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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

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

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

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  6. 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

  7. 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

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

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2017, PLOS

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

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

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, September 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  17. 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

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

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2014, PLOS

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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

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

    Article • Acta Tropica, August 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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

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

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

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  35. Sorologia PGL-I na hanseníase

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

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. 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

  39. 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

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 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

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

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

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  44. 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

  45. 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

  46. 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

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

    Article • Journal of Immunological Methods, April 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Samira Bührer-Sékula

  48. 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