Importance of epidemiological surveillance of leprosy: analysis of the occurrence of leprosy in intra-domiciliary contacts in a capital in the Brazilian northeast region

INTRODUCTION: Intra-domiciliary contacts are a group with the highest risk of developing leprosy. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of intra-domiciliary contacts of new leprosy cases was conducted. A descriptive analysis of the variables was performed. RESULTS: Among 190 contacts, 63% were invited to...

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Autores principales: Trindade, Luciana Cavalcante, Martins, Lourdes Conceição, Marques, Danielle Medeiros, Mendes, Micheline da Silveira, Fonseca, Fernando Luiz Affonso, Pereira, Luiz Alberto Amador
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7094054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32187344
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0507-2019
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Intra-domiciliary contacts are a group with the highest risk of developing leprosy. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of intra-domiciliary contacts of new leprosy cases was conducted. A descriptive analysis of the variables was performed. RESULTS: Among 190 contacts, 63% were invited to visit the health unit, and 54.2% received the BCG vaccine. The prevalence of leprosy among the contacts was 4.7%. CONCLUSIONS: The occurrence of leprosy among the contacts was high and similar to that found previously. There were failures in surveillance actions carried out by health units. Never-before treated cases were found.

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