Unveiling healthy carriers and subclinical infections among household contacts of leprosy patients who play potential roles in the disease chain of transmission

Unveiling healthy carriers and subclinical infections among household contacts of leprosy patients who play potential roles in the disease chain of transmission

Leprosy transmission still occurs despite the availability of highly effective treatment. The next step towards successfully eliminating leprosy is interrupting the chain of transmission of the aetiological agent, Mycobacterium leprae. In this investigation, we provide evidence that household contac...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Araújo, Janaína Lobato, Érica de Melo Reis, Dulcinéa Oliveira Bernardes Souza, Maria Aparecida Gonçalves, Adeilson Vieira Costa, Luiz Ricardo Goulart, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2012-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
leprosy
epidemiology
nasal swabs
anti-PGL-I serology
PCR
M. leprae
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000900010&lng=en&tlng=en

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