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  1. Efficacy and safety of an inactivated whole-virion SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (CoronaVac) in Brazilian healthcare professionals: The PROFISCOV trial

    Article • Vaccine, August 2025, Elsevier

    Gustavo Romero

  2. Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Healthcare Workers Before and After COVID-19 Vaccination: A Cohort Study in a Primary Care Unit of Brazil

    Article • Healthcare, November 2024, MDPI AG

    Gustavo Romero

  3. Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Healthcare Workers before and after COVID-19 Vaccination: A Cohort Study in a Primary Care Unit of Brazil

    Article • August 2024, MDPI AG

    Gustavo Romero

  4. Efficacy and Safety of an Inactivated Whole-Virion SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (CoronaVac) in Brazilian Healthcare Professionals: The PROFISCOV Trial

    Article • April 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Gustavo Romero

  5. Increasing HIV screening in a secondary hospital emergency department in Brazil: searching for opportunities

    Article • February 2024, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  6. Missed opportunities for HIV diagnosis among incarcerated people in the Federal District, Brasilia, Brazil

    Article • February 2024, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  7. Live, Attenuated, Tetravalent Butantan–Dengue Vaccine in Children and Adults

    Article • The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery and the Collateral Branches of Science, February 2024, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Gustavo Romero

  8. Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and Vaccination Coverage among Residents of a Lower-Middle-Class Population in the Federal District, Brazil

    Article • Vaccines, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Gustavo Romero

  9. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome in a Brazilian Cohort after 3 and 6 Months of Hospital Discharge

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Gustavo Romero

  10. Accuracy of point-of-care Panbio™ SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detection test in a socioeconomically vulnerable population in Brazil

    Article • Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, September 2022, Frontiers

    Gustavo Romero

  11. Prevalence of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in highly malaria-endemic municipalities in the Brazilian Amazon: A region-wide screening study

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, August 2022, Elsevier

    Gustavo Romero

  12. The role of pets in SARS-CoV-2 transmission: an exploratory analysis

    Article • Infection, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gustavo Romero

  13. SARS CoV-2 seroprevalence and diagnostic accuracy during a COVID-19 outbreak in a major penitentiary complex in Brazil, June to July 2020

    Article • International Journal of Prisoner Health, February 2022, Emerald

    Gustavo Romero

  14. Consentimento informado para a testagem do HIV em unidades de pronto-socorro e direitos humanos dos pacientes: à procura de equilíbrio

    Article • Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, January 2022, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  15. Frequency of exposure to arboviruses and characterization of Guillain Barré syndrome in a clinical cohort of patients treated at a tertiary referral center in Brasília, Federal District

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2022, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  16. Informed consent for HIV screening in the emergency departments and human rights in patient care: seeking the right balance

    Article • Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, January 2022, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  17. Neonatal healthcare-associated infections in Brazil: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Archives of Public Health, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gustavo Romero

  18. Reply to Nguyen and Frost

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, November 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Gustavo Romero

  19. Interventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, August 2020, Wiley

    Gustavo Romero

  20. Methylprednisolone as Adjunctive Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19; Metcovid): A Randomized, Double-blind, Phase IIb, Placebo-controlled Trial

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, August 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Gustavo Romero

  21. Accuracy of diagnostic tests for American tegumentary leishmaniasis: a systematic literature review with meta‐analyses

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, August 2020, Wiley

    Dr Jose Candido Caldeira Xavier-Junior, Gustavo Romero

  22. Effect of High vs Low Doses of Chloroquine Diphosphate as Adjunctive Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection

    Article • JAMA Network Open, April 2020, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Gustavo Romero

  23. Visceral leishmaniasis lethality in Brazil: an exploratory analysis of associated demographic and socioeconomic factors

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2020, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  24. HIV prevalence in recently incarcerated adult males in the Federal District, Brasilia, Brazil

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2020, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  25. A cross-sectional approach including dog owner characteristics as predictors of visceral leishmaniasis infection in dogs

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, January 2020, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  26. Treatment for human visceral leishmaniasis: a cost‐effectiveness analysis for Brazil

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, July 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Henry Maia Peixoto, Gustavo Romero

  27. Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with Zika virus infection in Brazil: a cost-of-illness study

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, March 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Henry Maia Peixoto, Gustavo Romero

  28. Improving the reference standard for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis: a challenge for current and future tests

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, January 2019, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  29. Late-onset sepsis and mortality among neonates in a Brazilian Intensive Care Unit: a cohort study and survival analysis

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, January 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Gustavo Romero

  30. Validation and reliability of the rapid diagnostic test ‘SD Bioeasy Dengue Duo’ for dengue diagnosis in Brazil: a phase III study

