Underlying mechanisms of leprosy recurrence in the Western Amazon: a retrospective cohort study.

Franciely Gomes GonçalvesAndréa de Faria Fernandes BelonePatrícia Sammarco RosaGabriel Zorello Laporta

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

New infection is an important-yet neglected-mechanism in leprosy recurrence in the state of Acre and can challenge the leprosy elimination plan in Brazil. MDT with few doses might be associated with leprosy recurrence due to insufficient therapy or bacillary persistence.

Keyphrases

free survival
stem cells
bone marrow