Protective effect of the combination BCG vaccination and rifampicin prophylaxis in leprosy prevention

Physical Distance, Genetic Relationship, Age, and Leprosy Classification Are Independent Risk Factors for Leprosy in Contacts of Patients with Leprosy

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Life Sciences, Genetics, Infectious Diseases +14

Effectiveness of single dose rifampicin in preventing leprosy in close contacts of patients with newly diagnosed leprosy: cluster randomised controlled trial

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Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy, Preventive Medicine +12

Tuberculin Reaction, BCG Scar, and Lower Female Mortality

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Public Health, Child Health, Pediatrics +17

PREVENTION OF LEPROSY USING RIFAMPICIN AS CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS

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Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Preventive Medicine +16

Persistence of the immune response induced by BCG vaccination

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Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Pediatrics +17