麻风病流行病学监测的重要性：巴西东北部一州内家庭接触者中麻风病发生情况分析。
Importance of epidemiological surveillance of leprosy: analysis of the occurrence of leprosy in intra-domiciliary contacts in a capital in the Brazilian northeast region.
机构信息
Universidade Católica de Santos, Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Saúde Coletiva, Santos, SP, Brasil.
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Ciências da Saúde, Santo André, SP, Brasil.
出版信息
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2020 Mar 16;53:e20190507. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0507-2019. eCollection 2020.
INTRODUCTION
Intra-domiciliary contacts are a group with the highest risk of developing leprosy.
METHODS
A cross-sectional study of intra-domiciliary contacts of new leprosy cases was conducted. A descriptive analysis of the variables was performed.
RESULTS
Among 190 contacts, 63% were invited to visit the health unit, and 54.2% received the BCG vaccine. The prevalence of leprosy among the contacts was 4.7%.
CONCLUSIONS
The occurrence of leprosy among the contacts was high and similar to that found previously. There were failures in surveillance actions carried out by health units. Never-before treated cases were found.
简介
家庭内接触者是最有可能患上麻风病的群体。
方法
对新麻风病病例的家庭内接触者进行了横断面研究。对变量进行了描述性分析。
结果
在 190 名接触者中，有 63%被邀请到卫生单位就诊，54.2%的人接种了卡介苗。接触者中麻风病的患病率为 4.7%。
结论
接触者中麻风病的发病率很高，与之前的发现相似。卫生单位的监测行动存在失败。发现了以前从未治疗过的病例。
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