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, June 2018, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  31. Effectiveness of dog collars impregnated with 4% deltamethrin in controlling visceral leishmaniasis in Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidade: Phlebotominae) populations

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, March 2018, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  32. Failure of fluconazole in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania guyanensis in the Brazilian Amazon: An open, nonrandomized phase 2 trial

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, February 2018, PLOS

    Gustavo Romero

  33. Mucosal leishmaniasis: urgent need for more research

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, February 2018, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  34. Cost of visceral leishmaniasis care in Brazil

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, November 2017, Wiley

    Isis Carvalho, Dr. Henry Maia Peixoto, Gustavo Romero

  35. Deficiência de glicose-6-fosfato desidrogenase e uso de primaquina: estimativa de custos de profissionais por macrocusteio e microcusteio

    Article • Revista de Saúde Pública, October 2017, Universidade de Sao Paulo Sistema Integrado de Bibliotecas - SIBiUSP

    Dr. Henry Maia Peixoto, Gustavo Romero

  36. Visceral leishmaniasis and HIV/AIDS in Brazil: Are we aware enough?

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, September 2017, PLOS

    Gustavo Romero

  37. Poor efficacy of preemptive amoxicillin clavulanate for preventing secondary infection from Bothrops snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon: A randomized controlled clinical trial

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2017, PLOS

    Gustavo Romero

  38. Efficacy and safety of available treatments for visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: A multicenter, randomized, open label trial

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2017, PLOS

    Gustavo Romero

  39. Efficacy and safety of amphotericin B deoxycholate versus N-methylglucamine antimoniate in pediatric visceral leishmaniasis: an open-label, randomized, and controlled pilot trial in Brazil

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, February 2017, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  40. Effect of piplartine and cinnamides on Leishmania amazonensis , Plasmodium falciparum and on peritoneal cells of Swiss mice

    Article • Pharmaceutical Biology, January 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Gustavo Romero

  41. Early-onset neonatal sepsis and the implementation of group B streptococcus prophylaxis in a Brazilian maternity hospital: a descriptive study

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2017, Elsevier

    Gustavo Romero

  42. Rapid diagnostic test for G6PD deficiency in Plasmodium vivax -infected men: a budget impact analysis based in Brazilian Amazon

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Henry Maia Peixoto, Gustavo Romero

  43. Validation of the rapid test Carestart(tm) G6PD among malaria vivax-infected subjects in the Brazilian Amazon

    Article • August 2016, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr. Henry Maia Peixoto, Gustavo Romero

  44. Could Plasmodium vivax malaria trigger malnutrition? Revisiting the Bradford Hill criteria to assess a causal relationship between two neglected problems

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, June 2016, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  45. Are opossums a relevant factor associated with asymptomatic Leishmania infection in the outskirts of the largest Brazilian cities?

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2016, Elsevier

    Gustavo Romero

  46. Sensitivity and specificity of parallel or serial serological testing for detection of canine Leishmania infection

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, February 2016, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  47. Cost-effectiveness analysis of rapid diagnostic tests for G6PD deficiency in patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria in the Brazilian Amazon

    Article • Malaria Journal, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Henry Maia Peixoto, Gustavo Romero

  48. O controle de leishmaniose visceral no Brasil: transformar é preciso

    Article • Cadernos de Saúde Pública, January 2016, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  49. Successful isolation of Leishmania infantum from Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from naturally infected dogs

    Article • BMC Veterinary Research, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gustavo Romero

  50. Polymerase chain reaction-based method for the identification of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in mucosal tissues conserved in paraffin

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

    Gustavo Romero

  51. Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi: rare enough to be neglected?

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, September 2015, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  52. Epidemiological transition of tropical diseases in the Brazilian Amazon

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

    Gustavo Romero

  53. Tegumentary leishmaniasis in the State of Amazonas: what have we learned and what do we need?

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

    Gustavo Romero

  54. G6PD deficiency in male individuals infected by Plasmodium vivax malaria in the Brazilian Amazon: a cost study

    Article • Malaria Journal, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Henry Maia Peixoto, Gustavo Romero

  55. Expanding the knowledge about Leishmania species in wild mammals and dogs in the Brazilian savannah

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Gustavo Romero

  56. Diagnostic tests for canine visceral leishmaniasis

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, December 2014, Wiley

    Dr. Henry Maia Peixoto, Gustavo Romero

  57. Poor response to azithromycin in cutaneous leishmaniasis leading to a premature interruption of a multicentric phase III clinical trial in Brazil

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, December 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  58. Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Coinfection in Latin America

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, September 2014, PLOS

    Gustavo Romero

  59. G6PD deficiency in Latin America: systematic review on prevalence and variants

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, August 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Quique Bassat, Dr. Henry Maia Peixoto, Gustavo Romero

