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Antimicrobial Resistance among Leprosy Patients in Brazil: Real-World Data Base...
Andrade, Elaine Silva Nascimento; Brandão, Jurema Guerrieri; Silva, Juliana Souza da; Coriolano, Carmelita Ribeiro Filha; Rosa, Patricia SammarcoMinistério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde. Departamento de Doenças de Condições Crônicas e Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis – DCCI. Coordenação Geral de Doenças em Eliminação – CGDE. Brasília, DF, Brasil / Universidade de Brasilia. Faculdade de Medicina. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva. Brasília, DF, Brasil.; Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde. Departamento de Do...
Serodiagnosis of leprosy and follow-up of household contacts using a commercial...
Silva, Eliane Aparecida; Rosa, Patricia Sammarco; Fernandes Belone, Andrea Faria; Broch Coelho, Neusa Maria; Ura, Somei; Tomimori, Jane [UNIFESP]Introduction: Early diagnosis of leprosy, including the diagnosis of sub-clinical disease in contacts of known cases, would be a major advance. The signs of early leprosy are often difficult to assess and a reliable diagnostic test could play an important role in identifying cases and thus reducing transmission. Methods: Subjects were recruited at Centro de Saude Jardim Guanabara, Rondonopolis, Mato Grosso Stat...
Uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR): results...
Penna, Gerson Oliveira; Bührer-Sékula, Samira; Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo; Rodrigues, Laura Cunha; Araújo, Marcelo Grossi deBackground Leprosy control is based on early diagnosis and multidrug therapy. For treatment purposes, leprosy patients can be classified as paucibacillary (PB) or multibacillary (MB), according to the number of skin lesions. Studies regarding a uniform treatment regimen (U-MDT) for all leprosy patients have been encouraged by the WHO, rendering disease classification unnecessary. Methodology and findings An ind...
Epidemiological and geographical characterization of leprosy in a Brazilian hyp...
Soares Camargo Marciano, Lucia Helena; Fernandes Belone, Andrea de Faria; Rosa, Patricia Sammarco; Broch Coelho, Neusa Maria; Ghidella, Cassio CesarMade available in DSpace on 2018-11-30T00:55:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-01-01. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2019-10-09T18:28:11Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 S0102-311X2018000805004.pdf: 1198873 bytes, checksum: b5d51131a40d703922ae38b98cc0eca7 (MD5); Fundacao Paulista Contra Hanseniase; This study aimed to identify the distribution pattern of leprosy in a hyperendemic municipality in Brazil...