2017
DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170014
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Evaluation of agreement between tests for the diagnosis of leprosy

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“…17 The use of sensitive laboratory techniques, such as the Ml Flow test, a less invasive method than the intradermal smear smear, is able to detect circulating antibodies against the PGL-I of M. leprae in contacts, besides providing less discomfort to the patient. 12,15,[18][19][20] In the sample of household contacts in this study there is a predominance of females, this data is linked to the fact that in the municipality where the study was conducted, data from the last IBGE Census in 2010, for samples related to population characteristics, there is a higher proportion of females, with 80,091 thousand inhabitants, while the number of men was 75,111 thousand inhabitants. This data differs from the study by Sousa et al, 21 in which the highest occurrence is associated with males due to greater exposure to work-related activities, low demand for health services, low level of self-care, and late diagnosis in this population.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…17 The use of sensitive laboratory techniques, such as the Ml Flow test, a less invasive method than the intradermal smear smear, is able to detect circulating antibodies against the PGL-I of M. leprae in contacts, besides providing less discomfort to the patient. 12,15,[18][19][20] In the sample of household contacts in this study there is a predominance of females, this data is linked to the fact that in the municipality where the study was conducted, data from the last IBGE Census in 2010, for samples related to population characteristics, there is a higher proportion of females, with 80,091 thousand inhabitants, while the number of men was 75,111 thousand inhabitants. This data differs from the study by Sousa et al, 21 in which the highest occurrence is associated with males due to greater exposure to work-related activities, low demand for health services, low level of self-care, and late diagnosis in this population.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Deve-se destacar a importância dos escolares neste estudo, os quais serviram como ponto de partida para o inquérito com a população-alvo. A elevada prevalência de soropositividade em torno deles aponta para uma infecção extradomiciliar de casos de hanseníase ( 31 ) e para a importância da realização de inquéritos em grande escala no ambiente escolar, principalmente em regiões de maior vulnerabilidade social ( 8 , 29 , 32 ).…”
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“…Effects of missed or delayed diagnosis of PB leprosy are not known. Although some tertiary-level centres and highly specialized research centres can perform PCR to detect DNA of M. leprae on slit-skin smear or biopsy specimens, the tests that showed highest sensitivity and specificity (43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49) lack standardization and are not commercially available. In addition, studies showing higher accuracy of PCR used slit-skin smear or biopsy specimens rather than less invasive sampling techniques, e.g.…”
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confidence: 99%