TY - JOUR
AU - Nzundu Boigny R
AU - Florêncio CMGD
AU - Cavalcante K
AU - Moreno J
AU - de Almeida P
AU - de Sousa Almondes JG
AU - Nogueira P
AU - Alencar C
AB - <p><b>INTRODUCTION: </b>This study analyzed the magnitude and temporal trends of leprosy relapse in Ceará in 2001-2018.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>Descriptive cross-sectional and ecological-time trend studies were performed.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>We diagnosed 1,777 leprosy relapse cases. Higher prevalence of relapse was observed in men, illiterates, mixed race, multibacillary leprosy, lepromatous leprosy, and persons with visible disabilities. The proportion of relapse increased throughout the study period.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Leprosy relapse is prevalent in certain groups.</p>
BT - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
C1 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33656147
DA - 01/2021
DO - 10.1590/0037-8682-0389-2020
J2 - Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
LA - eng
N2 - <p><b>INTRODUCTION: </b>This study analyzed the magnitude and temporal trends of leprosy relapse in Ceará in 2001-2018.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>Descriptive cross-sectional and ecological-time trend studies were performed.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>We diagnosed 1,777 leprosy relapse cases. Higher prevalence of relapse was observed in men, illiterates, mixed race, multibacillary leprosy, lepromatous leprosy, and persons with visible disabilities. The proportion of relapse increased throughout the study period.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Leprosy relapse is prevalent in certain groups.</p>
PY - 2021
EP - e03892020
T2 - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
TI - Magnitude and temporal trends of leprosy relapse in the state of Ceará, Brazil in the period 2001-2018.
UR - https://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v54/1678-9849-rsbmt-54-e0389-2020.pdf
VL - 54
SN - 1678-9849
ER -