Leprosy: prevalence and factors associated with seropositivity for anti-NDO-LID antibodies in children under 15 years of age

• Main Authors: Luciane Cardoso Gomes (Author), Denise da Costa Boamorte Cortela (Author), Eliane Aparecida Silva (Author), Ageo Mário Cândido da Silva (Author), Silvana Margarida Benevides Ferreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: Background: A high prevalence of leprosy among children under 15 years of age indicates the need to implement actions to prevent new cases of the disease. Serological tests have been developed with the aim of helping to control the disease by indicating, through seropositivity, the presenc...