Impact of PGL-I seropositivity on the protective effect of BCG vaccination among leprosy contacts: a cohort study.

• Main Authors: Nádia C Düppre (Author), Luiz Antonio B Camacho (Author), Anna M Sales (Author), Ximena Illarramendi (Author), José Augusto C Nery (Author), Elizabeth P Sampaio (Author), Euzenir N Sarno (Author), Samira Bührer-Sékula (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Contacts of leprosy patients are at increased risk of developing leprosy and need to be targeted for early diagnosis. Seropositivity to the phenolic glycolipid I (PGL-I) antigen of Mycobacterium leprae has been used to identify contacts who have an increased risk of de...