Unexpectedly high leprosy seroprevalence detected using a random surveillance strategy in midwestern Brazil: A comparison of ELISA and a rapid diagnostic test.

• Hoofdauteurs: Marco Andrey C Frade (Auteur), Natália A de Paula (Auteur), Ciro M Gomes (Auteur), Sebastian Vernal (Auteur), Fred Bernardes Filho (Auteur), Helena B Lugão (Auteur), Marilda M M de Abreu (Auteur), Patrícia Botini (Auteur), Malcolm S Duthie (Auteur), John S Spencer (Auteur), Rosa Castália F R Soares (Auteur), Norma T Foss (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Leprosy diagnosis is mainly based on clinical evaluation, although this approach is difficult, especially for untrained physicians. We conducted a temporary campaign to detect previously unknown leprosy cases in midwestern Brazil and to compare the performance of different serological tes...