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Fertility intentions and use of contraception among monogamous couples in northern Malawi in the context of HIV testing: a cross-sectional analysis. [PDF]

, 2012
CONTEXT: Knowledge of HIV status may influence fertility desires of married men and women. There is little knowledge about the importance of this influence among monogamously married couples and how knowledge of HIV status influences use of contraception
Baschieri, Angela, Cleland, John, Dube, Albert LN, Floyd, Sian, French, Neil, Glynn, Judith R, Molesworth, Anna, Parrott, Fiona   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Chemoprophylaxis of leprosy with rifampicin in contacts of multibacillary patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2018
Background The annual new-case detection rate for leprosy, while generally stable over the last decade, shows that transmission rates have remained stagnant despite the successful worldwide administration of multidrug therapy since the 1980s.
Daiane Santos dos Santos, Nádia Cristina Duppre, Euzenir Nunes Sarno, Roberta Olmo Pinheiro, Anna Maria Sales, José Augusto Da Costa Nery, Milton Ozório Moraes, Luiz Antônio Bastos Camacho   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk of disability among adult leprosy cases and determinants of delay in diagnosis in five states of India: A case-control study

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Introduction A high proportion of grade 2 disability (visible deformity) is indicative of delay in detection of leprosy and leprosy is one of the major causes of preventable disability.
G. Srinivas, T. Muthuvel, V. Lal, Kanagasabapathy Vaikundanathan, Eva-Maria Schwienhorst-Stich, C. Kasang   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

ANTIMONY IN LEPROSY [PDF]

BMJ, 1920
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openaire   +5 more sources

Risk Factors for Physical Disability in Patients With Leprosy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

JAMA dermatology, 2019
Importance The World Health Organization (WHO) 2016-2020 Global Leprosy Strategy aims to reinvigorate efforts to control leprosy and avert leprosy disability to less than 1 per million population.
H. L. de Paula, C. D. F. de Souza, S. R. Silva, Paulo R. S. Martins-Filho, J. Barreto, R. Gurgel, L. Cuevas, V. S. Santos   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Advances in Single‐Cell Sequencing for Infectious Diseases: Progress and Perspectives

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Single‐cell sequencing technologies uncover novel, unknown, and emergent features of many diseases. This review describes recent progress of single‐cell sequencing technologies and their applications in infectious diseases, summarizes the underlying commonalities of different infections and discusses future research directions, facilitating the ...
Mengyuan Lyu, Yang Liu, Jian Zhou, Hongli Lai, Hongxia Ruan, Dongsheng Wu, Shun Zhu, Xudong Zhou, Wananqi Ma, Yuchen Huang, Shuting Lei, Han Luo, Jie Chen, Binwu Ying   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of perceptions and knowledge of leprosy in the elimination of leprosy: A baseline study in Fatehpur district, northern India

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Background With the introduction of new interventions to prevent leprosy, such as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) given to contacts of leprosy patients, it is necessary to update our understanding of knowledge and perception of leprosy among the ...
A. T. van 't Noordende, I. Korfage, Suchitra Lisam, M. Arif, Anil Kumar, W. V. van Brakel   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Plants in our combating strategies against Mycobacterium tuberculosis: progress made and obstacles met

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2017
Context: Traditionally used plants for treating chest-related problems/tuberculosis (TB) have not been evaluated in detail and hence a thorough study is needed in this regard. This knowledge may find application in developing new anti-TB drugs. Objective:
Vivek Kumar Gupta, M. Madhan Kumar, Deepa Bisht, Anupam Kaushik   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Palladium Nanoparticles Dispersed in Alginate Beads as an Efficient, Eco‐friendly, and Sustainable Heteregeneous Catalyst: Testing in Carbon‐Sulfur and Carbon‐Carbon Cross‐Coupling Reactions

Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, EarlyView.
Abstract The development of sustainable and efficient catalysts featuring palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) is highly sought after. In this context, sodium alginate, a natural polymer, presents a promising eco‐friendly support material for Pd NPs.
Ramesh Katla, Rakhi Katla, Daniel Rapachi, Marcos A. Gelesky, João Henrique Z. dos Santos, Gilber R. Rosa, Clarissa H. Rosa   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community knowledge, attitude, and perceived stigma of leprosy amongst community members living in Dhanusha and Parsa districts of Southern Central Nepal

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Background Though Nepal declared leprosy elimination in 2010, its burden is constantly rising in Terai communities for the past 2 years with 3000 new leprosy cases being diagnosed annually.
Rakesh Singh, Babita Singh, Sharika Mahato   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source