A clinical trial for uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil: rationale and design

by Gerson Oliveira Penna, Maria Araci de Andrade Pontes, Rossilene Cruz, Heitor de Sá Gonçalves, Maria Lúcia Fernandes Penna, Samira Bührer-Sékula
Published 2012-12-01

Brazilian clinical trial of uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients: the correlation between clinical disease types and adverse effects

by Heitor de Sá Gonçalves, Maria Araci de Andrade Pontes, Samira Bührer-Sékula, Rossilene Cruz, Paulo Cesar Almeida, Maria Elisabete Amaral de Moraes, Gerson Oliveira Penna
Published 2012-12-01

Mycobacterium leprae-Specific Antibodies in Multibacillary Leprosy Patients Decrease During and After Treatment With Either the Regular 12 Doses Multidrug Therapy (MDT) or the Unif...

by Emerith M. Hungria, Samira Bührer-Sékula, Regiane M. Oliveira, Lúcio C. Aderaldo, Maria Araci A. Pontes, Rossilene Cruz, Heitor S. de Gonçalves, Maria L. F. Penna, Gerson O. Penna, Mariane M. A. Stefani
Published 2018-05-01

Leprosy reactions: The predictive value of Mycobacterium leprae-specific serology evaluated in a Brazilian cohort of leprosy patients (U-MDT/CT-BR).

by Emerith Mayra Hungria, Samira Bührer-Sékula, Regiane Morillas de Oliveira, Lúcio Cartaxo Aderaldo, Araci de Andrade Pontes, Rossilene Cruz, Heitor de Sá Gonçalves, Maria Lúcia Fernandes Penna, Gerson Oliveira Penna, Mariane Martins de Araújo Stefani
Published 2017-02-01

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.

by Gerson Oliveira Penna, Samira Bührer-Sékula, Lígia Regina Sansigolo Kerr, Mariane Martins de Araújo Stefani, Laura Cunha Rodrigues, Marcelo Grossi de Araújo, Andrea Machado Coelho Ramos, Ana Regina Coelho de Andrade, Maurício Barcelos Costa, Patricia Sammarco Rosa, Heitor de Sá Gonçalves, Rossilene Cruz, Maurício Lima Barreto, Maria Araci de Andrade Pontes, Maria Lúcia Fernandes Penna
Published 2017-07-01

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

by Mariane M A Stefani, Charlotte Avanzi, Samira Bührer-Sékula, Andrej Benjak, Chloé Loiseau, Pushpendra Singh, Maria A A Pontes, Heitor S Gonçalves, Emerith M Hungria, Philippe Busso, Jérémie Piton, Maria I S Silveira, Rossilene Cruz, Antônio Schetinni, Maurício B Costa, Marcos C L Virmond, Suzana M Diorio, Ida M F Dias-Baptista, Patricia S Rosa, Masanori Matsuoka, Maria L F Penna, Stewart T Cole, Gerson O Penna
Published 2017-06-01