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posted on 2019-03-05, 18:36 authored by Raquel R. Barbieri, Fernanda S. N. Manta, Suelen J. M. Moreira, Anna M. Sales, José A. C. Nery, Lilian P. R. Nascimento, Mariana A. Hacker, Antônio G. Pacheco, Alice M. Machado, Euzenir M. Sarno, Milton O. MoraesA clinical evaluation and sample collection at the first visit; the histopathological and PCR results and the decision on pursuing MDT in the second; the consensus diagnosis in the third visit one year after the second.
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confirmatory laboratory methodDNA-based Mycobacterium leprae qPCR-targeting 16 S geneleprosy skin lesionshistopathological analysispaucibacillary leprosy diagnosissensitivityQuantitative polymerase chain reactionOswaldo Cruz FoundationvisitLeprosy Outpatient clinicpolymerase chain reactiondiagnosefollow-up study ObjectivePB cases
