01090nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260003100042653001300073653001500086100001500101700002200116700001300138700001500151700001800166700001500184700002200199245014600221300001000367520048100377022001400858       2015                            d  bCambridge University Press10aSerology10aInfections1 aPacheco SE1 aBührer-Sékula S1 aMoura RS1 aStefani MM1 aOliveira MLWD1 aSaraceni V1 aCordeiro-Santos M00aCould Mycobacterium Leprae Infection be an occupational disease? A survey in healthcare workers from an endemic area in the Amazonian Region.  a1 - 33 a<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>
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