Marcos de Almeida
Universidade de Taubaté
11 Papers
21 Citations
Marcos de Almeida is an academic researcher from Universidade de Taubaté. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Microsporidiosis. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 10 publications.
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Papers
Microsporidiosis Acquired Through Solid Organ Transplantation: A Public Health Investigation
Susan N. Hocevar,Christopher D. Paddock,W Cedric,Randall Rosenblatt,Hector Diaz-Luna,Isabel Castillo,Sergio Luna,Glen C. Friedman,Suresh J. Antony,Robyn A. Stoddard,Rebekah Tiller,Tammie Peterson,Dianna M. Blau,Rama Sriram,Alexandre J. da Silva,Marcos de Almeida,Theresa Benedict,Cynthia S. Goldsmith,Sherif R. Zaki,Govinda S. Visvesvara,Matthew J. Kuehnert +20 more
TL;DR: Microsporidiosis is now recognized as an emerging transplant-associated disease and should be considered in febrile transplant recipients when tests for routinely encountered agents are unrevealing.
Outbreak of Human Trichinellosis in Northern California Caused by Trichinella murrelli
Rebecca L. Hall,Ann Lindsay,Chris Hammond,Susan P. Montgomery,Patricia P. Wilkins,Alexandre J. da Silva,Isabel McAuliffe,Marcos de Almeida,Henry S. Bishop,Blaine A. Mathison,Benjamin Sun,Ron Largusa,Jeffrey L. Jones +12 more
TL;DR: This report is the first published report of a human trichinellosis outbreak in the United States attributed to T. murrelli, and it is the second such outbreak reported worldwide.
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Cyclospora spp. in drills, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.
TL;DR: The characterization of Cyclospora spp.
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Usefulness of PCR method for detection of Leishmania in Poland.
Przemysław Myjak,Joanna Szulta,Marcos de Almeida,Alexandre J. da Silva,Francis J. Steurer,Anna Lass,Halina Pietkiewicz,Wacław Nahorski,Jolanta Goljan,Józef Piotr Knap,Beata Szostakowska +10 more
TL;DR: The aim of the study was to estimate the usefulness of molecular methods (PCR) for detection of Leishmania species and consequently for the implementation of such methods in routine diagnostics of leishmaniosis in Polish patients returning from endemic areas of the disease.
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Leishmania infantum in US-Born Dog.
TL;DR: One of its causative agents, Leishmania infantum, is identified in a dog born in California, USA, demonstrating potential for autochthonous infections in this country and bolsters the need for improved leishmaniasis screening practices in the United States.