@article{26694,
  keywords = {Serology, Infections},
  author = {Pacheco SE and Bührer-Sékula S and Moura RS and Stefani MM and Oliveira MLWD and Saraceni V and Cordeiro-Santos M},
  title = {Could Mycobacterium Leprae Infection be an occupational disease? A survey in healthcare workers from an endemic area in the Amazonian Region.},
  abstract = {<p><strong>Concise prelimininary communication</strong>:</p>

<p>A serologic survey was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of Mycobacterium leprae infection among healthcare workers and associated factors. Of 280 workers, 26 (9.3%) were positive using immunoglobulin M serology for PGL-I M. leprae antigen. Exposure to leprosy patients in the workplace was significantly associated with seropositivity (P=.044). [in: Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;00(0):1-3].</p>
},
  year = {2015},
  journal = {Infection control and hospital epidemiology},
  pages = {1 - 3},
  publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
  issn = {1559-6834},
  doi = {10.1017/ice.2015.224},
  language = {eng},
}