CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (IMT) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
graduate at Medicina from Universidade de São Paulo (1969), master's at Collective Health from Universidade de São Paulo (1975) and ph.d. at Parasitology from Universidade de São Paulo (1985). Has experience in Parasitology, focusing on Helminthology, acting on the following subjects: Toxocara canis, toxocaríase, Schistosoma mansoni, larva migrans visceral and esquistossomose mansônica. Has a research line on behavioural alterations in infected hosts. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Infection with S. stercoralis is potentially severe in immunosuppressed patients, especially those who use steroids. Stool traditional techniques have low sensitivity. Thus, the availability of sensitive and specific diagnostic techniques is desirable, especially in the context of immunodeficiencies, where,the identification and treatment of helminthiasis are mandatory. Therefore, it is p…
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