides Ayres de Castilho,N. Hearst +9 more
TL;DR: The rate of HIV infection was 3.9% in 1987, 4.8% in 1988, and 5.2% in 1989, and did not differ by sex, and was highest in the 15- to 39-year age group.
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Assessing new strategies for TB diagnosis in low- and middle-income countries
Afrânio Lineu Kritski,Paula I. Fujiwara,M. A. Vieira,Antonio Ruffino Netto,Martha Maria Oliveira,Gisele Huf,Gisele Huf,S. Bertel Squire +7 more
TL;DR: The current situation of tuberculosis globally and in Brazil, the need for new strategies toward tuberculosis control, focusing on new diagnostic technologies is reported, and critical comments are given on the state of the art regarding the evaluation of new health technologies.