Social school contacts of multibacillary leprosy cases in children living in the hyperendemic region of the Midwest of Brazil

Social school contacts of multibacillary leprosy cases in children living in the hyperendemic region of the Midwest of Brazil

Objective: To analyze the prevalence of Mycobacterium leprae detection and the associated factors among social contacts in the school environment of multibacillary cases living in a hyperendemic municipality of the state of Mato Grosso. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 236 social contacts of mult...

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Main Authors: Camila Massae Sato, Thaisa da Silva Vargas Rodrigues, Pãmela Rodrigues de Souza Silva, Emerson Soares dos Santos, Diego Ricardo Xavier, Ida Maria Foschiani Dias Baptista, Denise da Costa Boamorte Cortela, Eliane Ignotti, Silvana Margarida Benevides Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Subjects:
Leprosy
Contact tracing
Mycobacterium leprae
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755721001728

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