Increased oxidative stress in elderly leprosy patients is related to age but not to bacillary load

BACKGROUND: Leprosy continues to be a public health problem in Brazil. Furthermore, detection rates in elderly people have increased, particularly those of multibacillary (L-Lep) patients, who are responsible for transmitting M. leprae. Part of the decline in physiological function during aging is d...

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Autores principales: da Silva, Pedro Henrique Lopes, de Castro, Katherine Kelda Gomes, Mendes, Mayara Abud, Calvo, Thyago Leal, Leal, Júlia Monteiro Pereira, Hacker, Mariana de Andréa Vilas-Boas, Nery, José Augusto da Costa, Sarno, Euzenir Nunes, Lourenço, Roberto Alves, Moraes, Milton Ozório, Lara, Flávio Alves, Esquenazi, Danuza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7978340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33690671
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009214

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