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Anti-PGL-1 Positivity as a Risk Marker for the Development of Leprosy among Contacts of Leprosy Cases: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Penna, Maria Lucia F, Penna, Gerson O, Iglesias, Paula C, Natal, Sonia, Rodrigues, Laura C

“…There is no point of care diagnostic test for infection with M. Leprae or for leprosy, although ELISA anti PGL-1 has been considered and sometimes used as a…”
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Socioeconomic risk markers of leprosy in high-burden countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Pescarini, Julia Moreira, Strina, Agostino, Nery, Joilda Silva, Skalinski, Lacita Menezes, Andrade, Kaio Vinicius Freitas de, Penna, Maria Lucia F, Brickley, Elizabeth B, Rodrigues, Laura C, Barreto, Mauricio Lima, Penna, Gerson Oliveira

“…Over 200,000 new cases of leprosy are detected each year, of which approximately 7% are associated with grade-2 disabilities (G2Ds). For achieving leprosy…”
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Effect of the Brazilian conditional cash transfer and primary health care programs on the new case detection rate of leprosy by Nery, Joilda Silva, Pereira, Susan Martins, Rasella, Davide, Penna, Maria Lúcia Fernandes, Aquino, Rosana, Rodrigues, Laura Cunha, Barreto, Mauricio Lima, Penna, Gerson Oliveira

“…Social determinants can affect the transmission of leprosy and its progression to disease. Not much is known about the effectiveness of welfare and primary…”
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Uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR): Results of an open label, randomized and controlled clinical trial, among multibacillary patients by Penna, Gerson Oliveira, Bührer-Sékula, Samira, Kerr, Lígia Regina Sansigolo, Stefani, Mariane Martins de Araújo, Rodrigues, Laura Cunha, de Araújo, Marcelo Grossi, Ramos, Andrea Machado Coelho, de Andrade, Ana Regina Coelho, Costa, Maurício Barcelos, Rosa, Patricia Sammarco, Gonçalves, Heitor de Sá, Cruz, Rossilene, Barreto, Maurício Lima, Pontes, Maria Araci de Andrade, Penna, Maria Lúcia Fernandes

“…Leprosy control is based on early diagnosis and multidrug therapy. For treatment purposes, leprosy patients can be classified as paucibacillary (PB) or…”
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Estimating underreporting of leprosy in Brazil using a Bayesian approach by de Oliveira, Guilherme L, Oliveira, Juliane F, Pescarini, Júlia M, Andrade, Roberto F S, Nery, Joilda S, Ichihara, Maria Y, Smeeth, Liam, Brickley, Elizabeth B, Barreto, Maurício L, Penna, Gerson O, Penna, Maria L F, Sanchez, Mauro N

“…Leprosy remains concentrated among the poorest communities in low-and middle-income countries and it is one of the primary infectious causes of disability…”
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Whole genome sequencing distinguishes between relapse and reinfection in recurrent leprosy cases by Stefani, Mariane M A, Avanzi, Charlotte, Bührer-Sékula, Samira, Benjak, Andrej, Loiseau, Chloé, Singh, Pushpendra, Pontes, Maria A A, Gonçalves, Heitor S, Hungria, Emerith M, Busso, Philippe, Piton, Jérémie, Silveira, Maria I S, Cruz, Rossilene, Schetinni, Antônio, Costa, Maurício B, Virmond, Marcos C L, Diorio, Suzana M, Dias-Baptista, Ida M F, Rosa, Patricia S, Matsuoka, Masanori, Penna, Maria L F, Cole, Stewart T, Penna, Gerson O

“…Since leprosy is both treated and controlled by multidrug therapy (MDT) it is important to monitor recurrent cases for drug resistance and to distinguish…”
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Human Genetic Susceptibility of Leprosy Recurrence by Uaska Sartori, Priscila Verchai, Penna, Gerson O., Bührer-Sékula, Samira, Pontes, Maria A. A., Gonçalves, Heitor S., Cruz, Rossilene, Virmond, Marcos C. L., Dias-Baptista, Ida M. F., Rosa, Patricia S., Penna, Maria L. F., Medeiros Fava, Vinicius, Stefani, Mariane M. A., Távora Mira, Marcelo

“…Host genetic susceptibility to leprosy has been intensively investigated over the last decades; however, there are no studies on the role of genetic variants…”
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Cognitive failures in late adulthood: The role of age, social context and depressive symptoms by Hitchcott, Paul Kenneth, Fastame, Maria Chiara, Langiu, Dalila, Penna, Maria Pietronilla

“…The incidence of self-reported cognitive failures among older adults may be an index of successful cognitive aging. However, self-reported cognitive failures…”
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Leprosy reactions: The predictive value of Mycobacterium leprae-specific serology evaluated in a Brazilian cohort of leprosy patients (U-MDT/CT-BR) by Hungria, Emerith Mayra, Bührer-Sékula, Samira, de Oliveira, Regiane Morillas, Aderaldo, Lúcio Cartaxo, Pontes, Araci de Andrade, Cruz, Rossilene, Gonçalves, Heitor de Sá, Penna, Maria Lúcia Fernandes, Penna, Gerson Oliveira, Stefani, Mariane Martins de Araújo

“…Leprosy reactions, reversal reactions/RR and erythema nodosum leprosum/ENL, can cause irreversible nerve damage, handicaps and deformities. The study of…”
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Physical disabilities caused by leprosy in 100 million cohort in Brazil by Sanchez, Mauro Niskier, Nery, Joilda Silva, Pescarini, Júlia Moreira, Mendes, André Alves, Ichihara, Maria Yury, Teixeira, Camila Silveira Silva, Penna, Maria Lúcia Fernandes, Smeeth, Liam, Rodrigues, Laura Cunha, Barreto, Maurício Lima, Brickley, Elizabeth B, Penna, Gerson Oliveira

