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Leprosy among children under 15 years of age: literature review

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, representing a public health issue in some countries. Though more prevalent in adults, the detection of new cases in children under 15 years of age reveals an active circulation of bacillus, continued transmission and lack of di...

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Autores principales: de Oliveira, Marcela Bahia Barretto, Diniz, Lucia Martins
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27192519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20163661