Serological evidence of Toxoplasma gondii infection as potential risk for the development of lepromatous leprosy in an endemic area for both neglected tropical diseases in Brazil

BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium leprae and Toxoplasma gondii infections are both neglected tropical diseases highly prevalent in Brazil. Infection with certain parasite species can significantly alter susceptibility to other important pathogens, and/or influence the development of pathology. Here we inves...

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Autores principales: Oliveira, Luciana Regina Pereira, Martins, Lívia Mattos, Souza, Rebeka da Conceição, Scheidegger de Castro, Yuri, Nascimento, Letícia Silva, da Silva, Juliana Azevedo, Nahn Junior, Edilbert Pellegrini, da Silva, Wilmar Dias, Peixoto-Rangel, Alba Lucínia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7017566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32051036
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-020-0636-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7017566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32051036
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-020-0636-3

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