Quantitative PCR for leprosy diagnosis and monitoring in household contacts: A follow-up study, 2011–2018

Household contacts (HHC) of leprosy patients exhibit high-risk of developing leprosy and contact tracing is helpful for early diagnosis. From 2011 to 2018,2,437 HHC were examined in a clinic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and 16S qPCR was used for diagnosis and monitoring of contacts. Fifty-four HHCs wer...

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Autores principales: Manta, Fernanda S. N., Barbieri, Raquel R., Moreira, Suelen J. M., Santos, Paulo T. S., Nery, José A. C., Duppre, Nádia C., Sales, Anna M., Pacheco, Antônio G., Hacker, Mariana A., Machado, Alice M., Sarno, Euzenir N., Moraes, Milton O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6854052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31723144
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52640-5

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