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Maria José Conceição

Researcher at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Publications -  29
Citations -  550

Maria José Conceição is an academic researcher from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The author has contributed to research in topics: Schistosomiasis & Schistosoma mansoni. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 28 publications receiving 506 citations. Previous affiliations of Maria José Conceição include Oswaldo Cruz Foundation.

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Study of Schistosoma mansoni isolates from patients with failure of treatment with oxamniquine

TL;DR: After three successive treatments with oxamniquine the continuing elimination of Schistosoma mansoni eggs was observed in patients, who came from various regions of Brazil, with different clinical forms of schistosomiasis, to suggest the possibility of resistance to oxamnique.
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Prognosis of schistosomiasis mansoni patients infected with hepatitis B virus

TL;DR: Patients with the hepatosplenic form of schistosomiasis presented a more severe clinical evolution with a higher frequency of hematemesis and/or melena, in addition to the development of macronodular cirrhosis and a worse prognosis as compared to patients with the toxemic form, schisto-infection and the hepatointestinal form.