  60. Accuracy and reproducibility of a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, July 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Gustavo Romero

  61. Clinical complications of G6PD deficiency in Latin American and Caribbean populations: systematic review and implications for malaria elimination programmes

    Article • Malaria Journal, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Quique Bassat, Dr. Henry Maia Peixoto, Gustavo Romero

  62. Validity and Reliability of Enzyme Immunoassays Using Leishmania major or L. infantum Antigens for the Diagnosis of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Brazil

    Article • PLOS One, July 2013, PLOS

    Gustavo Romero

  63. Assessment of drug resistance related genes as candidate markers for treatment outcome prediction of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil

    Article • Acta Tropica, May 2013, Elsevier

    Gustavo Romero

  64. Interventions for American Cutaneous and Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review Update

    Article • PLOS One, April 2013, PLOS

    Gustavo Romero

  65. Congenitally transmitted visceral leishmaniasis: report of two Brazilian human cases

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2013, Elsevier

    Gustavo Romero

  66. Early enlargement of an ulcerated area during leishmaniasis treatment with meglumine antimoniate in Brazil

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, January 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Gustavo Romero

  67. Clinical research monitoring: scenarios and challenges

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

    Gustavo Romero

  68. Development and validation of PCR-based assays for diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis and identificatio nof the parasite species

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, August 2012, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  69. Mediastinitis and pericardial effusion in a patient with AIDS and disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection: a case report

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

    Gustavo Romero

  70. Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic for malaria in Extra-Amazon Region, Brazil

    Article • Malaria Journal, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Henry Maia Peixoto, Gustavo Romero

  71. Multi-centric prospective evaluation of rk39 rapid test and direct agglutination test for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Gustavo Romero

  72. Drug susceptibility of Leishmania infantum (syn. Leishmania chagasi) isolates from Brazilian HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, January 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Gustavo Romero

  73. Targeted gene expression profiling in Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania guyanensis parasites isolated from Brazilian patients with different antimonial treatment outcomes

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, August 2010, Elsevier

    Gustavo Romero

  74. Investigation of plant extracts in traditional medicine of the Brazilian Cerrado against protozoans and yeasts

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, August 2010, Elsevier

    Gustavo Romero

  75. Control of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Latin America—A Systematic Review

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2010, PLOS

    Gustavo Romero

  76. Detection of Leishmania kDNA in human serum samples for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, December 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Gustavo Romero

  77. Prevalence of Leishmania infection in adult HIV/AIDS patients treated in a tertiary-level care center in Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, July 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Gustavo Romero

  78. Oportunidades perdidas de avaliação sorológica para a infecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana na rotina de atendimento ambulatorial do Hospital Universitário de Brasília, Distrito Federal

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, April 2009, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Gustavo Romero

  79. Sensitivity and reproducibility of a PCR assay for Leishmania detection using skin biopsy imprints on filter paper

    Article • Acta Tropica, January 2009, Elsevier

    Gustavo Romero

  80. Tuberculosis incidence and risk factors among patients living with HIV/AIDS in public health service institutions in Brasilia, Federal District

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

    Gustavo Romero

  81. Efeito de uma formulação hidrofílica de paromomicina tópica na leishmaniose cutânea em pacientes com contra-indicações de tratamento com antimonial pentavalente

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

    Gustavo Romero

  82. Species diversity causing human cutaneous leishmaniasis in Rio Branco, state of Acre, Brazil

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, September 2006, Wiley

    Gustavo Romero

  83. Comparative study between nadolol and 5-isosorbide mononitrate vs. endoscopic band ligation plus sclerotherapy in the prevention of variceal rebleeding in cirrhotic patients: a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, August 2006, Wiley

    Gustavo Romero

  84. Antibody response in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis infected by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis or Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in Brazil

    Article • Acta Tropica, January 2005, Elsevier

    Gustavo Romero

  85. Identification of antigenically distinct populations of Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis from Manaus, Brazil, using monoclonal antibodies

    Article • Acta Tropica, April 2002, Elsevier

    Gustavo Romero

  86. The rarity of infection withLeishmania (Viannia) braziliensisamong patients from the Manaus region of Amazonas state, Brazil, who have cutaneous leishmaniasis

    Article • Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, March 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Gustavo Romero

  87. Sensitivity of the polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis

    Article • Acta Tropica, June 2001, Elsevier

    Gustavo Romero

  88. Comparison of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and L. (V.) guyanensis in Brazil: Clinical Findings and Diagnostic Approach

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Gustavo Romero

  89. Glucantime dosage

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, May 1996, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Gustavo Romero