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Nilma Cintra Leal
Researcher at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Publications - 89
Citations - 1132
Nilma Cintra Leal is an academic researcher from Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Yersinia pestis & Virulence. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 87 publications receiving 1008 citations. Previous affiliations of Nilma Cintra Leal include Federal University of São Paulo.
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Acute attacks in the extremities of persons living in an area endemic for bancroftian filariasis: differentiation of two syndromes.
Gerusa Dreyer,Zulma Medeiros,Maria José Netto,Nilma Cintra Leal,Luiz Gonzaga de Castro,Will F. Piessens +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a prospective analysis of 600 patients referred to the filariasis clinic of the Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes/FIOCRUZ in Recife, Brazil, indicated that two distinct acute syndromes accompanied by lymphangitis occur in residents of this filariasi-endemic area.
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Diagnosis of plague and identification of virulence markers in Yersinia pestis by multiplex-PCR
TL;DR: A procedure for the rapid diagnosis of plague that also allows the identification of prominent virulence markers of Y. pestis strains and will be useful in the methodology of the Plague Control Program.
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Evaluation of a RAPD-based typing scheme in a molecular epidemiology study of Vibrio cholerae O1, Brazil.
Nilma Cintra Leal,Marise Sobreira,Tereza Cristina Leal-Balbino,A.M.P. De Almeida,M. J. da Silva,D.M. Mello,L.M. Seki,Ernesto Hofer +7 more
TL;DR: To evaluate the utility of random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique for routine practice in public health laboratories for epidemiological studies of Vibrio cholerae O1 isolates.
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Typing of human and bovine staphylococcus aureus by rapd-pcr and ribotyping-pcr
Margarida Pereira,Margarida Pereira,Nilma Cintra Leal,Tereza Cristina Arcanjo Leal,Marise Sobreira,A.M.P. De Almeida,José P. Siqueira-Júnior,Galba Maria de Campos-Takaki +7 more
TL;DR: The objective is to investigate genetic diversity among Staphylococcus aureus and to delineate the geographical distribution of the strains found.
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Prevalence of cagA and vacA genes in isolates from patients with Helicobacter pylori-associated gastroduodenal diseases in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Carlos A A Brito,Lenôra M B Silva,Norma Jucá,Nilma Cintra Leal,Wayner Viera de Souza,Dulciene M.M. Queiroz,Francisco Cordeiro,Norma Lucena Silva +7 more
TL;DR: There was a strong association between the H. pylori cagA+ gene and DU, however, there were no differences between the DU and GT groups in relation to the vacA s1 and s2 alleles distribution, albeit the subtype s1b was predominant.