Bacterial, fungal and parasitic co-infections in leprosy: A scoping review.

• Main Authors: Luis Alberto Ribeiro Fróes (Author), Tereza Setsuko Toma (Author), Marie Jachiet (Author), Laurie Rousset (Author), Rosana Evangelista Poderoso (Author), Maria Angela Bianconcini Trindade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>In leprosy patients, the most commonly reported non-viral co-infections are Tuberculosis, Leishmaniasis, Chromoblastomycosis and Helminths. The presence of a secondary infection is believed to increase the likelihood of leprosy reactions. The purpose of this review was...