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  1. Association Between Health-Related Quality of Life and Physical Functioning in Antiretroviral-Naive HIV-Infected Patients

    Article • The Open AIDS Journal, September 2018, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Carlos Brites, Liliane Lins-Kusterer

  2. Raltegravir versus lopinavir/ritonavir for treatment of HIV-infected late-presenting pregnant women

    Article • HIV Clinical Trials, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Carlos Brites

  3. HIV-associated lipodystrophy: a review from a Brazilian perspective

    Article • Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, July 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Eduardo Sprinz, Dr Carlos Brites

  4. Raltegravir for the treatment of patients co-infected with HIV and tuberculosis (ANRS 12 180 Reflate TB): a multicentre, phase 2, non-comparative, open-label, randomised trial

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Carlos Brites

  5. The HIV-Brazil Cohort Study: Design, Methods and Participant Characteristics

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2014, PLOS

    Dr Carlos Brites

  6. Epidemiological aspects of influenza A related to climatic conditions during and after a pandemic period in the city of Salvador, northeastern Brazil

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

    Dr Carlos Brites

  7. HTLV-1 infection modulates the immune response in HIV-HCV coinfected patients and may increase spontaneous HCV clearance

    Article • Retrovirology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carlos Brites

  8. Prevalence of transmitted HIV‐1 antiretroviral resistance among patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in Brazil: a surveillance study using dried blood spots

    Article • Journal of the International AIDS Society, January 2014, Wiley

    Dr Carlos Brites

  9. Characteristics of co-infections by HCV and HBV among Brazilian patients infected by HIV-1 and/or HTLV-1

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

    Dr Carlos Brites

  10. A literature review on cardiovascular risk in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: implications for clinical management

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

    Dr Carlos Brites

  11. Brazilian experience in EU-CORE: daptomycin registry and treatment of serious Gram-positive infections

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

    Dr Carlos Brites

  12. Short Communication: Use of Raltegravir in Late-Presenting HIV-Infected Pregnant Women

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, November 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Carlos Brites

  13. Survival and Prognostic Factors for AIDS and Non-AIDS Patients with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in Bahia, Brazil: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Article • ISRN Hematology, October 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Carlos Brites

  14. ESTABLISHING THE REFERENCE RANGE FOR T LYMPHOCYTES SUBPOPULATIONS IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN FROM BRAZIL

    Article • Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, September 2013, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  15. Dolutegravir versus raltegravir in antiretroviral-experienced, integrase-inhibitor-naive adults with HIV: week 48 results from the randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority SAILING study

    Article • The Lancet, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Carlos Brites

  16. Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in Brazilian Pediatric Patients: Microbiology, Epidemiology, and Clinical Features

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2013, PLOS

    Dr Carlos Brites

  17. Molecular Characterization of Long Terminal Repeat Sequences from Brazilian Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Isolates

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, May 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Carlos Brites

  18. Impact of Use of Alcohol and Illicit Drugs by AIDS Patients on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Bahia, Brazil

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, May 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Carlos Brites

  19. Syphilis and HIV-1 among parturient women in Salvador, Brazil: low prevalence of syphilis and high rate of loss to follow-up in HIV-infected women

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

    Dr Carlos Brites

  20. A Systematic Review of Effects of Concurrent Strength and Endurance Training on the Health-Related Quality of Life and Cardiopulmonary Status in Patients with HIV/AIDS

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Carlos Brites

  21. Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among HIV-infected women in Brazil

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Carlos Brites

  22. Short Communication: Human Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Coinfection Modulates the Synthesis of Cytokines by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from HIV Type 1-Infected Individuals

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, August 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Carlos Brites

  23. Barriers to Prevention of HIV Type 1 Mother-to-Child-Transmission in Bahia, Brazil

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, March 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Carlos Brites

  24. Detection of distinct human immunodeficiency virus Type 1 circulating recombinant forms in Northeast Brazil

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, October 2011, Wiley

    Dr Carlos Brites

  25. A Randomized, Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Impact of Regular Physical Activity on the Quality of Life, Body Morphology and Metabolic Parameters of Patients With AIDS in Salvador, Brazil

    Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, August 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Carlos Brites

  26. Coinfection by HIV-1 and Human Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 in Brazilian Children Is Strongly Associated With a Shorter Survival Time

    Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, August 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Carlos Brites

  27. The Impact of Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus I Infection on Clinical and Immunologic Outcomes in Patients Coinfected With HIV and Hepatitis C Virus

    Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, August 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Carlos Brites

  28. The impact of HTLV-1 infection on clinical and immunological outcomes in patients coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus

    Article • Retrovirology, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carlos Brites

  29. Characteristics of Chronic Pain and Its Impact on Quality of Life of Patients With HTLV-1-associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP)

    Article • Clinical Journal of Pain, February 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Carlos Brites

  30. Ancestralidade Genômica, nível socioeconômico e vulnerabilidade ao HIV/aids na Bahia, Brasil

    Article • Saúde e Sociedade, December 2010, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  31. Lower Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Brazilian Subtype B Found in Northeastern Brazil with Slower Progression to AIDS

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, November 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Carlos Brites

  32. HIV-1 resistance testing influences treatment decision-making

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 2010, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  33. HLA-Bw4-B*57 and Cw*18 alleles are associated with plasma viral load modulation in HIV-1 infected individuals in Salvador, Brazil

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 2010, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  34. HIV-1 resistance testing influences treatment decision-making

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Carlos Brites

  35. HLA-Bw4-B*57 and Cw*18 alleles are associated with plasma viral load modulation in HIV-1 infected individuals in Salvador, Brazil

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Carlos Brites

  36. Acute HIV infection with rapid progression to AIDS

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2010, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  37. Acute HIV infection with rapid progression to AIDS

