Bacilloscopy for leprosy in Brazil's public health system between 2013 and 2022

• Main Authors: Ricardo Barbosa-Lima (Author), Geissiane Felizardo Vivian (Author), Lincoln Max Rocha Alba (Author), Kaisa Silva Nascimento de Gois (Author), Vivian Aparecida Tomaz (Author), Murilo Correzola Pinto (Author), Flávia Freire Ramos-Silva (Author), Glebson Moura Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hospital de Clínicas de Itajubá, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To evaluate the annual number of skin smear microscopies for leprosy performed in the Unified Health System (SUS) in the last decade. Methods: An ecological, longitudinal, retrospective, and quantitative study was conducted using data from the Ambulatory Information System (SIA/SUS). The...