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Impact of PGL-I Seropositivity on the Protective Effect of BCG Vaccination among Leprosy Contacts: A Cohort Study
BACKGROUND: Contacts of leprosy patients are at increased risk of developing leprosy and need to be targeted for early diagnosis. Seropositivity to the phenolic glycolipid I (PGL-I) antigen of Mycobacterium leprae has been used to identify contacts who have an increased risk of developing leprosy. I...
Autores principales: | Düppre, Nádia C., Camacho, Luiz Antonio B., Sales, Anna M., Illarramendi, Ximena, Nery, José Augusto C., Sampaio, Elizabeth P., Sarno, Euzenir N., Bührer-Sékula, Samira |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3378622/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22724040 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001711 |
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