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

• Asıl Yazarlar: Pedro Henrique Lopes da Silva (Yazar), Katherine Kelda Gomes de Castro (Yazar), Mayara Abud Mendes (Yazar), Thyago Leal Calvo (Yazar), Júlia Monteiro Pereira Leal (Yazar), Mariana de Andréa Vilas-Boas Hacker (Yazar), José Augusto da Costa Nery (Yazar), Euzenir Nunes Sarno (Yazar), Roberto Alves Lourenço (Yazar), Milton Ozório Moraes (Yazar), Flávio Alves Lara (Yazar), Danuza Esquenazi (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: 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...