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Observational studyRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical2021

Relapse in leprosy and drug resistance assessment in a tertiary hospital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil.

Danielle Ferreira Chagas, Lucia Martins Diniz, Elton Almeida Lucas, Milton Ozório de Moraes

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Observational study in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Sensitivity of different DNA extraction methods and PCR to detect resistance in patients with leprosy stratified by the bacilloscopic index.The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Danielle Ferreira ChagasUniversidade Federal do Espirito Santo, Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio Morais, Serviço de Dermatologia, Vitória, ES, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5889-6442
Lucia Martins DinizUniversidade Federal do Espirito Santo, Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio Morais, Serviço de Dermatologia, Vitória, ES, Brasil.
Elton Almeida LucasUniversidade Federal do Espirito Santo, Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio Morais, Serviço de Dermatologia, Vitória, ES, Brasil.
Milton Ozório de MoraesFundação Oswaldo Cruz, Serviço de Hansenologia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLeprosy recurrence is the reappearance of the disease after treatment with current schemes and discharged for cure and may have variable incubation periods.

methodsThis is a descriptive observational study of leprosy recurrence in Espírito Santo diagnosed between January 2018 and January 2020.

resultsOne hundred and ninety-two cases were available, of which 30 were diagnosed with leprosy recurrence.

conclusionsIn 25 cases, the incubation period was 5-15 years after the first treatment, favoring bacillary persistence. In the remaining 5 cases, the disease had recurred after 15 years, pointing to reinfection as none of them exhibited drug resistance.

Indexed as

LeprosyBrazilDrug ResistanceHumansRecurrenceTertiary Care Centers

Identifiers

PMID33681915
PMCPMC8008889

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