Leprosy

Immunity to intracellular bacteria

Hepatitis B vaccination in leprosy patients

Detection of Mycobacterium leprae DNA by polymerase chain reaction in the blood of individuals, eight years after completion of anti-leprosy therapy

Spatial analysis of the distribution of leprosy in the State of Ceará, Northeast Brazil

Survey to identify Mycobacterium leprae-infected household contacts of patients from prevalent regions of leprosy in Colombia

Armadillo meat intake was not associated with leprosy in a case control study, Curitiba (Brazil)

Colonization by Helicobacter pylori of leprosy patients in Spain: immunomodulation to low molecular weight antigens of H. pylori

Mycobacterium leprae downregulates the expression of PHEX in Schwann cells and osteoblasts

Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infection among leprosy patients in a leprosy-endemic region of central Brazil

Early detection of leprosy by examination of household contacts, determination of serum anti-PGL-1 antibodies and consanguinity

Leprosy reactions: the effect of gender and household contacts

Mycobacterium leprae in six-banded (Euphractus sexcinctus) and nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) in Northeast Brazil

Increased hepcidin expression in multibacillary leprosy

Mycobacterial laminin-binding histone-like protein mediates collagen-dependent cytoadherence

Deciphering the contribution of lipid droplets in leprosy: multifunctional organelles with roles in Mycobacterium leprae pathogenesis

Association analysis of human leukocyte antigen class II (DRB1) alleles with leprosy in individuals from São Luís, state of Maranhão, Brazil

Genotyping of Mycobacterium leprae present on Ziehl-Neelsen-stained microscopic slides and in skin biopsy samples from leprosy patients in different geographic regions of Brazil

Genetics of leprosy reactions: an overview

Comparison of two rapid tests for anti-phenolic glycolipid-I serology in Brazil and Nepal

Mycobacterium leprae virulence-associated peptides are indicators of exposure to M. leprae in Brazil, Ethiopia and Nepal

Seroreactivity to new Mycobacterium leprae protein antigens in different leprosy-endemic regions in Brazil

Serologic follow-up of IgG responses against recombinant mycobacterial proteins ML0405, ML2331 and LID-1 in a leprosy hyperendemic area in Venezuela

Identification of serological biomarkers of infection, disease progression and treatment efficacy for leprosy

Brazilian clinical trial of uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients: the correlation between clinical disease types and adverse effects

Cutaneous lesions sensory impairment recovery and nerve regeneration in leprosy patients

High rates of undiagnosed leprosy and subclinical infection amongst school children in the Amazon Region

Unveiling healthy carriers and subclinical infections among household contacts of leprosy patients who play potential roles in the disease chain of transmission

Characteristics of leprosy diagnosed through the surveillance of contacts: a comparison with index cases in Rio de Janeiro, 1987-2010

The role of human T cell lymphotrophic virus type 1, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus coinfections in leprosy

Erythema multiforme in leprosy

Leprosy, a neglected disease that causes a wide variety of clinical conditions in tropical countries

A clinical trial for uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil: rationale and design

Historic aspects of human susceptibility to leprosy and the risk of conjugal transmission

Hansen's disease: a vanishing disease?

Leprosy frequency in the world, 1999-2010

Leprosy exposure, infection and disease: a 25-year surveillance study of leprosy patient contacts

Histopathological examination of nerve samples from pure neural leprosy patients: obtaining maximum information to improve diagnostic efficiency

Serial measurement of the circulating levels of tumour necrosis
factor and its soluble receptors 1 and 2 for monitoring leprosy patients during multidrug
treatment

Identification of clinical, epidemiological and laboratory risk factors for leprosy reactions during and after multidrug therapy

Detection of Mycobacterium leprae in
saliva and the evaluation of oral sensitivity in patients with
leprosy

New sonographic measures of peripheral nerves: a tool for the diagnosis of peripheral nerve involvement in leprosy

Examining ERBB2 as a candidate gene for
susceptibility to leprosy (Hansen’s disease) in Brazil

Widespread nasal carriage of Mycobacterium lepraeamong a healthy population in a hyperendemic region of northeastern Brazil

Activation and cytokine profile of monocyte derived dendritic cells in leprosy: in vitro stimulation by sonicated Mycobacterium leprae induces decreased level of IL-12p70 in lepromatous leprosy

The involvement of endothelial mediators in leprosy

Leprosy in children and adolescents under 15 years old in an urban centre in Brazil

Association of the solute carrier family 11 member 1 gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to leprosy in a Brazilian sample

ELISA-based assay of immunoglobulin G antibodies against mammalian cell entry 1A (Mce1A) protein: a novel diagnostic approach for leprosy

Evidence of hidden leprosy in a supposedly low endemic area of Brazil

Natural environmental water sources in endemic regions of northeastern Brazil are potential reservoirs of viable Mycobacterium leprae

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