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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...
Autores principales: | de Oliveira, Marcela Bahia Barretto, Diniz, Lucia Martins |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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