Detection of subclinical Mycobacterium leprae infection in children, contacts of leprosy cases, Fortaleza Ceara, Brazil

Lourenço, Delaide Sampaio Dias; Campelo, Thales Alves; Cruz, Gizele Almada; Almeida, Paulo Cesar de; Gonçalves, Heitor de Sá; Pontes, Maria Araci de Andrade; Lima, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa; Frota, Cristiane Cunha.
Lepr Rev ; 88(2): 184-196, 2017. ilus., tab.
Artigo em Inglês | Instituto Evandro Chagas (SOPHIA) | ID: iec-16367

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