Increased oxidative stress in elderly leprosy patients is related to age but not to bacillary load.

• Hoofdauteurs: Pedro Henrique Lopes da Silva (Auteur), Katherine Kelda Gomes de Castro (Auteur), Mayara Abud Mendes (Auteur), Thyago Leal Calvo (Auteur), Júlia Monteiro Pereira Leal (Auteur), Mariana de Andréa Vilas-Boas Hacker (Auteur), José Augusto da Costa Nery (Auteur), Euzenir Nunes Sarno (Auteur), Roberto Alves Lourenço (Auteur), Milton Ozório Moraes (Auteur), Flávio Alves Lara (Auteur), Danuza Esquenazi (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Leprosy continues to be a public health problem in Brazil. Furthermore, detection rates in elderly people have increased, particularly those of multibacillary (L-Lep) patients, who are responsible for transmitting M. leprae. Part of the decline in physiological functio...