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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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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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