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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul: Porto Alegre, RS, BR

2021-03-01 to present | Adjunct Professor
Employment
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Diego Falci

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre: Porto Alegre, RS, BR

2015 to present | Infectious Diseases Consultant (Infectious Diseases Service)
Employment
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Diego Falci

Hospital Moinhos de Vento: Porto Alegre, RS, BR

2019 to 2021-07-01 | Physician (Infectious Diseases & Infection Control Service)
Employment
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Diego Falci

Universidade La Salle: Canoas, RS, BR

2016 to 2019 | Professor (Health & Human Development Post-Graduate Program)
Employment
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Diego Falci

Professional activities (2)

Sociedade Riograndense de Infectologia: Porto Alegre, RS, BR

2014 to present | Membership
Service
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Diego Falci

Sociedade Brasileira de Infectologia: São Paulo, SP, BR

2004 to present
Membership
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Diego Falci

Funding (3)

Histoplasmose disseminada em usuários de inibidores do fator de necrose tumoral-alfa

2019-01 to 2021-12 | Grant
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasília, DF, BR)
GRANT_NUMBER:

435146/2018-1

Source: Self-asserted source
Diego Falci

Doenças fúngicas negligenciadas em pessoas vivendo com HIV

2018-03 to 2021 | Grant
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, BR)
GRANT_NUMBER:

29633

Source: Self-asserted source
Diego Falci

International Clinical Operational Health Research Training Award (ICOHRTA)

2012 to 2012 | Award
National Institutes of Health (Md., Md., US)
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Diego Falci

Works (50)

Candidaemia Mortality Has not Changed Over the Last 2 Decades in Brazil

Mycopathologia
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85086338238

Part of ISBN:

15730832 0301486X

Contributors: Dalla Lana, D.F.; Falci, D.R.; Sanha, V.; Jaskulski Filho, S.D.; Schuch, F.; Pasqualotto, A.C.
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Diego Falci via Scopus - Elsevier
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Clinical characteristics of covid-19 in China

New England Journal of Medicine
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85083169998

Part of ISBN:

15334406 00284793

Contributors: Zavascki, A.P.; Falci, D.R.; Chen, A.T.C.; Coura-Filho, G.B.; Rehder, M.H.H.; Douglass Rolf, J.; Henry, B.M.; Vikse, J.; Guan, W.-J.; Zhong, N.-S.
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Diego Falci via Scopus - Elsevier
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Cranial syphilitic gumma

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85083838870

Part of ISBN:

18783511 12019712

Contributors: Pasqualotto, A.C.; Othman, H.A.N.; Dias, A.B.; Grando, R.M.; Ulysséa, L.M.T.; Jaskulski Filho, S.D.; Hallal, R.C.; Falci, D.R.
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Diego Falci via Scopus - Elsevier
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Genetic relatedness, Virulence factors and Antimicrobial Resistance of C. difficile strains from hospitalized patients in a multicentric study in Brazil

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
2020-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Gabriele Z. Saldanha; Renata N. Pires; Ana P. Rauber; Daiana de Lima-Morales; Diego R. Falci; Juliana Caierão; Alessandro C. Pasqualotto; Andreza F. Martins
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Early antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected patients admitted to an intensive care unit (EARTH-ICU): A randomized clinical trial

PLOS ONE
2020-09-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
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Diego Falci

Development of a Predictive Score for COVID-19 Diagnosis based on Demographics and Symptoms in Patients Attended at a Dedicated Screening Unit

2020-05-19 | Other
Contributors: Alexandre P Zavascki; Marcelo B Gazzana; Joao Pedro Bidart; Patricia S Fernandes; Aline Galiotto; Cristiane T Kawski; Luiz A Nasi; Diego R Falci
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Clinical Use of Polymyxin B

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
2019 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-85070492647

Part of ISBN:

22148019 00652598

Contributors: Rigatto, M.H.; Falci, D.R.; Zavascki, A.P.
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Diego Falci via Scopus - Elsevier
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High frequency of Clostridium difficile infections in Brazil: Results from a multicenter point-prevalence study

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85062325978

Part of ISBN:

15596834 0899823X

Contributors: Pires, R.N.; Falci, D.R.; Monteiro, A.A.; Caurio, C.F.B.; Tuon, F.F.; Medeiros, E.A.; França, I.L.; John, J.F.; Sukiennik, T.C.T.; Saldanha, G.Z. et al.
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Diego Falci via Scopus - Elsevier
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Histoplasmosis, An Underdiagnosed Disease Affecting People Living with HIV/AIDS in Brazil: Results of a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study Using Both Classical Mycology Tests and Histoplasma Urine Antigen Detection

