Incidence of and Factors Associated With Leprosy Among Household Contacts of Patients With Leprosy in Brazil

IMPORTANCE: Despite progress toward reducing global incidence, leprosy control remains a challenge in low- and middle-income countries. OBJECTIVE: To estimate new case detection rates of leprosy among household contacts of patients with previously diagnosed leprosy and to investigate its associated...

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Published in:JAMA Dermatol
Main Authors: Teixeira, Camila Silveira Silva, Pescarini, Júlia Moreira, Alves, Flávia Jôse Oliveira, Nery, Joilda Silva, Sanchez, Mauro Niskier, Teles, Carlos, Ichihara, Maria Yury Travassos, Ramond, Anna, Smeeth, Liam, Fernandes Penna, Maria Lucia, Rodrigues, Laura Cunha, Brickley, Elizabeth B., Penna, Gerson Oliveira, Barreto, Maurício Lima, Silva, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Medical Association 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7160739/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32293649
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.0653
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