Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Epidemiology
Research interest
Research interests include Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Medicine, Drug resistance, Biology, and Sputum.
Emergence of multidrug-resistant <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> of the Beijing lineage in Portugal and Guinea-Bissau: a snapshot of moving clones by whole-genome sequencing
Integrating informatics tools and portable sequencing technology for rapid detection of resistance to anti-tuberculous drugs
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Commission: 2019 update: epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant and incurable tuberculosis
Identifying mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections from whole genome sequence data
Use of whole genome sequencing in surveillance of drug resistant tuberculosis
Clonal expansion across the seas as seen through CPLP-TB database: A joint effort in cataloguing Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity in Portuguese-speaking countries
Large-scale whole genome sequencing of M. tuberculosis provides insights into transmission in a high prevalence area
Perspectives on Advances in Tuberculosis Diagnostics, Drugs, and Vaccines
Whole Genome Sequencing Shows a Low Proportion of Tuberculosis Disease Is Attributable to Known Close Contacts in Rural Malawi
New tuberculosis diagnostics and rollout
Regulatory In Vitro Diagnostics Landscape in Africa: Update on Regional Activities
The draft genome of Mycobacterium aurum, a potential model organism for investigating drugs against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae
Impact of the Xpert MTB/RIF diagnostic test for tuberculosis in countries with a high burden of disease
Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the Latin American Mediterranean Lineage, Wrongly Identified as Mycobacterium pinnipedii (Spoligotype International Type 863 [SIT863]), Causing Active Tuberculosis in South Brazil
Development of sample clean up methods for the analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis methyl mycocerosate biomarkers in sputum extracts by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
Investigating the quality of expectorated sputum for tuberculosis diagnosis in Bolivia
Recurrence due to Relapse or Reinfection With<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>: A Whole-Genome Sequencing Approach in a Large, Population-Based Cohort With a High HIV Infection Prevalence and Active Follow-up
Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Recombinase Polymerase Amplification
Emerging technologies in point-of-care molecular diagnostics for resource-limited settings
Unraveling Mycobacterium tuberculosis genomic diversity and evolution in Lisbon, Portugal, a highly drug resistant setting
Regulation of medical diagnostics and medical devices in the East African community partner states
Improving access to new diagnostics through harmonised regulation: priorities for action
Treatment Outcomes of New Tuberculosis Patients Hospitalized in Kampala, Uganda: A Prospective Cohort Study
Advances in tuberculosis diagnostics: the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and future prospects for a point-of-care test
Drug-resistant tuberculosis: time for visionary political leadership
Elucidating Emergence and Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Treatment Experienced Patients by Whole Genome Sequencing
Development and optimization of a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method for the analysis of thermochemolytic degradation products of phthiocerol dimycocerosate waxes found in <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>
Tuberculosis Diagnostics and Biomarkers: Needs, Challenges, Recent Advances, and Opportunities
Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis—Current Dilemmas, Unanswered Questions, Challenges, and Priority Needs
Microscopy compared to culture for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in induced sputum samples: a systematic review [Review article]