The role of an active surveillance strategy of targeting household and neighborhood  contacts related to leprosy cases released from treatment in a low-endemic area of China

OBJECTIVE: Early diagnosis remains the primary goal for leprosy management programs. This study aims to determine whether active surveillance of patients with leprosy and their contact individuals increased identification of latent leprosy cases in the low-endemic areas. METHODS: This cross-sectiona...

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Autores principales: Wang, Na, Chu, Tongsheng, Li, Furong, Wang, Zhenzhen, Liu, Dianchang, Chen, Mingfei, Wang, Honglei, Niu, Guiye, Liu, Dan, Zhang, Mingkai, Xu, Yuanyuan, Zhang, Yan, Li, Jinghui, Li, Zhen, You, Jiabao, Mao, Liguo, Li, Huaizhang, Chen, Yongjin, Liu, Hong, Zhang, Furen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7485864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32797081
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008563

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7485864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32797081
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008563

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