CV Lattes
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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 Estadual de Campinas (1969), ph.d. at Microbiology from Universidade de São Paulo (1983) and ph.d. at Clinical Medicine from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1976). Has experience in Microbiology, focusing on Microbiology, acting on the following subjects: citomegalovirus, aids, pcr, epidemiologia and diagnóstico. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is the etiologic agent of Kaposi's sarcoma, cancer that often affects HIV-positive and some specific populations. The routes of transmission of HHV-8 are still poorly understood, and sexual is considered the main route in men who have sex with men. Epidemiological studies indicate that saliva can play an important role in HHV-8 transmission. In addition, st…
Currently is recognized the clinical importance of polyomaviruses, mainly the morbidity related to BKV infection in renal transplant recipients. The aim of this project is to study different aspects of the reactivation of polyomaviruses BK and JC in renal transplant recipients . Through the optimization and application of a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT- PCR) we wi…
JC virus (JCV) is the etiologic agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a disease of the central nervous system of immunocompromised patients manifested by focal lesions without mass effect. The aim of the present study is to compare the prevalence of different genotypes of JCV in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and peripheral blood samples from patients with AIDS and PML an…
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The human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is the etiologic agent of Kaposi's sarcoma, cancer that often affects HIV-positive and some specific populations. The routes of transmission of HHV-8 are still poorly understood, and sexual is considered the main route in men who have sex with men. Epidemiological studies indicate that saliva can play an important role in HHV-8 transmission. In addition, st…
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