PREVALENCE OF PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS INFECTION BY INTRADERMAL REACTION IN RURAL AREAS IN ALFENAS, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL

PREVALENCE OF PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS INFECTION BY INTRADERMAL REACTION IN RURAL AREAS IN ALFENAS, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of paracoccidioidal infection by intradermal reaction (Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity, DTH) to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in rural areas in Alfenas, Southern Minas Gerais (MG) State, Brazil, and to assess risk factors (gender, occupation, age, alcohol in...

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Main Authors: Evandro Monteiro de Sá Magalhães, Carla de Fátima Ribeiro, Carla Silva Dâmaso, Luiz Felipe Leomil Coelho, Roberta Ribeiro Silva, Eric Batista Ferreira, Maria Rita Rodrigues, Zoilo Pires de Camargo, Tânia Regina Grão Velloso, Luiz Cosme Cotta Malaquias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-07-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Epidemiology
Health surveys
Intradermal tests
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