Open Forum Infectious Diseases
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85064106006

Part of ISBN:

23288957

Contributors: Falci, D.R.; Monteiro, A.A.; Braz Caurio, C.F.; Magalhães, T.C.O.; Xavier, M.O.; Basso, R.P.; Melo, M.; Schwarzbold, A.V.; Ferreira, P.R.A.; Vidal, J.E. et al.
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Diego Falci via Scopus - Elsevier
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Impact of extended-spectrum β-lactamases and carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative infections on sepsis mortality at the emergency department: a cohort study

Journal of Hospital Infection
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85060349803

Part of ISBN:

15322939 01956701

Contributors: Sabino, S.; Monroy, H.; Jara, C.; Lopez, O.; Ramos, F.; Falci, D.R.; Rigatto, M.H.
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Diego Falci via Scopus - Elsevier
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Clinical mycology in Latin America and the Caribbean: A snapshot of diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities

Mycoses
2019-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Diego R. Falci; Alessandro C. Pasqualotto
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Polymyxin Acute Kidney Injury: Dosing and Other Strategies to Reduce Toxicity

Antibiotics
2019-03 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Roger L. Nation; Maria Helena P. Rigatto; Diego Falci; Alexandre P. Zavascki
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Combination therapy with polymyxin B for carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
2019-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Gregory Saraiva Medeiros; Maria Helena Rigatto; Diego Rodrigues Falci; Alexandre P. Zavascki
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Hypervirulent clostridium difficile strain has arrived in Brazil

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85051335840

Part of ISBN:

15596834 0899823X

Contributors: Pires, R.N.; Monteiro, A.A.; Saldanha, G.Z.; Falci, D.R.; Caurio, C.F.B.; Sukiennik, T.C.T.; Adam, F.C.; Pasqualotto, A.C.; Martins, A.F.
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Diego Falci via Scopus - Elsevier
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Impact of Polymyxin B Associated Acute Kidney Injury in 1-Year Mortality and Renal Function Recovery.

Int J Antimicrob Agents
2018 | Journal article
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Diego Falci
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Severe Infusion-Related Adverse Events and Renal Failure in Patients Receiving High-Dose Intravenous Polymyxin B

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
2018 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000418565300035

Contributors: John, Josiane F.; Falci, Diego R.; Rigatto, Maria Helena; Oliveira, Renata D.; Kremer, Thaysa G.; Zavascki, Alexandre P.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID
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A Review of Diagnostic Methods for Invasive Fungal Diseases: Challenges and Perspectives

Infectious Diseases and Therapy
2017 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000402157000004

Contributors: Falci, Diego R.; Stadnik, Claudio M. B.; Pasqualotto, Alessandro C.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Absence of Correlation Between Vancomycin Consumption and Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
2017 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000403302700022

Contributors: Wurdig Riche, Cezar Vinicius; Ferreira da Silva, Renato Cassol; Santiago Ferreira, Jorge Alberto; Gomes Dias, Cicero Armidio; Falci, Diego Rodrigues
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Disseminated histoplasmosis and AIDS: a prospective and multicentre study to evaluate the performance of different diagnostic tests

Mycoses
2017 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000393946100003

Contributors: Hoffmann, E. R.; Daboit, T. C.; Paskulin, D. D.; Monteiro, A. A.; Falci, D. R.; Linhares, T.; Flores, J. M.; Goldani, L. Z.; de Melo, M. G.; Behar, P. R. et al.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Malaria in Southern Brazil: a potential threat for a non-endemic region

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
2017 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000423287700016

Contributors: Moreira, Daisson L.; Cardoso, Jader C.; Deboni, Sandra C.; Falci, Diego R.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID
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Neglected endemic mycoses

Lancet Infectious Diseases
2017 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000414059800004

Contributors: Queiroz-Telles, Flavio; Fahal, Ahmed Hassan; Falci, Diego R.; Caceres, Diego H.; Chiller, Tom; Pasqualotto, Alessandro C.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Progressive disseminated histoplasmosis: a systematic review on the performance of non-culture-based diagnostic tests

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
2017 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000394831200002

Contributors: Falci, Diego R.; Hoffmann, Elias R.; Paskulin, Diego D.; Pasqualotto, Alessandro C.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Characteristics of serogroup 20 S.pneumoniae isolates from Brazil

Bmc Infectious Diseases
2016 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000381348600005

Contributors: Caierao, Juliana; Sant'Anna, Fernando Hayashi; Hawkins, Paulina; Cunha, Gabriela Rosa; Mott, Mariana; Falci, Diego Rodrigues; d'Azevedo, Pedro Alves; McGee, Lesley; Dias, Cicero
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Clinical features and mortality of patients on renal replacement therapy receiving polymyxin B

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
2016 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000369595600006

Contributors: Rigatto, Maria Helena; Falci, Diego R.; Lopes, Natane T.; Zavascki, Alexandre P.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Has Aspergillus PCR Come to the Age of Maturity?

