| Author | Hacker, Mariana de Andrea | |
| Author | Duppre, Nádia Cristina | |
| Author | Nery, José Augusto Costa | |
| Author | Sales, Anna Maria | |
| Author | Sarno, Euzenir Nunes | |
| Access date | 2017-01-10T10:21:25Z | |
| Available date | 2017-01-10T10:21:25Z | |
| Document date | 2012 | |
| Citation | HACKER, Mariana de Andrea et al. Characteristics of leprosy diagnosed through the surveillance of contacts: a comparison with index cases in Rio de Janeiro, 1987-2010. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 107, Suppl. I, p. 49-54, 2012. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 0074-0276 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/16766 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | Hanseníase | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Vigilância | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Contato | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Rio de Janeiro | pt_BR |
| Title | Characteristics of leprosy diagnosed through the surveillance of contacts: a comparison with index cases in Rio de Janeiro, 1987-2010 | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| DOI | 10.1590/S0074-02762012000900009 | pt_BR |
| Abstract | Contact surveillance is an important strategy to ensure effective early diagnosis and control of leprosy; passive detection may not be as efficient because it is directly tied to the ready availability of heath care services and health education campaigns. The aim of this study was to reinforce that contact surveillance is the most effective strategy for the control of leprosy. The analysed data were obtained from a cohort of contacts and cases diagnosed through a national referral service for leprosy. We analysed data from patients diagnosed between 1987-2010 at the Souza Araújo Ambulatory in Rio de Janeiro. Epidemiological characteristics of leprosy cases diagnosed through contact surveillance and characteristics of passively detected index cases were compared using a conditional logistic regression model. Cases diagnosed by contact surveillance were found earlier in the progression of the disease, resulting in less severe clinical presentations, lower levels of initial and final disability grades, lower initial and final bacterial indices and a lower prevalence of disease reaction. In this respect, contact surveillance proved to be an effective tertiary prevention strategy, indicating that active surveillance is especially important in areas of high endemicity, such as Brazil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hanseníase. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hanseníase. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hanseníase. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hanseníase. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hanseníase. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Surveillance | pt_BR |
| Subject | Contact | pt_BR |
| Subject | Leprosy | pt_BR |
| Subject | Rio de Janeiro | pt_BR |
| e-ISSN | 1678-8060 | |
