Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira

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Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Prevalence of malaria among patients attending public health facilities in Maputo City, Mozambique
    Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira
    Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 85:1002-7. 2011
  2. ncbi Sensitivity of second-generation enzyme immunoassay for detection of hepatitis C virus infection among oncology patients
    Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira
    Epidemic Intelligence Service, State Branch, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    J Clin Virol 35:21-5. 2006
  3. ncbi An outbreak of hepatitis C virus infections among outpatients at a hematology/oncology clinic
    Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Ann Intern Med 142:898-902. 2005
  4. ncbi Performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests as part of routine malaria case management in Kenya
    Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira
    Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Vector Borne, Zoonotic, and Enteric Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 80:470-4. 2009
  5. ncbi Transfusion-associated transmission of West Nile virus, United States 2003 through 2005
    Susan P Montgomery
    Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
    Transfusion 46:2038-46. 2006
  6. ncbi Ownership and usage of insecticide-treated bed nets after free distribution via a voucher system in two provinces of Mozambique
    Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira
    Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
    Malar J 9:222. 2010
  7. ncbi West Nile virus blood transfusion-related infection despite nucleic acid testing
    Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira
    Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Transfusion 44:1695-9. 2004

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Publications7

  1. ncbi Prevalence of malaria among patients attending public health facilities in Maputo City, Mozambique
    Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira
    Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 85:1002-7. 2011
    ..We found a high prevalence of laboratory-confirmed malaria among febrile patients in Maputo City. Further studies are needed to relate these findings with mosquito density to better support malaria prevention and control...
  2. ncbi Sensitivity of second-generation enzyme immunoassay for detection of hepatitis C virus infection among oncology patients
    Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira
    Epidemic Intelligence Service, State Branch, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    J Clin Virol 35:21-5. 2006
    ..However, its sensitivity among oncology patients is unknown...
  3. ncbi An outbreak of hepatitis C virus infections among outpatients at a hematology/oncology clinic
    Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Ann Intern Med 142:898-902. 2005
    ..The authors suspected a health care-associated HCV outbreak after the report of 4 HCV infections among patients at the same hematology/oncology clinic...
  4. ncbi Performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests as part of routine malaria case management in Kenya
    Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira
    Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Vector Borne, Zoonotic, and Enteric Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 80:470-4. 2009
    ..5% (95% CI: 33.2-71.9%) sensitive and 77.0% (95% CI: 67.9-86.2%) specific. Our findings suggest that RDTs perform better than microscopy under routine conditions. Further efforts are needed to maintain this high RDT performance over time...
  5. ncbi Transfusion-associated transmission of West Nile virus, United States 2003 through 2005
    Susan P Montgomery
    Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
    Transfusion 46:2038-46. 2006
    ..National blood donation screening for West Nile virus (WNV) started in June 2003, after the documentation of WNV transfusion-associated transmission (TAT) in 2002...
  6. ncbi Ownership and usage of insecticide-treated bed nets after free distribution via a voucher system in two provinces of Mozambique
    Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira
    Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
    Malar J 9:222. 2010
    ..A survey to evaluate ITN ownership and usage post-campaign was conducted...
  7. ncbi West Nile virus blood transfusion-related infection despite nucleic acid testing
    Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira
    Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Transfusion 44:1695-9. 2004
    ..WNV NAT assays might vary in sensitivity and pooling donations could further impact test performance. Understanding MP NAT limitations can improve strategies to maintain safety of the blood supply in the United States...