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A. Prata

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A. Prata — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 28
Works: 212
Citations: 4,171

Most-cited papers

Clinical and epidemiological aspects of Chagas disease.
A. Prata
2001Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)890 citations
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Evidence for an association between human resistance to Schistosoma mansoni and high anti‐larval IgE levels
P. Rihet, C. Demeure, A. Bourgois, A. Prata +1 more
1991European Journal of Immunology282 citations
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Evidence for the segregation of a major gene in human susceptibility/resistance to infection by Schistosoma mansoni.
L. Abel, F. Demenais, A. Prata, A. Souza +1 more
1991American Journal of Human Genetics162 citations
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Th1/Th2 immune responses are associated with active cutaneous leishmaniasis and clinical cure is associated with strong interferon-gamma production.
L. Castellano, D. Correia, L. Argiro, H. Dessein +3 more
2009Human Immunology147 citations
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Human resistance to Schistosoma mansoni is associated with IgG reactivity to a 37-kDa larval surface antigen.
A. Dessein, M. Begley, C. Demeure, D. Caillol +5 more
1988Journal of Immunology134 citations Open access
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Problems and perspectives for Chagas disease control: in search of a realistic analysis.
J. C. Dias, A. Prata, D. Correia
2008Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical114 citations Open access
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Cytokine Regulation of Human Immune Response to Schistosoma mansoni: Analysis of the Role of IL‐4, IL‐5 and IL‐10 on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Responses
L. Malaquias, P. Falcão, A. Silveira, G. Gazzinelli +6 more
1997Scandinavian Journal of Immunology108 citations
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Immune Response in Human Visceral Leishmaniasis: Analysis of the Correlation Between Innate Immunity Cytokine Profile and Disease Outcome
V. Peruhype-Magalhães, O. A. Martins-Filho, A. Prata, L. De A. Silva +6 more
2005Scandinavian Journal of Immunology99 citations Open access
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Phlebotomine sand flies in Porteirinha, an area of American visceral leishmaniasis transmission in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
R. A. Barata, João Carlos França da Silva, R. T. da Costa, C. L. Fortes-Dias +5 more
2004Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz93 citations Open access
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Comparative study of serologic tests for the diagnosis of asymptomatic visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic area.
H. Romero, Luciana de Almeida Silva, M. Silva-Vergara, Virmondes Rodrigues +5 more
2009American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene81 citations Open access
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Cytokines as determinants of resistance and pathology in human Schistosoma mansoni infection.
R. Corrêa-Oliveira, L. Malaquias, P. Falcão, I. R. Viana +10 more
1998Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas81 citations Open access
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[The influence of the parasitemia on the evolution of the chronic Chagas' disease].
C. Castro, A. Prata, V. Macêdo
2005Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical74 citations Open access
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Immunologic tests in patients after clinical cure of visceral leishmaniasis.
Luciana de Almeida Silva, H. Romero, A. Prata, R. T. Costa +3 more
2006American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene73 citations Open access
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Variants of CTGF are associated with hepatic fibrosis in Chinese, Sudanese, and Brazilians infected with Schistosomes
A. Dessein, C. Chevillard, Violaine Arnaud, X. Hou +20 more
2009Journal of Experimental Medicine60 citations Open access
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Human schistosomiasis mansoni: intensity of infection differentially affects the production of interleukin-10, interferon-gamma and interleukin-13 by soluble egg antigen or adult worm antigen stimulated cultures.
A. Silveira, G. Gazzinelli, L. Alves-Oliveira, J. Bethony +7 more
2004Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene51 citations
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Power Spectral Analysis of Heart Rate Variability in HIV‐Infected and AIDS Patients
D. Correia, Luiz Antonio Pertilli Rodrigues De Resende, R. Molina, B. Ferreira +4 more
2006Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE50 citations
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[Chagas' disease in the Amazon: an overview of the current situation and perspectives for prevention].
J. C. Dias, A. Prata, C. Schofield
2002Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical50 citations Open access
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Efficacy of azithromycin in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
A. Prata, M. Silva-Vergara, L. Costa, A. Rocha +5 more
2003Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical46 citations Open access
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Antileishmania immunological tests for asymptomatic subjects living in a visceral leishmaniasis-endemic area in Brazil.
Luciana de Almeida Silva, H. Romero, Gabriel Antônio Nogueira Nascentes, R. T. Costa +2 more
2011American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene37 citations Open access
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Analysis of the effects of treatment of human Schistosoma mansoni infection on the immune response of patients from endemic areas.
R. Corrêa-Oliveira, I. R. Caldas, O. Martins-Filho, C. C. Queiroz +6 more
2000Acta Tropica36 citations
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Azithromycin in the treatment of mucosal leishmaniasis.
M. Silva-Vergara, Luciana de Almeida Silva, Frederico Ricardo Zago Maneira, Achilles Gustavo da Silva +1 more
2004Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo35 citations Open access
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Mortality indicators among chronic Chagas patients living in an endemic area.
J. G. Gonçalves, Valdo José Dias Silva, Maria Cândida Calzada Borges, A. Prata +1 more
2010International Journal of Cardiology29 citations
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Comparative clinical and ultrasound study of egg-negative and egg-positive individuals from Schistosoma mansoni low morbidity endemic areas, and hospitalized patients with hepatosplenic disease.
T. Magalhães, G. Gazzinelli, Maria Carolina B Alvarez, F. C. L. E. Silva +8 more
2005Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical29 citations Open access
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Serum hyaluronan and collagen IV as non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis in patients from an endemic area for schistosomiasis mansoni: a field-based study in Brazil.
C. Marinho, T. Bretas, Izabela Voieta, L. C. de Queiróz +5 more
2010Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz28 citations Open access
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High levels of IgG4 to Schistosoma mansoni egg antigens in individuals with periportal fibrosis.
A. Silveira, J. Bethony, A. Gazzinelli, H. Kloos +7 more