Mycopathologia
2016 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000382938400001

Contributors: Pasqualotto, Alessandro C.; Falci, Diego R.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study of Renal Failure in Patients Treated with Colistin versus Polymyxin B

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
2016 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000376496100057

Contributors: Rigatto, Maria Helena; Oliveira, Maura S.; Perdigao-Neto, Lauro V.; Levin, Anna S.; Carrilho, Claudia M.; Tanita, Marcos Toshiyuki; Tuon, Felipe F.; Cardoso, Douglas E.; Lopes, Natane T.; Falci, Diego R. et al.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID
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Burden of isolation for multidrug-resistant organisms in a tertiary public hospital in Southern Brazil

American Journal of Infection Control
2015 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000348737200023

Contributors: Pereira, Patricia R.; Isaakidis, Petros; Hinderaker, Sven G.; Ali, Engy; van den Boogaard, Wilma; Viana, Karen S.; Cassol, Renato; Falci, Diego Rodrigues
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Comparison of nephrotoxicity associated to different lipid formulations of amphotericin B: a real-life study

Mycoses
2015 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000348508800008

Contributors: Falci, Diego R.; da Rosa, Franciane B.; Pasqualotto, Alessandro C.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Head and Neck Hyperpigmentation Probably Associated With Polymyxin B Therapy

Annals of Pharmacotherapy
2015 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000361173600010

Contributors: Zavascki, Alexandre P.; Manfro, Roberto C.; Maciel, Rafael A.; Falci, Diego R.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Hematological toxicities associated with amphotericin B formulations

Leukemia & Lymphoma
2015 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000365241700021

Contributors: Falci, Diego R.; da Rosa, Franciane B.; Pasqualotto, Alessandro C.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Lactobacillus rhamnosus bacteremia in a kidney transplant recipient

Transplant Infectious Disease
2015 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000359426300017

Contributors: Falci, D. R.; Rigatto, M. H.; Cantarelli, V. V.; Zavascki, A. P.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients treated with polymyxin B and influence of AKI on mortality: a multicentre prospective cohort study

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
2015 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000355932800038

Contributors: Rigatto, Maria Helena; Behle, Taina F.; Falci, Diego R.; Freitas, Thiela; Lopes, Natane T.; Nunes, Maria; Costa, Leonardo W.; Zavascki, Alexandre P.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Carbapenem-resistant GES-5-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Southern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
2014 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000336082500020

Contributors: Ribeiro, Vanessa Bley; Falci, Diego R.; Rozales, Francieli P.; Barth, Afonso L.; Zavascki, Alexandre P.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Detection of bla(GES-5) in Carbapenem-Resistant Kluyvera intermedia Isolates Recovered from the Hospital Environment

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
2014 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000329581100089

Contributors: Ribeiro, Vanessa B.; Zavascki, Alexandre P.; Rozales, Francieli P.; Pagano, Mariana; Magagnin, Cibele M.; Nodari, Carolina S.; Ferreira da Silva, Renato Cassol; Dalarosa, Micheline G.; Falci, Diego R.; Barth, Afonso L.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Detection of NDM-1-, CTX-M-15-, and qnrB4-Producing Enterobacter hormaechei Isolates in Brazil

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
2014 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000333605600088

Contributors: D'Alincourt Carvalho-Assef, Ana Paula; Pereira, Polyana S.; Albano, Rodolpho M.; Beriao, Gabriela Casemiro; Tavares, Carolina Padilha; Gomes Chagas, Thiago Pavoni; Marques, Elizabeth A.; Timm, Loeci N.; Da Silva, Renato C. F.; Falci, Diego R. et al.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Detection of OXA-370, an OXA-48-Related Class D beta-Lactamase, in Enterobacter hormaechei from Brazil

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
2014 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000338776900078

Contributors: Sampaio, Jorge L. M.; Ribeiro, Vanessa B.; Campos, Juliana Coutinho; Rozales, Francieli P.; Magagnin, Cibele M.; Falci, Diego R.; da Silva, Renato Cassol F.; Dalarosa, Micheline G.; Luz, Daniela I.; Vieira, Fabiane J. et al.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Emergence of NDM-1-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Porto Alegre, Brazil

