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Evaluation and Monitoring of Mycobacterium leprae Transmission in Household Contacts of Patients with Hansen's Disease in Colombia

Leprosy in Colombia is in a stage of post elimination—since 1997, prevalence of the disease is less than 1/10000. However, the incidence of leprosy has remained stable, with 400–500 new cases reported annually, with MB leprosy representing 70% of these case and 10% having grade 2 disability. Thus, l...

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Autores principales: Romero-Montoya, Marcela, Beltran-Alzate, Juan Camilo, Cardona-Castro, Nora
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5289623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28114411
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005325