2002American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene28 citations Open access
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O4-3.5 The national survey of seroprevalence for evaluation of the control of chagas disease in Brazil (2001–2008)
A. Luquetti, A. D. Passos, A. C. Silveira, A. W. Ferreira +2 more
2011Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health27 citations Open access
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Further evidence of spontaneous cure in human Chagas disease.
J. C. Dias, E. Dias, O. Martins-Filho, D. Vitelli-Avelar +3 more
2008Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical25 citations Open access
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Clinical versus ultrasound examination in the evaluation of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni in endemic areas.
C. Marinho, Izabela Voieta, L. Azeredo, M. Nishi +8 more
2006Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz24 citations Open access
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Isospora belli Infection: Observation of Unicellular Cysts in Mesenteric Lymphoid Tissues of a Brazilian Patient with AIDS and Animal Inoculation
Jacob K. Frenkel, Márcia Benedita de Oliveira Silva, J. Saldanha, M. L. de Silva +5 more
2003Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology24 citations
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Use of the polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of asymptomatic Leishmania infection in a visceral leishmaniasis-endemic area.
Luciana de Almeida Silva, H. Romero, A. Fagundes, N. Nehme +4 more
2013Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo22 citations Open access
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Frequency of metabolic syndrome and the food intake patterns in adults living in a rural area of Brazil.
K. F. Silva, A. Prata, D. D. da Cunha
2011Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical21 citations Open access
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Failure of both azithromycin and antimony to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis in Manaus, AM, Brazil.
A. C. Teixeira, M. G. Paes, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra, A. Prata +1 more
2008Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo21 citations Open access
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Cardiac Autonomic Modulation Evaluated by Heart Interval Variability is Unaltered but Subtly Widespread in the Indeterminate Chagas' Disease
D. Correia, L. F. Junqueira, R. Molina, A. Prata
2007Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE21 citations
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Cystoisospora belli: in vitro multiplication in mammalian cells.
M. Oliveira-Silva, E. Lages-Silva, D. Resende, A. Prata +2 more
2006Experimental parasitology19 citations
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[A serological survey of the infection by Echinococcus sp. in the municipality of Sena Madureira, AC].
R. Pastore, L. Vitali, Vanize de Oliveira Macedo, A. Prata
2003Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical19 citations Open access
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Absence of both circadian rhythm and Trypanosoma cruzi periodicity with xenodiagnosis in chronic chagasic individuals.
C. Castro, A. Prata
2000Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical18 citations Open access
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Low efficacy of azithromycin to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis in Manaus, AM, Brazil.
A. C. Teixeira, M. G. Paes, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra, A. Prata +1 more
2007Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo16 citations Open access
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[Diagnosis and treatment of congenital infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi in Brazil].
A. Luquetti, J. C. Dias, A. Prata
2005Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical16 citations
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Risk factors associated with taeniasis-cysticercosis in Lagamar, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
M. Silva-Vergara, A. Prata, H. V. Netto, C. de O Vieira +4 more
1998Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical16 citations Open access
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[Seroprevalence survey of human Chagas' infection (1975-1980)].
A. C. Silveira, G. R. da Silva, A. Prata
2011Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical15 citations Open access
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Flow Cytometric Study of Blood Leucocytes in Clinical Forms of Human Schistosomiasis
O. Martins-Filho, W. Dutra, G. L. Freeman, A. Silveira +6 more
1997Scandinavian Journal of Immunology15 citations Open access
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Comparison between clinical and ultrasonographic findings in cases of periportal fibrosis in an endemic area for schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil.
A. Prata, Raiza Ruiz-Guevara, C. M. de Figueiredo Antunes, C. Marinho +3 more
2010Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical14 citations Open access
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[Radiological study on megacolon cases in an endemic area for Chagas disease].
C. Castro, E. Hernandez, J. Rezende, A. Prata
2010Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical14 citations Open access
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[Aspects of the ecology and behaviour of phlebotomines in endemic area for visceral leishmaniasis in State of Minas Gerais].
R. A. Barata, J. C. França-Silva, W. Mayrink, J. D. da Silva +6 more
2005Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical14 citations
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Very low prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in rural communities of northeastern Brazil with a high prevalence of schistosomiasis mansoni.
J. Tavares‐Neto, A. Prata, R. Paraná, Vanderléia Bárbaro Valente +2 more
2005Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical13 citations Open access
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[Schistosomiasis in hyperendemic area of Taquarendi: I- Schistosoma mansoni infection and severe clinical forms].
J. C. Bina, A. Prata
2003Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical13 citations
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Length and caliber of the rectosigmoid colon among patients with Chagas disease and controls from areas at different altitudes.
G. P. Lopes, M. M. Ferreira-Silva, Angel Anibal Ramos, H. Moraes-Souza +2 more
2013Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical11 citations Open access
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Occurrence of dolichocolon without megacolon in chronic Chagas disease patients.
C. Castro, E. Hernandez, J. Rezende, A. Prata
2012Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical11 citations Open access
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Temporal analysis of cardiac frequency variability in basal condition in elderly chagasic subjects in indeterminate form in endemic área
L. A. P. R. de Resende, Aldo César de Freitas Carneiro, B. Ferreira, R. G. da Silva +3 more
200311 citations Open access
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[A longitudinal radiologic study of the esophagus in an endemic area of Chagas' disease over a 6-year period].
C. Castro, V. Macêdo, J. Rezende, A. Prata
1992Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical11 citations Open access
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