Minimally invasive sampling to identify leprosy patients with a high bacterial burden in the Union of the Comoros

The World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed diagnosis of leprosy (also known as Hansen’s disease) entirely based on clinical cardinal signs, without microbiological confirmation, which may lead to late or misdiagnosis. The use of slit skin smears is variable, but lacks sensitivity. In 2017–2018 dur...

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Autores principales: Braet, Sofie Marijke, van Hooij, Anouk, Hasker, Epco, Fransen, Erik, Wirdane, Abdou, Baco, Abdallah, Grillone, Saverio, Ortuno-Gutierrez, Nimer, Assoumani, Younoussa, Mzembaba, Aboubacar, Corstjens, Paul, Rigouts, Leen, Geluk, Annemieke, de Jong, Bouke Catherine
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/PMC8580230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34758041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009924

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8580230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34758041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009924

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