Bacterial, fungal and parasitic co-infections in leprosy: A scoping review.

Luis Alberto Ribeiro FroesTereza Setsuko TomaMarie JachietLaurie RoussetRosana Evangelista PoderosoMaria Angela Bianconcini Trindade

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2023)

We observed a male-dominated pattern of co-infections among working-age individuals with multibacillary leprosy. Unlike prior studies reporting increased leprosy reactions in chronic viral co-infections, our findings did not indicate any increase among bacterial, fungal, or parasitic co-infections. Rather, co-infections with tuberculosis and leishmaniasis appeared to reduce leprosy reactions.

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