Maria Araci de Andrade Pontes

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

Gerson Oliveira Penna, Samira Bührer-Sékula, Lígia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017 · 74 citations · Full text

Pharmacy, Dermatology, Pharmacotherapy +14

Drug and Multidrug Resistance among Mycobacterium leprae Isolates from Brazilian Relapsed Leprosy Patients

Adalgiza da Silva Rocha, Maria das Graças Cunha, Lúcia Martins Diniz et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2012 · 70 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Genetics +17

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

Mariane M. A. Stefani, Charlotte Avanzi, Samira Bührer-Sékula et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017 · 54 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Infectious Diseases +17

Pathogen-Specific Epitopes as Epidemiological Tools for Defining the Magnitude of Mycobacterium leprae Transmission in Areas Endemic for Leprosy

Marcia V. S. B. Martins, Marjorie M. da S. Guimarães, John S. Spencer et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2012 · 45 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +12

Primary results of Clinical Trial for Uniform Multidrug Therapy for Leprosy Patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR): reactions frequency in multibacillary patients

Maria Pietronilla Penna, Samira Bührer-Sékula, Maria Araci de Andrade Pontes et al. · Leprosy Review · 2012 · 35 citations · Full text

Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Epidemiology +8