Concordance between expected and observed bacilloscopy results of clinical forms of leprosy: a 6-year retrospective study in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Concordance between expected and observed bacilloscopy results of clinical forms of leprosy: a 6-year retrospective study in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Operational classification of leprosy based on the number of skin lesions was conceived to screen patients presenting severe forms of the disease to enable their reception of a more intense multidrug regimen without having to undergo lymph smear testing. We evaluated the concordance be...

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Main Authors: Ana Amélia Lucena Cavalcanti, Norma Lucena-Silva, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos, Patrícia Maria Cavalcanti Carneiro de Albuquerque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Hanseníase
Classificação
Paucibacilar
Multibacilar
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