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2014 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000343815700015

Contributors: Rozales, Francieli P.; Ribeiro, Vanessa B.; Magagnin, Cibele M.; Pagano, Mariana; Lutz, Larissa; Falci, Diego R.; Machado, Adao; Barth, Afonso L.; Zavascki, Alexandre P.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Heteroresistance to Carbapenems in New Delhi Metallo-beta-Lactamase-1-Producing Isolates: A Challenge for Detection?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
2014 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000335693500026

Contributors: Zavascki, Alexandre P.; Falci, Diego R.; da Silva, Renato Cassol F.; Dalarosa, Micheline G.; Ribeiro, Vanessa Bley; Rozales, Francieli P.; Luz, Daniela I.; Magagnin, Cibele M.; Vieira, Fabiane J.; Sampaio, Jorge M. et al.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Geotrichum capitatum fungaemia: an unusual pathogen in critically-ill-related infections

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
2013 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000323855800023

Contributors: Nedel, W. L.; Moraes, V. D.; Falci, D. R.; Pasqualotto, A. C.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Isolation of NDM-producing Providencia rettgeri in Brazil

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
2013 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000326980000040

Contributors: D'Alincourt Carvalho-Assef, Ana Paula; Pereira, Polyana Silva; Albano, Rodolpho Mattos; Beriao, Gabriela Casemiro; Gomes Chagas, Thiago Pavoni; Timm, Loeci Natalina; Ferreira Da Silva, Renato Cassol; Falci, Diego Rodrigues; Asensi, Marise Dutra
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Pharmacokinetics of polymyxin B in patients on continuous venovenous haemodialysis

2013 | Book chapter
DOI:

10.1093/jac/dks437

Part of ISBN:

1460-2091 (Electronic) 0305-7453 (Linking)

Contributors: Sandri, A. M.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Population Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Polymyxin B in Critically Ill Patients: Implications for Selection of Dosage Regimens

Clinical Infectious Diseases
2013 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000322342500015

Contributors: Sandri, Ana M.; Landersdorfer, Cornelia B.; Jacob, Jovan; Boniatti, Marcio M.; Dalarosa, Micheline G.; Falci, Diego R.; Behle, Taina F.; Bordinhao, Rosaura C.; Wang, Jiping; Forrest, Alan et al.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Profile of isavuconazole and its potential in the treatment of severe invasive fungal infections

Infection and Drug Resistance
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84886663467

Part of ISBN:

11786973

Contributors: Falci, D.R.; Pasqualotto, A.C.
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Diego Falci via Scopus - Elsevier
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Polymyxin B Consumption and Incidence of Gram-Negative Bacteria Intrinsically Resistant to Polymyxins

2012-05 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1086/665308

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Diego Falci

Chronic slowly progressive monoarthritis tuberculosis of the hip without systemic symptoms mimicking osteoarthritis: a case report

2010 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1186/1757-1626-0002-0000006457

Part of ISSN:

1757-1626 (Electronic) 1757-1626 (Linking)

Contributors: Ramos, C. G.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Continuous Infusion of Amphotericin B Deoxycholate in the Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis: Analysis of Safety and Fungicidal Activity

2010-03 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1086/650489

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Diego Falci

Chronic slowly progressive monoarthritis tuberculosis of the hip without systemic symptoms mimicking osteoarthritis: A case report

Cases Journal
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-77953435315

Part of ISBN:

17571626

Contributors: Ramos, C.G.; Alves, M.D.; Dos Santos, R.P.; Falci, D.; Goldani, L.Z.
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Diego Falci via Scopus - Elsevier
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Continuous infusion of amphotericin B deoxycholate: an innovative, low-cost strategy in antifungal treatment

2009 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1111/j.1439-0507.2009.01805.x 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2009.01805.x.

Part of ISSN:

1439-0507 (Electronic) 0933-7407 (Linking)

Contributors: Falci, D. R.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID
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Continuous Infusion of Amphotericin B deoxycholate in the Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis: Analysis of Safety and Fungicidal Activity

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2008 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000263287800704

Contributors: Falci, D. R.; Ramos, C. G.; Aquino, V. R.; Goldani, L. Z.
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID

Isquemic maculopathy in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and CD4(+) T-lymphocyte count under 50 cells/mu L

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
2003 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000184607002073

Contributors: Correa, ZM; Bellini, LP; Falci, D; Freitas, AM; Marcon, IM
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Diego Falci via ResearcherID