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BCG Revaccination does not protect against leprosy in the Brazilian Amazon: a C...
Cunha, Sérgio Souza da; Alexander, Neal; Barreto, Mauricio Lima; Pereira, Emilia S.; Dourado, Maria Inês Costa; Maroja, Maria de Fátima; Ichihara, Yuryp.167; Submitted by Rigaud Andréa (andrearigaud16@yahoo.com.br) on 2011-08-07T12:08:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 per%20int2008.13[1].pdf: 411174 bytes, checksum: 597c609f5a92a93548579b7fe59d8a0b (MD5); Made available in DSpace on 2011-08-07T12:08:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 per%20int2008.13[1].pdf: 411174 bytes, checksum: 597c609f5a92a93548579b7fe59d8a0b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-02-13; Background Althoug...
Vitamin A and lipid peroxidation in patients with different forms of leprosy
Lima, Emerson S.; Roland, Ivete de A.; Maroja, Maria de Fátima; Marcon, Jaydione L.Leprosy, a chronic infectious disease, is caused by a Mycobacterium leprae infection. After India, Brazil has the second greatest number of cases in the world. Increase of oxidative stress and antioxidant deficiency are present in infected subjects and can be related to infection progression. We studied alterations in serum levels of lipid peroxidation (LPO) and vitamin A in patients with different forms of lep...