Maria Cássia Jacintho Mendes Corrêa

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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal)
Birthplace: Brazil

bachelor's at Medicina from Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (1984), master's at Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias from Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (1993) and doctorate at Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias from Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (2001). Has experience in Medicine, acting on the following subjects: hiv, hepatite c, co-infecção, hepatites virais and aids. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)

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The disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is still a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Brazil and worldwide. Globally, approximately 50 million people live with chronic infection by this virus, with prevalence varying between regions and risk groups. In Brazil, it is estimated that approximately 550,000 individuals are infected and that approximately 3,200 deaths occur ann…
ANALYSIS OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS TRANSMISSION CLUSTERS IN A COHORT OF PATIENTS OVER TIME: A MOLECULAR AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE, AP.R

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SARS-CoV-2 has been detected from a variety of upper and lower respiratory sources including throat, nasal/ nasopharyngeal, sputum, and bronchial fluid during the acute phase of the disease. However, little is known about the presence of this virus in other biological specimens and at different phases of the disease. Likewise, little is known about the association of the excretion of this…
SARS-CoV2 detection, in different biological specimens, among people infected with this virus, AP.R
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The clinical approach to meningitis and encephalitis is challenging due to a broad differential diagnosis and high potential for morbidity and mortality1,2. A significant portion of patients with meningitis (15-60%) or encephalitis (40-70%) do not have the identification of the etiologic agent involved in these situations1,2. The main barrier to the etiological diagnosis is the difficulty…
Etiological, clinical and epidemiological characteristics of acute meningitis, encephalitis and meningoencephalitis at a Brazilian Tertiary Care Hospital ,Hospital das Clinicas ,São Paulo University, Medical School, AP.R
Prevalence of primary resistance to antiviral therapy against hepatitis B in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection and not submitted to treatment, AP.R

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1 / 1	Ongoing grants
7 / 4	Completed research grants
5 / 3	Completed scholarships in Brazil
13 / 8	All research grants and scholarships

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