CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS TO CONTROL LEPROSY AND THE PERSPECTIVE OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN BRAZIL: A PRIMER FOR NON-EPIDEMIOLOGISTS

The occurrence of leprosy has decreased in the world but the perspective of its elimination has been questioned. A proposed control measure is the use of post-exposure chemoprophylaxis (PEP) among contacts, but there are still questions about its operational aspects. In this text we discuss the evid...

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Autores principales: da CUNHA, Sergio Souza, BIERRENBACH, Ana Luiza, BARRETO, Vitor Hugo Lima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical 2015
Materias:
Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4727133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27049701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652015000600004

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4727133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27049701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652015000600004

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