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  1. Thermodynamic Determinants in Antibody-Free Nucleic Acid Lateral Flow Assays (AF-NALFA): Lessons from Molecular Detection of Listeria monocytogenes, Mycobacterium leprae and Leishmania amazonensis

    Article • Biomolecules, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  2. Long-term storage stability of PGL-I coated ELISA plates for anti-Mycobacterium leprae IgM detection

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  3. Production of antigens expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana plant and Escherichia coli for the SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody detection by ELISA

    Article • Journal of Virological Methods, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  4. An indirect ELISA for detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in human sera using a baculovirus-expressed recombinant nucleocapsid antigen

    Article • Biologicals, May 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Bergmann Morais Ribeiro, Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  5. Development and evaluation of a Lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) prototype for the detection of IgG anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

    Article • Heliyon, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  6. Late relapses in leprosy patients in Brazil: 10-year post-trial of uniform multidrug therapy (U-MDT/CT-BR)

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  7. Direct immunoassay on a polyester microwell plate for colorimetric detection of the spike protein in swab and saliva samples

    Article • Analytical Methods, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  8. Challenges and advances in serological and molecular tests to aid leprosy diagnosis

    Article • Experimental Biology and Medicine, December 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  9. A novel highly specific biotinylated MAC-ELISA for detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antigen IgM antibodies during the acute phase of COVID-19

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Bergmann Morais Ribeiro, Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  10. Detection of Listeria monocytogenes using an immunochromatographic point of care test based on anti-internalin A and B antibodies and a nano-biotinylated detection complex

    Article • LWT, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  11. Prediction of the occurrence of leprosy reactions based on Bayesian networks

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, July 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  12. Practical use of tobravirus-based vector to produce SARS-CoV-2 antigens in plants

    Article • Journal of Virological Methods, May 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  13. Combined antibodies against internalins A and B proteins have potential application in immunoassay for detection of Listeria monocytogenes

    Article • Journal of Food Science and Technology, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  14. Antibody- and nucleic acid–based lateral flow immunoassay for Listeria monocytogenes detection

    Article • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  15. A social network approach for the study of leprosy transmission beyond the household

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, May 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  16. Listeria monocytogenes: review of pathogenesis and virulence determinants-targeted immunological assays

    Article • Critical Reviews in Microbiology, April 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  17. Soropositividade ao PGL-I em um centro de reintegração para pessoas atingidas pela hanseníase e diferentes Regiões do Município de Anápolis-Goiás / Seropositivity to PGL-I in a reintegration center for people affected by leprosy and different regions i...

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Health Review, January 2021, Brazilian Journal of Health Review

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  18. Leprosy surveillance study in a highly endemic Brazilian area using leprosy specific serologic tests and IFNγ whole blood assay

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  19. Human Genetic Susceptibility of Leprosy Recurrence

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  20. Reply of the authors of the Continuing Medical Education article to Dr. Jaison Barreto and Dr. Laila Laguiche

    Article • Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, August 2018, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  21. Clinical trial for uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR): adverse effects approach

    Article • Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, June 2018, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  22. Mycobacterium leprae-Specific Antibodies in Multibacillary Leprosy Patients Decrease During and After Treatment With Either the Regular 12 Doses Multidrug Therapy (MDT) or the Uniform 6 Doses MDT

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, May 2018, Frontiers

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  23. Development of a nanogold slot blot inhibition assay for the detection of antibodies against bovine herpesvirus type 1

    Article • Archives of Virology, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  24. Phylogenomics and antimicrobial resistance of the leprosy bacillus Mycobacterium leprae

    Article • Nature Communications, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  25. Leprosy: current situation, clinical and laboratory aspects, treatment history and perspective of the uniform multidrug therapy for all patients

    Article • Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, December 2017, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  26. Uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR): Results of an open label, randomized and controlled clinical trial, among multibacillary patients

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2017, PLOS

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  27. Whole genome sequencing distinguishes between relapse and reinfection in recurrent leprosy cases

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2017, PLOS

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  28. Leprosy reactions: The predictive value of Mycobacterium leprae-specific serology evaluated in a Brazilian cohort of leprosy patients (U-MDT/CT-BR)

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, February 2017, PLOS

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  29. Fatores associados à coinfecção tuberculose e HIV: o que apontam os dados de notificação do Estado do Amazonas, Brasil, 2001-2012

    Article • Cadernos de Saúde Pública, January 2017, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  30. Could Mycobacterium leprae Infection Be an Occupational Disease? A Survey in Healthcare Workers From an Endemic Area in the Amazonian Region

