Unexpectedly high leprosy seroprevalence detected using a random surveillance strategy in midwestern Brazil: A comparison of ELISA and a rapid diagnostic test

BACKGROUND: Leprosy diagnosis is mainly based on clinical evaluation, although this approach is difficult, especially for untrained physicians. We conducted a temporary campaign to detect previously unknown leprosy cases in midwestern Brazil and to compare the performance of different serological te...

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Autores principales: Frade, Marco Andrey C., de Paula, Natália A., Gomes, Ciro M., Vernal, Sebastian, Bernardes Filho, Fred, Lugão, Helena B., de Abreu, Marilda M. M., Botini, Patrícia, Duthie, Malcolm S., Spencer, John S., Soares, Rosa Castália F. R., Foss, Norma T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5358972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28231244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005375

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5358972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28231244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005375

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