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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Volume: 66, Published: 2024

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Sequencing of the first case of the monkeypox virus in Brazil

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Demographic and clinical characteristics of people diagnosed with active sexually transmitted infections among monkeypox cases in Brazil: the 2022 outbreak

COVID-19 in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients during three years of the pandemic: a multicenter study in Brazil

Cardiorespiratory optimal point in post-COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study

Viable Leishmania parasites in the absence of an in vitro IFN-γ response in asymptomatic carriers

Identification of SARS-CoV-2 in urban rodents from Southern Mexico City at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic

First occurrence of feline sporotrichosis in a metropolitan area of Central-West Brazil

Myelotoxicity and kidney dysfunction related to the use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for the treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: a case report of severe adverse events with a common drug

Neurological manifestation of Brazilian spotted fever in childhood

Calcified cerebral toxoplasmosis associated with recurrent perilesional edema causing neurological manifestations in an HIV-infected individual: case report with a decade-long follow-up

Secondary oral syphilis presenting as a tumor-like lesion on the lower lip

Severe esophagitis induced by antituberculosis drugs: a case report

Multiple myeloma and Chagas disease: qPCR as a marker for preemptive antiparasitic therapy: a case reports series and review

The association of fibrinogen–albumin ratio and neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio with the severity of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children

Malaria in a vulnerable population living in quilombo remnant communities in the Brazilian Amazon: a cross-sectional study from 2005-2020

Immunogenicity of COVID-19 adsorbed inactivated vaccine (CoronaVac) and additional doses of mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine in immunocompromised adults compared with immunocompetent persons

Survival and mortality profile among people living with HIV in a cohort in the Northeastern region of Brazil

Epidemiological and molecular surveillance of norovirus in the Brazilian Amazon: description of recombinant genotypes and improvement of evolutionary analysis

Associated factors, incidence, and management of gestational and congenital syphilis in a Brazilian state capital: a cross-sectional study

A spatial case-control study on symptomatic and inapparent primary dengue infections in an endemic city in Brazil

Prevalence and clinical consequences of Hepatitis C virus infection in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

The influence of growth time on the identification of Bartonella henselae strains by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

Incomplete recovery of the CD4+/CD8+ ratio is associated with the late introduction of antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV infection

In vitro susceptibility to fosfomycin in clinical and environmental extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing and/or ciprofloxacin-non-susceptible Escherichia coli isolates

The decline of measles antibody titers in previously vaccinated adults: a cross-sectional analysis

Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profile of pathogens isolated from patients with urine tract infections admitted to a university hospital in a medium-sized Brazilian city

Post-discharge all-cause mortality in COVID-19 recovered patients hospitalized in 2020: the impact of chronic kidney disease

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SciELO Program pays tribute to the 70th anniversary of the Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (IBICT)

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How to reformulate scholarly publishing to face the peer review crisis

Can AI do reliable review scientific articles?

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