Ricardo Franco
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Recent Articles
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Enea M, Leite A, Franco R, Pereira E
Nanomaterials (Basel)
. 2024 Nov;
14(22).
PMID: 39591073
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are highly attractive for applications in the field of biosensing, particularly for colorimetric nucleic acid detection. Their unique optical properties, which are highly sensitive to changes in...
2.
Gonzalez C, Kapadia S, Niederdeppe J, Dharia A, Talal A, Lloyd A, et al.
J Gen Intern Med
. 2024 May;
39(12):2268-2276.
PMID: 38782810
Background: Hepatitis C (HCV) is a curable chronic infection, but lack of treatment uptake contributes to ongoing morbidity and mortality. State and national strategies for HCV elimination emphasize the pressing...
3.
Enea M, Nuekaew A, Franco R, Pereira E
Biosensors (Basel)
. 2024 Apr;
14(4).
PMID: 38667155
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) exhibit improved optical and spectral properties compared to bulk materials, making them suitable for the detection of DNA, RNA, antigens, and antibodies. Here, we describe a simple,...
4.
Walter L, Prados M, Lloyd A, Sontheimer S, Heimann M, Rodgers J, et al.
J Viral Hepat
. 2024 Feb;
31(5):233-239.
PMID: 38366787
The emergency department (ED) has increasingly become an important public health partner in non-targeted hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and referral to care efforts. HCV has traditionally been an infection...
5.
Talal A, Dharia A, Kapadia S, Tyson G, Birch S, Zerzan-Thul J, et al.
J Public Health Manag Pract
. 2023 Aug;
30(2):208-212.
PMID: 37594263
The US government has established a national goal of hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination by 2030. To date, most HCV elimination planning and activity have been at the state level....
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Walter L, Wilson L, Farmer M, Roberson T, Hand D, Franco R
Am J Emerg Med
. 2023 Aug;
72:178-182.
PMID: 37540919
Introduction: The role of the Emergency Department (ED) as a vital constituent in Hepatitis C (HCV) screening has become increasingly evident. A key component of the ED's role in HCV...
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Kapadia S, Zhang H, Gonzalez C, Sen B, Franco R, Hutchings K, et al.
JAMA Netw Open
. 2023 Aug;
6(8):e2327326.
PMID: 37540513
Importance: Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is highly effective but remains underused. Understanding disparities in the delivery of DAAs is important for HCV elimination planning...
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Oliveira M, Caetano S, Dalot A, Sabino F, Calmeiro T, Fortunato E, et al.
Analyst
. 2023 Aug;
148(17):4053-4063.
PMID: 37529888
Early and accurate detection of infection by pathogenic microorganisms, such as Plasmodium, the causative agent of malaria, is critical for clinical diagnosis and ultimately determines the patient's outcome. We have...
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de Almeida M, Rodrigues C, Novais A, Grosso F, Leopold N, Peixe L, et al.
Biosensors (Basel)
. 2023 Feb;
13(2).
PMID: 36831915
The development of rapid, reliable, and low-cost methods that enable discrimination among clinically relevant bacteria is crucial, with emphasis on those listed as WHO Global Priority 1 Critical Pathogens, such...
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Oliveira M, Dalot A, Fortunato E, Martins R, Byrne H, Franco R, et al.
Discov Mater
. 2022 Dec;
2(1):12.
PMID: 36536830
A new avenue has opened up for applications of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) in the biomedical field, mainly due to the striking advantages offered by SERS tags. SERS tags provide...