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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 36(12): 1464-6, 2015 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26456726
RESUMO
A serologic survey was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of Mycobacterium leprae infection among healthcare workers and associated factors. Of 280 workers, 26 (9.3%) were positive using immunoglobulin M serology for PGL-I M. leprae antigen. Exposure to leprosy patients in the workplace was significantly associated with seropositivity (P=.044).