CV Lattes
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus São Paulo. Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) (Institutional affiliation for the last research proposal) Birthplace: China
graduation at Medicina from Escola Paulista de Medicina (1973), master's at Pós-Graduação em Pediatria from Escola Paulista de Medicina (1984) and doctorate at Pós-Graduação em Pediatria from Escola Paulista de Medicina (1989). Has experience in Immunology, focusing on Applied Imunology, acting on the following subjects: vacinas, imunização, pediatria, vacinação and imunizações. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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IntroductionThe group B Streptococcus (GBS) or Streptococcus agalactiae is the main etiologic agent of neonatal sepsis worldwide. Maternal colonization of the genitourinary and gastrointestinal tract is the primary risk factor for the disease. Clinically, neonatal infection may present as early sepsis (ES) until the seventh day route, or as late onset sepsis (LOS) between seven and 89 day…
Tuberculosis is still a major public health problem. Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection is one of the strategies used for control of the disease since it allow the use of prophylaxis for individuals belonging to risk groups for development of the disease. However, diagnosis of tuberculosis infection is still based on tuberculin skin test (TST), which is known for its low sensitivi…
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FERRARINI, M. A. G.; SPINA, F. G.; WECKX, L. Y.; LEDERMAN, H. M.; DE MORAES-PINTO, M. I.. Rate of tuberculosis infection in children and adolescents with household contact with adults with active pulmonary tuberculosis as assessed by tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assays. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION, v. 144, n. 4, p. 712-723, MAR 2016. Web of Science Citations: 3. (09/07603-7)
KFOURI, RENATO DE AVILA; CAMPOS PIGNATARI, ANTONIO CARLOS; URA KUSANO, ELISA JUNKO; ROCCHETTI, TALITA TREVIZANI; FONSECA, CLARA LOPES; WECKX, LILY YIN. Capsular genotype distribution of Group B Streptococcus colonization among at-risk pregnant women in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, v. 25, n. 3, MAY-JUN 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0. (16/04708-6)