Identification of clinical, epidemiological and laboratory risk factors for leprosy reactions during and after multidrug therapy

Identification of clinical, epidemiological and laboratory risk factors for leprosy reactions during and after multidrug therapy

This cross-sectional retrospective study evaluated 440 leprosy patients; 57% (251/440) had leprosy reactions during and/or after multidrug therapy, 80.5% (202/251) of whom presented with multibacillary leprosy. At diagnosis, positive bacterial index (BI) [odds ratio (OR) = 6.39; 95% confidence inter...

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Main Authors: Douglas Eulalio Antunes, Sergio Araujo, Gabriela Porto Ferreira, Ana Carolina Sousa Rodrigues da Cunha, Adeilson Vieira da Costa, Maria Aparecida Goncalves, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-11-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
leprosy
epidemiology
tropical medicine
infectious diseases
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