• Colorimetric microwell plate reverse-hybridization assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection 

      Michelon, Candice Tosi; Rosso, Franciele; Schmid, Karen Barros; Sperhacke, Rosa Dea; Oliveira, Martha Maria; Kritski, Afrânio Lineu; Rezende Junior, Leonides; Costa, Elis Regina Dalla; Ribeiro, Andrezza Wolowski; Verza, Mirela; Cafrune, Patricia Izquierdo; Silva, Marcia Susana Nunes; Kühleis, Daniele Chaves; Zaha, Arnaldo; Rossetti, Maria Lucia Rosa (2011) [Artigo de periódico]
      Direct smear examination using Ziehl-Neelsen staining for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) diagnosis is inexpensive and easy to use, but has the major limitation of low sensitivity. Rapid molecular methods are becoming more ...
    • Smear plus detect-TB for a sensitive diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis : a cost-effectiveness analysis in an incarcerated population 

      Schmid, Karen Barros; Scherer, Luciene Cardoso; Barcellos, Regina Bones; Kühleis, Daniele Chaves; Prestes, Isaías Valente; Steffen, Ricardo Ewbank; Costa, Elis Regina Dalla; Rossetti, Maria Lucia Rosa (2014) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background: Prison conditions can favor the spread of tuberculosis (TB). This study aimed to evaluate in a Brazilian prison: the performance and accuracy of smear, culture and Detect-TB; performance of smear plus culture ...