Development and validation of a machine learning approach for screening new leprosy cases based on the leprosy suspicion questionnaire

Authors: Mateus Mendonça Ramos Simões, Filipe Rocha Lima, Helena Barbosa Lugão, Natália Aparecida de Paula, Cláudia Maria Lincoln Silva, Alexandre Ferreira Ramos, Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2025)

Subject Terms: Leprosy, Leprosy suspicion questionnaire, Machine learning, Screening, Active search, Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Hidden leprosy in a low-endemic area in southern Brazil: changes in endemicity following an active search

Authors: Bruno Vitiritti, Filipe Rocha Lima, Nara Tescke de Castilho, Lincon Bordignon Somensi, Rosana Cláudio Silva Ogoshi

Source: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 4, Pp 103853- (2024)

Subject Terms: Leprosy, Spatial analysis, Health profile, Health information systems, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867024001363; https://doaj.org/toc/1413-8670

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Serological testing for Hansen’s disease diagnosis: Clinical significance and performance of IgA, IgM, and IgG antibodies against Mce1A protein

Authors: Filipe Rocha Lima, Mateus Mendonça Ramos Simões, Gabriel Martins da Costa Manso, Diana Mota Toro, Vanderson Mayron Granemann Antunes, Giovani Cesar Felisbino, Gabriela Ferreira Dias, Lee W. Riley, Sérgio Arruda, Natália Aparecida de Paula, Helena Barbosa Lugão, Fernanda André Martins Cruz Perecin, Norma Tiraboschi Foss, Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade

Source: Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 10 (2023)

Subject Terms: Hansen’s disease, testing, serological, diagnosis, Mce1A, antibodies, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1048759/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-858X

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Keratinocytes and Activation of TREM-1 Pathway in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions

Authors: Sara Nunes, Mariana Rosa Ampuero, Ícaro Bonyek-Silva, Reinan Lima, Filipe Rocha Lima, Sérgio Marcos Arruda, Ricardo Khouri, Pablo Rafael Silveira Oliveira, Aldina Barral, Viviane Sampaio Boaventura, Cláudia Ida Brodskyn, Natalia Machado Tavares

Source: Microbiology Research, Vol 12, Iss 4, Pp 765-778 (2021)

Subject Terms: Leishmania, inflammation, TREM-1, keratinocytes, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7481/12/4/56; https://doaj.org/toc/2036-7481

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Bacilloscopy and polymerase chain reaction of slit-skin smears and anti-phenolic glycolipid-I serology for Hansen’s disease diagnosis

Authors: Filipe Rocha Lima, Natália Aparecida de Paula, Mateus Mendonça Ramos Simões, Gabriel Martins da Costa Manso, Gustavo Sartori Albertino, Giovani Cesar Felisbino, Vanderson Mayron Granemann Antunes, Fernanda André Martins Cruz Perecin, Andrezza Telles Westin, Helena Barbosa Lugão, Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade

Source: Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 9 (2022)

Subject Terms: Hansen’s disease, bacilloscopy, slit-skin smear, PCR, serology, diagnosis, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.972244/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-858X

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Serological Immunoassay for Hansen’s Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring Treatment: Anti-Mce1A Antibody Response Among Hansen’s Disease Patients and Their Household Contacts in Northeastern Brazil

Authors: Filipe Rocha Lima, Fred Bernardes Filho, Vanderson Mayron Granemann Antunes, Jaci Maria Santana, Regina Coeli Palma de Almeida, Diana Mota Toro, Vinicius Fozatti Bragagnollo, Gabriel Martins da Costa Manso, Natália Aparecida de Paula, Eliracema Silva Alves, Lee W. Riley, Sérgio Arruda, Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade

Source: Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 9 (2022)

Subject Terms: serological, biomarkers, Hansen’s disease, Mce1A protein, antibodies, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.855787/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-858X

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Innovative mapping of skin sensitivity by monofilaments to record the diagnosis and therapeutic follow-up of leprosy

Authors: Fred Bernardes Filho, Filipe Rocha Lima, Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade

Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 55 (2022)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962

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Relation: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822022000100800&tlng=en; https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849

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Evaluation of altered patterns of tactile sensation in the diagnosis and monitoring of leprosy using the Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments.

Authors: Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade, Fred Bernardes Filho, Claudia Maria Lincoln Silva, Glauber Voltan, Filipe Rocha Lima, Thania Loyola Cordeiro Abi-Rached, Natália Aparecida de Paula

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 8, p e0272151 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Leprosy case series in the emergency room: A warning sign for a challenging diagnosis

Authors: Fred Bernardes-Filho, MD, PhD, Filipe Rocha Lima, Msc, Glauber Voltan, MD, Natália Aparecida de Paula, PhD, Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade, MD, PhD

Source: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 5, Pp 101634- (2021)

Subject Terms: Leprosy, Emergency medicine, Peripheral nerves, Neuritis, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867021001033; https://doaj.org/toc/1413-8670

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Innovative tracking, active search and follow-up strategies for new leprosy cases in the female prison population.

Authors: Claudia Maria Lincoln Silva, Fred Bernardes Filho, Glauber Voltan, Jaci Maria Santana, Marcel Nani Leite, Filipe Rocha Lima, Luisiane de Avila Santana, Natália Aparecida de Paula, Patricia Toscano Barreto Nogueira Onofre, Wilson Marques-Junior, Vanessa Aparecida Tomaz, Carmem Sílvia Vilela Pinese, Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 8, p e0009716 (2021)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Metformin promotes susceptibility to experimental Leishmania braziliensis infection

Authors: Filipe Rocha Lima, Lais de Melo Ferreira, Tainá Alves Malta, Icaro Bonyek-Silva, Reinan Lima Santos, Natália Machado Tavares, Edgar Marcelino de Carvalho Filho, Sérgio Arruda

Source: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol 115 (2020)

Subject Terms: metformin, cutaneous leishmaniasis, immunomodulation, susceptibility, infection, Microbiology, QR1-502, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762020000100353&tlng=en; http://www.scielo.br/pdf/mioc/v115/1678-8060-mioc-115-e200272.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1678-8060

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