TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Age Factors
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Antibodies, Bacterial
KW - Antigens, Bacterial
KW - Brazil
KW - Child
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Female
KW - Glycolipids
KW - Humans
KW - Immunoglobulin M
KW - leprosy
KW - Logistic Models
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Mycobacterium leprae
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Severity of Illness Index
KW - Sex Factors
KW - Skin
KW - Young Adult
AU - Faria Grossi MA
AU - Leboeuf MAA
AU - Andrade ARC
AU - Bührer-Sékula S
AU - Antunes CMF
AB - <p>The early diagnosis of leprosy, its correct classification and the risk factors related to seropositivity have become important for patient treatment and disease control, especially where the responsibility for treatment has been transferred to basic health care centers. This descriptive, exploratory study using logistic regression was undertaken to evaluate the association between the variables of sex, age, mode of detection, number of skin lesions and affected nerves, disability grade and bacilloscopy with the results of the ML Flow serological test in 1,072 new leprosy cases in 13 municipalities in Minas Gerais State. Seropositivity (50.7%) was statistically associated with patients 15 years-old or over (OR:2.6) and those with more than five skin lesions (OR:7.5), more than one affected nerve (OR:2.4) and a positive bacilloscopic index (OR:5.5 for 0<BI<2 and OR:191.2 for BI>or=2), thus contributing to the appropriate classification and treatment of patients.</p>
BT - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19618074?dopt=Abstract
DA - 2008
DO - 10.1590/s0037-86822008000700009
J2 - Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.
LA - eng
N2 - <p>The early diagnosis of leprosy, its correct classification and the risk factors related to seropositivity have become important for patient treatment and disease control, especially where the responsibility for treatment has been transferred to basic health care centers. This descriptive, exploratory study using logistic regression was undertaken to evaluate the association between the variables of sex, age, mode of detection, number of skin lesions and affected nerves, disability grade and bacilloscopy with the results of the ML Flow serological test in 1,072 new leprosy cases in 13 municipalities in Minas Gerais State. Seropositivity (50.7%) was statistically associated with patients 15 years-old or over (OR:2.6) and those with more than five skin lesions (OR:7.5), more than one affected nerve (OR:2.4) and a positive bacilloscopic index (OR:5.5 for 0<BI<2 and OR:191.2 for BI>or=2), thus contributing to the appropriate classification and treatment of patients.</p>
PY - 2008
SP - 39
EP - 44
T2 - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
TI - Risk factors for ML Flow seropositivity in leprosy patients.
VL - 41 Suppl 2
SN - 1678-9849
ER -