Specialist in IM and Infectious Diseases. PhD (2000). In 2005 was selected to a Fellowship at Foundation for Advancement of Medical Education and Research-FAIMER Institute. Co-founded Brazilian FAIMER Regional Institute. Global Faculty at FAIMER Philadelphia since 2009. Hospital Administration specialist (2010). In 2011 was hired as a Professor at FMRP-USP, Brazil. Research interest: tuberculosis, HIV, Mycobacteria diagnosis, and Medical Education (curriculum, assessment, program evaluation). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Brazil is one of 30 countries that concentrates approximately 87% of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world. Despite the improvements in TB indicators, there is still a significant increase in the number of drug-resistant TB cases and TB in some specific groups like those with immune suppression, diabetes, TB contacts and incarcerated people. The prisoner´s environment brings various factor…
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the infectious diseases with greater impact in the world. Currently, research in the field of molecular epidemiology of the disease highlights as a major advance, which allow better understanding on transmission, pathogenesis and bacilli resistance. Among the various genotyping methods developed, whole genome sequencing has shown higher discriminatory power and…
Introduction: The infectious endocarditis (IE) is a severe disease and a challenge for diagnosis and treatment. In spite of great developments both in diagnosis and treatment, the rates of morbidity and mortality keeps high it has been noticed a clear change in the profile of the IE cases in the last decades, showing an increase of acute forms and staphylococcal etiology. As one of the ma…
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