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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...
Autores principales: | Romero-Montoya, Marcela, Beltran-Alzate, Juan Camilo, Cardona-Castro, Nora |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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