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Carlos Brites

  38. Ancestry informative markers and complete blood count parameters in Brazilian blood donors

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Carlos Brites

  39. Onset of opportunistic infections in patients co-infected by HTLV-1 and HIV-1, with high CD4+ cells count

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2009, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  40. Genetic variability of human immunodeficiency virus-1 in Bahia state, Northeast, Brazil: High diversity of HIV genotypes

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, March 2009, Wiley

    Dr Carlos Brites

  41. Lipodystrophic syndrome in children and adolescents infected with the human immunodeficiency virus

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  42. 100% Adherence Study: Educational Workshops vs. Video Sessions to Improve Adherence Among ART-Naïve Patients in Salvador, Brazil

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carlos Brites

  43. Prevalence and Risk of Blood-Borne and Sexually Transmitted Viral Infections in Incarcerated Youth in Salvador, Brazil: Opportunity and Obligation for Intervention

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carlos Brites

  44. HIV-1 Strains Identified in Brazilian Blood Donors: Significant Prevalence of B/F1 Recombinants

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, November 2007, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Carlos Brites

  45. Co-infection with hepatitis C virus and human T lymphocyte virus

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 2007, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  46. Evaluating total lymphocyte counts as a substitute for CD4 counts in the follow up of AIDS patients

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 2007, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  47. AIDS in Brasil

    Article • Current Opinion in Oncology, September 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dirk Dittmer, Dr Carlos Brites

  48. Clinical and laboratory profile of HIV-positive patients at the moment of diagnosis in Bahia, Brazil

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2007, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  49. High Prevalence of Primary Antiretroviral Resistance Among HIV-1-Infected Adults and Children in Bahia, a Northeast State of Brazil

    Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, June 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Carlos Brites

  50. Antiphospholipid antibodies in HIV-positive patients

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, February 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carlos Brites

  51. Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate Factors Associated with Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy by Brazilian HIV-Infected Patients

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, December 2006, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Carlos Brites

  52. Temporal evolution of the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary hospital in Bahia, Brazil: a nine-year evaluation study

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2006, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  53. Risk factors for infection by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a tertiary hospital in Salvador, Brazil

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2006, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  54. Performance of the automated Abbott RealTime™ HIV-1 assay on a genetically diverse panel of specimens from Brazil

    Article • Journal of Virological Methods, June 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Carlos Brites

  55. Immunogenetics and infectious diseases: special reference to the mayor histocompatibility complex

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2006, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  56. Evaluation of blood stream infections by Candida in three tertiary hospitals in Salvador, Brazil: a case-control study

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 2006, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  57. Clinical and epidemiological features of patients with chronic hepatitis C co-infected with HIV

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 2006, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  58. Epidemiology of AIDS-related malignancies in Bahia

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 2005, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  59. Study of the CCR5-m303 mutation in three different ethnic groups from Brazil

    Article • Genetics and Molecular Biology, January 2005, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  60. Evaluation of the genotypic pattern of HIV-1 resistance in AIDS patients failing antiretroviral therapy

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2004, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  61. HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in a 7-year-old boy associated with infective dermatitis

    Article • Journal of the Neurological Sciences, July 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Carlos Brites

  62. Efficacy and safety of Efavirenz in HIV patients on Rifampin for tuberculosis

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2004, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  63. Atypical presentation of syphilis in an HTLV-I infected patient

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2003, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  64. Use of rhu-GM-CSF in pulmonary tuberculosis patients: results of a randomized clinical trial

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2003, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  65. Alterations in bone mineral metabolism in Brazilian HIV-infected patients

    Article • AIDS, July 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Carlos Brites

  66. A randomized, pilot trial comparing full versus escalating dose regimens for the desensitization of AIDS patients allergic to sulfonamides

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2002, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  67. Treating tuberculosis in AIDS patients: when to start and how long to keep giving drugs?

    Article • AIDS, September 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Carlos Brites

  68. Prevalence of the CCR5Δ32 mutation in Brazilian populations and cell susceptibility to HIV-1 infection

    Article • Human Genetics, July 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Carlos Brites

  69. Severe and Norwegian scabies are strongly associated with retroviral (HIV-1/HTLV-1) infection in Bahia, Brazil

    Article • AIDS, June 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Carlos Brites

  70. High prevalence of giardiasis and strongyloidiasis among HIV-infected patients in Bahia, Brazil

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2001, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  71. New corneal findings in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection

    Article • American Journal of Ophthalmology, December 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Carlos Brites

  72. Co-infection with HTLV-1 is associated with a shorter survival time for HIV-1-infected patients in Bahia, Brazil

    Article • AIDS, October 2001, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Carlos Brites

  73. Evaluation of viral resistance to Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (RTI) in HIV-1-infected patients before and after 6 months of single or double antiretroviral therapy

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2001, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  74. A Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Trial of Granulocyte‐Macrophage Colony‐Stimulating Factor and Nucleoside Analogue Therapy in AIDS

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  75. Comparison of the Prevalence of Antibodies to Human Herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi's Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus) in Brazil and Colorado

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  76. The influence of CD 4+t cells, hiv disease stage and zidovudine on hiv isolation in Bahia, Brazil

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, February 1996, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  77. A Rapid and Reliable Assay to Enumerate CD4+ T Lymphocytes in Whole Blood

    Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, December 1994, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Carlos Brites

  78. Genetic heterogeneity of the V3 region of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein in Brazil

    Article • AIDS, September 1993, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Carlos Brites

  79. HTLV-II and a new endemic area for HTLV-I in Brazil

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, June 1992, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  80. Multiple drug regimen for severe diarrhea associated with Cryptosporidium in aids patients

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, June 1991, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites

  81. Identificação de isosporíase em pacientes com síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida em Salvador, Bahia

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, March 1991, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Carlos Brites