    Article • Infection Control, October 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  31. Description of Leprosy Classification at Baseline Among Patients Enrolled at the Uniform Multidrug Therapy Clinical Trial for Leprosy Patients in Brazil

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, June 2015, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  32. Temporal distribution of tuberculosis in the State of Amazonas, Brazil

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, June 2015, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  33. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the Amazonas State, Brazil, 2000–2011

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, May 2015, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  34. Evaluation of a rapid serological test for leprosy classification using human serum albumin as the antigen carrier

    Article • Journal of Immunological Methods, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  35. Tuberculosis Infection Control: Potential Benefit of a New Rapid Tuberculosis Test in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS Reference Hospital

    Article • Infection Control, September 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  36. Phage Display and Synthetic Peptides as Promising Biotechnological Tools for the Serological Diagnosis of Leprosy

    Article • PLOS One, August 2014, PLOS

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  37. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Young Children: Analyzing the Performance of the Diagnostic Tests

    Article • PLOS One, May 2014, PLOS

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  38. Primary drug resistance among pulmonary treatment-naïve tuberculosis patients in Amazonas State, Brazil

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, May 2014, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  39. Phenolic Glycolipid-I Does Not Cross-react With Visceral Leishmaniasis Sera in a Brazilian Subset

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  40. Serology with ML Flow test in health professionals from three different states of Brazil

    Article • Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, December 2013, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  41. Increased Sensitivity in Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in HIV-Positive Patients through the Small-Membrane-Filter Method of Microscopy

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  42. Historical analysis of the records of sylvan yellow fever in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, from 1996 to 2009

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, April 2013, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  43. Evaluation of New Strategies for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Among Pediatric Contacts of Tuberculosis Patients

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, September 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  44. Primary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and its control implications in the State of Amazonas, Brazil: report of 3 cases

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, August 2012, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  45. Impact of PGL-I Seropositivity on the Protective Effect of BCG Vaccination among Leprosy Contacts: A Cohort Study

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2012, PLOS

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  46. Factors Associated with Tuberculosis Treatment Default in an Endemic Area of the Brazilian Amazon: A Case Control-Study

    Article • PLOS One, June 2012, PLOS

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  47. Correlation between ELISA and ML Flow assays applied to 60 Brazilian patients affected by leprosy

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, August 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  48. The additional benefit of the ML Flow test to classify leprosy patients

    Article • Acta Tropica, August 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  49. Associação entre reação hansênica após alta e a carga bacilar avaliada utilizando sorologia anti PGL-I e baciloscopia

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  50. Associação do teste sorológico ML Flow com a baciloscopia

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  51. Avaliação da concordância entre exames clínicos e laboratoriais no diagnóstico da hanseníase

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  52. Sorologia rápida para hanseníase (teste ML Flow) em pacientes dimorfos classificados como paucibacilares pelo número de lesões cutâneas: uma ferramenta útil

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  53. Sorologia da hanseníase utilizando PGL-I: revisão sistemática

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  54. Sorologia PGL-I na hanseníase

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  55. Pesquisa de anticorpos anti PGL-I através de ELISA em tatus selvagens do Brasil

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  56. Fatores de risco para a soropositividade do ML Flow em pacientes com hanseníase

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  57. Soroprevalência do teste ML Flow em contatos de hanseníase de Minas Gerais

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  58. A influência do teste sorológico ML Flow na classificação da hanseníase

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  59. A relação entre soroprevalência de anticorpos contra o glicolipídeo fenólico-I entre crianças em idade escolar e endemicidade da hanseníase no Brasil

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  60. Comportamento dos testes sorológicos ML Flow e ELISA (PGL-I) em áreas endêmica e não endêmica de hanseníase

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  61. O uso da sorologia como ferramenta adicional no apoio ao diagnóstico de casos difíceis de hanseníase multibacilar: lições de uma unidade de referência

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  62. High prevalence of vasomotor reflex impairment in newly diagnosed leprosy patients

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Investigation, October 2005, Wiley

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  63. Postgenomic Approach To Identify Novel Mycobacterium leprae Antigens with Potential To Improve Immunodiagnosis of Infection

    Article • Infection and Immunity, September 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  64. Simple and Fast Lateral Flow Test for Classification of Leprosy Patients and Identification of Contacts with High Risk of Developing Leprosy

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2003, ASM Journals

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  65. Dipstick assay to identify leprosy patients who have an increased risk of relapse

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, April 2001, Wiley

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  66. Simple dipstick assay for semi-quantitative detection of neopterin in sera

    Article • Journal of Immunological Methods, April 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  67. The use of whole blood in a dipstick assay for detection of antibodies to Mycobacterium leprae: a field evaluation

    Article • FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, July 1998, Wiley

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula