Factors associated with seropositivity for APGL-Iamong household contacts of leprosy patients

Factors associated with seropositivity for APGL-Iamong household contacts of leprosy patients

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Leprosy is mainly transmitted among family members who share genetic and ambient factors. The clinical form of leprosy in the index case and kinship could be risk factors for leprosy transmission. High antibody levels in household contacts (HC) in the absence of neural or sk...

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Main Authors: Carlos Gustavo Wambier, Sarah Perillo de Farias Wambier, Renata Bazan Furini, João Carlos Lopes Simão, Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade, Norma Tiraboschi Foss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Leprosy
Household contacts
Serology
Antibodies
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