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Could Mycobacterium Leprae Infection be an occupational disease? A survey in healthcare workers from an endemic area in the Amazonian Region.

Pacheco SE, Bührer-Sékula S, Moura RS, et al. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Cambridge University Press. 2015;

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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). [in: Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;00(0):1-3].

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Pacheco SE

Bührer-Sékula S

Moura RS

Stefani MM

Oliveira MLWD

Saraceni V