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Analysis of Factors Related with Compliance Taking Medicine of Leprosy in District Pragaan [PDF]

Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi, 2016
Leprosy elimination in several areas in Indonesia still late. It caused by knowledge, social and economic factor of Multi Drug Therapy (MDT) treatment.
Kiki Agustin Fatmala
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The Burden of Leprosy in Cameroon: Fifteen Years into the Post-elimination Era. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
BACKGROUND:Cameroon achieved the elimination target of leprosy in 2000, and has maintained this status ever since. However, a number of health districts in the country continue to report significant numbers of leprosy cases.
Earnest Njih Tabah, Dickson Shey Nsagha, Anne-Cecile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Martin W Bratschi, Theophilus Ngeh Njamnshi, Gerd Plushke, Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi   +6 more
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Clinical prediction rules for the diagnosis of neuritis in leprosy

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Diagnosing neuritis in leprosy patients with neuropathic pain or chronic neuropathy remains challenging since no specific laboratory or neurophysiological marker is available.
Louise Mara Giesel, Yara Hahr Marques Hökerberg, Izabela Jardim Rodrigues Pitta, Lígia Rocha Andrade, Debora Bartzen Moraes, José Augusto da Costa Nery, Euzenir Nunes Sarno, Marcia Rodrigues Jardim   +7 more
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Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
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A clinical case of borderline leprosy [PDF]

Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii, 2021
Background. Described a rare case of leprosy, borderline form in the active stage. Aim. To present a clinical case of the development of leprosy with atypical manifestations in a patient outside a region endemic for leprosy. Case report.
Viktoriya G. Semyonova, Yuliya Y. Levicheva, Tatyana N. Shelepova, Antonina R. Nabieva, Aleksandr A. Nikonorov, Vera A. Smolyannikova, Alexey A. Kubanov   +6 more
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Clinical effectiveness and treatment satisfaction between two triple‐therapy regimens in treating neuropathic pain: A real‐world data

Ibrain, EarlyView., 2023
This study compared the clinical effectiveness and treatment satisfaction of Pregabalin and Gabapentin triple therapy for neuropathic pain in a real‐world setting. The primary outcome measured the reduction in mean Self‐Administered Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs pain score value from baseline to 12 weeks posttreatment.
Nithya Raju, Samyuktha Villavan, Saranya Ravi, Roja Murugesan, Panneerselvam Theivendren, Vennila Jaganathan, Redlin Jani Rajan, Krupanidhi Karunanithi   +7 more
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Effectiveness of self-care interventions for integrated morbidity management of skin neglected tropical diseases in Anambra State, Nigeria

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF), Buruli ulcer (BU) and leprosy are neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) of the skin co-endemic in some communities in Nigeria.
Chinwe C. Eze, Ngozi Ekeke, Chukwuka Alphonsus, Linda Lehman, Joseph N. Chukwu, Charles C. Nwafor, Eileen Stillwaggon, Anthony O. Meka, Larry Sawers, Joy Ikebudu, Moses C. Anyim, Kingsley N. Ukwaja   +11 more
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Negligible risk of inducing resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with single-dose rifampicin as post-exposure prophylaxis for leprosy [PDF]

, 2016
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for leprosy is administered as one single dose of rifampicin (SDR) to the contacts of newly diagnosed leprosy patients. SDR reduces the risk of developing leprosy among contacts by around 60 % in the first 2-3 years after ...
Anthony, Richard, Bratschi, Martin W., Cambau, Emmanuelle, Cavaliero, Arielle, Kasang, Christa, Mieras, Liesbeth, Perera, Geethal, Reichman, Lee, Richardus, Jan Hendrik, Saunderson, Paul, Steinmann, Peter, van Brakel, Wim, van den Broek, Jacques, Yew, Wing Wai   +13 more
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Leprosy incidence and risk estimates in a 33-year contact cohort of leprosy patients

Scientific Reports, 2021
Reduction in incidence has been associated with the introduction of novel approaches, like chemo/immune-prophylaxis. Incidence determined through follow-up cohort studies can evaluate the implementation of these innovative policies towards control and ...
Mariana Andrea Hacker, Anna Maria Sales, Nádia Cristina Duppre, Euzenir Nunes Sarno, Milton Ozório Moraes   +4 more
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Author Correction: Leprosy incidence and risk estimates in a 33-year contact cohort of leprosy patients

Scientific Reports, 2021
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
Mariana Andrea Hacker, Anna Maria Sales, Nádia Cristina Duppre, Euzenir Nunes Sarno, Milton Ozório Moraes   +4 more
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