Infection by Mycobacterium leprae of household contacts of lepromatous leprosy patients from a post-elimination leprosy region of Colombia

Infection by Mycobacterium leprae of household contacts of lepromatous leprosy patients from a post-elimination leprosy region of Colombia

The Leprosy Control Program of Antioquia, (post-elimination leprosy state of Colombia), had registered by 1999, 56 lepromatous leprosy patients and their household contacts (HHC). Our interest was to detect Mycobacterium leprae infection in these HHC. Clinical examination, acid-fast bacillary staini...

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Main Authors:	Nora M Cardona-Castro, Sandra Restrepo-Jaramillo, Myriam Gil de la Ossa, Patrick J Brennan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2005-11-01
Series:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:	post elimination leprosy region household contact infection Mycobacterium leprae Colombia
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000700003

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