“…Leprosy continues to be an important cause of physical disability in endemic countries such as Brazil. Knowledge of determinants of these events may lead to…”
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Leprosy: current situation, clinical and laboratory aspects, treatment history and perspective of the uniform multidrug therapy for all patients by Cruz, Rossilene Conceição da Silva, Bührer-Sékula, Samira, Penna, Maria Lúcia F, Penna, Gerson Oliveira, Talhari, Sinésio

“…In this review, the most relevant and current epidemiological data, the main clinical, laboratory and therapeutical aspects of leprosy are presented. Detailed…”
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Spatial distribution of leprosy in the Amazon region of Brazil by Penna, Maria L F, Wand-Del-Rey-de-Oliveira, Maria L, Penna, Gerson

“…To detect areas with increased case-detection rates, we used spatial scan statistics to identify 5 of 10 clusters of leprosy in the Amazon region of Brazil…”
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Effect of a conditional cash transfer programme on leprosy treatment adherence and cure in patients from the nationwide 100 Million Brazilian Cohort: a quasi-experimental study by Pescarini, Julia M, Williamson, Elizabeth, Nery, Joilda S, Ramond, Anna, Ichihara, Maria Yury, Fiaccone, Rosemeire L, Penna, Maria Lucia F, Smeeth, Liam, Rodrigues, Laura C, Penna, Gerson O, Brickley, Elizabeth B, Barreto, Mauricio L

“…Indirect financial costs and barriers to health-care access might contribute to leprosy treatment non-adherence. We estimated the association of the Brazilian…”
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Emotional Intelligence, Self-Regulation, Smartphone Addiction: Which Relationship With Student Well-Being and Quality of Life? by Mascia, Maria Lidia, Agus, Mirian, Penna, Maria Pietronilla

“…This study emphasizes the importance of analyzing factors that contribute to student well-being, as a result of the multiplicity of factors that can affect…”
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Incidence of and Factors Associated With Leprosy Among Household Contacts of Patients With Leprosy in Brazil by Teixeira, Camila Silveira Silva, Pescarini, Júlia Moreira, Alves, Flávia Jôse Oliveira, Nery, Joilda Silva, Sanchez, Mauro Niskier, Teles, Carlos, Ichihara, Maria Yury Travassos, Ramond, Anna, Smeeth, Liam, Fernandes Penna, Maria Lucia, Rodrigues, Laura Cunha, Brickley, Elizabeth B, Penna, Gerson Oliveira, Barreto, Maurício Lima, Silva, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro

“…Despite progress toward reducing global incidence, leprosy control remains a challenge in low- and middle-income countries. To estimate new case detection…”
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Impact of Coding Educational Programs (CEP) on Digital Media Problematic Use (DMPU) and on Its Relationship with Psychological Dependence and Emotional Dysregulation by Marconi, Pier Luigi, Scognamiglio, Rosamaria, Marchiori, Elisabetta, Angeloni, Daniele, Mascia, Maria Lidia, Penna, Maria Pietronilla

“…Alongside the positive effects linked to the introduction of digital technologies into our lives, particular dysfunctional behaviors in the use of digital…”
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Conditional Cash Transfer Program and Leprosy Incidence: Analysis of 12.9 Million Families From the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort by Pescarini, Julia M, Williamson, Elizabeth, Ichihara, Maria Y, Fiaccone, Rosemeire L, Forastiere, Laura, Ramond, Anna, Nery, Joilda Silva, Penna, Maria Lucia F, Strina, Agostino, Reis, Sandra, Smeeth, Liam, Rodrigues, Laura C, Brickley, Elizabeth B, Penna, Gerson O, Barreto, Mauricio L

“…Abstract Leprosy is a neglected tropical disease predominately affecting poor and marginalized populations. To test the hypothesis that poverty-alleviating…”
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Geographic and socioeconomic factors associated with leprosy treatment default: An analysis from the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort by de Andrade, Kaio Vinicius Freitas, Silva Nery, Joilda, Moreira Pescarini, Julia, Ramond, Anna, de Souza Teles Santos, Carlos Antônio, Ichihara, Maria Yury, Fernandes Penna, Maria Lucia, B Brickley, Elizabeth, C Rodrigues, Laura, Smeeth, Liam, L Barreto, Mauricio, Martins Pereira, Susan, Oliveira Penna, Gerson

“…Although leprosy is largely curable with multidrug therapy, incomplete treatment limits therapeutic effectiveness and is an important obstacle to disease…”
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Leprosy survey among rural communities and wild armadillos from Amazonas state, Northern Brazil by Stefani, Mariane Martins Araújo, Rosa, Patricia Sammarco, Costa, Mauricio Barcelos, Schetinni, Antônio Pedro Mendes, Manhães, Igor, Pontes, Maria Araci Andrade, Costa, Patricia, Fachin, Luciana Raquel Vincenzi, Batista, Ida Maria Foschiani Dias, Virmond, Marcos, Pereira, Emília, Penna, Maria Lucia Fernandes, Penna, Gerson Oliveira

“…There is evidence that in southern US, leprosy is a zoonosis infecting wild Dasypus novemcinctus armadillos but the extent of this finding is unknown. This…”
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Interculturality in the daily routine of primary health care: The case of the health model in Guainia, Colombia by Arias-Murcia, Saidy Eliana, Mattos Penna, Claudia Maria de

“…Colombia is currently implementing a new health model, which is being tested initially in a region of the Amazon, with the main objective of primary health…”
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