Tuesday, May 1, 2018

(LML) Infolep update on new leprosy publications – May 2018

Leprosy Mailing List – May 1,  2018

Ref.:  (LML) Infolep update on new leprosy publications – May 2018 

From:  Jiske Erlings, Amsterdam, the Netherlands


Dear colleagues, 

Below you will find another overview of new publications on leprosy and related subjects.
Did you know that the Infolep portal gives you access to over 27,750 publications on leprosy?


Feel free to contact me to receive the full text versions if a link to the full text is not included or for assistance with your literature research. You are also invited to send us your publications on leprosy or material on leprosy in your language for inclusion in the portal.

For more information about Infolep leprosy information services & portal please watch this short video produced for us by The Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD).

With warm regards,

Jiske Erlings, j.erlings@leprastichting.nl
Infolep Information officer


 

 

 

 

Highlighted publications

 

 

Chemoprophylaxis of leprosy with rifampicin in contacts of multibacillary patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Dos Santos DS, Duppre NC, Sarno EN, et al. Trials. 2018 Apr 23;19(1):244.
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LepVax, a defined subunit vaccine that provides effective pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis of M. leprae infection.
Duthie MS, Pena MT, Ebenezer GJ, et al. NPJ Vaccines. 2018 Mar 28;3:12.
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New publications

 

 

Testicular atrophy and its clinical manifestations in a patient released from leprosy treatment.
Achdiat PA, Fadilla Y, Gunawan H, et al. Lepr Rev. 2018; 89(1):83-86.
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Genetic variants, structural, and functional changes of Myelin Protein Zero and Mannose-Binding Lectin 2 protein involved in immune response and its allelic transmission in families of patients with leprosy in Colombia.
Cardona-Pemberthy V, Rendón M, Beltrán JC, et al. Infect. Genet. Evol. 2018; 61:215-223.
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Effect of Brazil's Conditional Cash Transfer Programme on the new case detection rate of leprosy in children under 15 years old.
De Andrade KVF, Nery JS, Penna MLF, et al. Lepr Rev. 2018; 89(1):13-24.
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Chemoprophylaxis of leprosy with rifampicin in contacts of multibacillary patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Dos Santos DS, Duppre NC, Sarno EN, et al. Trials. 2018 Apr 23;19(1):244.
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Can anti-PGL-1 and anti-NDO-LID-1 antibody titers be used to predict the risk of reactions in leprosy patients?
Devides AC, Rosa PS, de Faria Fernandes Belone A, et al. Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2018.
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LepVax, a defined subunit vaccine that provides effective pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis of M. leprae infection.
Duthie MS, Pena MT, Ebenezer GJ, et al. NPJ Vaccines. 2018 Mar 28;3:12.
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Implementing the Global Leprosy Strategy 2016–2020 in Nepal: lessons learnt from active case detection campaigns.
Gillini L, Cooreman E, Pandey B, et al. Lepr Rev. 2018; 89(1):77-82.
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Mycobacterium leprae- specific antibodies in multibacillary leprosy patients decrease during and after treatment with either the regular 12 doses multi-drug therapy (MDT) or the uniform 6 doses MDT.
Hungria EM, Bührer-Sékula S, Oliveira RM, et al. Front Immunol. 2018.
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A case-control study comparing the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) ratings of patients undergoing leprosy treatment, people cured of leprosy, and controls in Vietnam.
Hunt WTNH, Hùng NT, Tru'ò'ng NN, et al. Lepr Rev. 2018; 89(1):46-55.
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Ulnar and superficial radial nerve swellings in two patients with leprosy.
Kumar N, Garg RK, Malhotra HS. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 2018; 98(4):939-940.
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Incidence of leprosy in Firozabad district (Uttar Pradesh).
Kumar A, Girdhar A, Chakma JK. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2018.
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Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfection.
Mercadante LM, Santos MASD, Pegas ES, et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2018; 93(1):123-125.
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The differences in leprosy-related stigma between 30 sub-districts in Cirebon District, Indonesia.
Michgelsen J, Peters RMH, Van Brakel WH, et al. Lepr Rev. 2018; 89(1):65-76.
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Knowledge of slum community toward leprosy: A cross-sectional survey from Karad urban block of Western Maharashtra, India.
Mohite RV. Asian J Pharm Clin Res. 2018;11(3):357-360.
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Association of APOE polymorphisms with multibacillary leprosy.
Morgado de Abreu MAM. Br J Dermatol. 2018 Apr;178(4):833-834.
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Empowerment of communities in the promotion of Prevention of Disability (POD) for persons affected by leprosy in Tanzania.
Mwasuka G, Shaban Z, Rwamtoga B, et al. Lepr Rev. 2018; 89(1):36-45.
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Functional evaluation of the hand after ulnar claw correction in patients with leprosy.
Neto BC, Fontana AP, Silva DC, et al. Lepr Rev. 2018; 89(1):25-35.
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Acanthamoeba sp.S-11 phagocytotic activity on mycobacterium leprae in different nutrient conditions.
Paling S, Wahyuni R, Winarni D, et al. Afr J Infect Dis. 2018; 12(1 Suppl):44-48.
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Clinical spectrum and quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic polyneuropathy: A
cross-sectional study.

Panduranga MS, Vibha D, Prasad K, et al. J Peripher Nerv Syst. 2018 Apr 23.
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Innate immune responses in leprosy.
Pinheiro RO, Schmitz V, Silva BJA, et al. Front Immunol. 2018 Mar 28;9:518.
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The efficacy of topical human amniotic membrane-mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium (hAMMSC-CM) and a mixture of topical hAMMSC-CM + vitamin C and hAMMSC-CM + vitamin E on chronic plantar ulcers in leprosy: A randomized control trial.
Prakoeswa C, Natallya FR, Harnindya D, et al. J Dermatolog Treat. 2018:1-20.
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Factors associated with social participation of women affected with leprosy reporting at a referral centre in Chhattisgarh, India.
Ramasamy S, Govindharaj P, Panneerselvam S, et al. Lepr Rev. 2018; 89(1):56-64.
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Current situation of leprosy in India and its future implications.
Rao PN, Suneetha S. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2018 Mar-Apr;9(2):83-89.
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Why funding for neglected tropical diseases should be a global priority.
Reed SL, McKerrow JH. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Apr 24.
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BCG and adverse events in the context of leprosy.
Richardus R, van Hooij A, van den Eeden SJF, et al. Front Immunol. 2018; 9:629.
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Minimal essential data to document contact tracing and single dose rifampicin (SDR) for leprosy control in routine settings: a practical guide.
Richardus JH, Kasang C, Mieras L, et al. Lepr Rev. 2018; 89(1):2-12.
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Emerging concepts of adaptive immunity in leprosy.
Sadhu S, Mitra DK. Front Immunol. 2018 Apr 9;9:604.
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Differential growth of Mycobacterium leprae strains (SNP genotypes) in armadillos.
Sharma R, Singh P, Pena M, et al. Infect. Genet. Evol. 2018.
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Social determinants, their relationship with leprosy risk and temporal trends in a tri-border region in Latin America.
Simionato de Assis I, Arcoverde MAM, Ramos ACV, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018; 12(4):e0006407.
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Mycobacterium lepromatosis lepromatous leprosy in US citizen who traveled to disease-endemic areas.
Singh AV, Chauhan DS. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 May;24(5):951-952.
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Autoimmunity to Tropomyosin-Specific Peptides Induced by in Leprosy Patients: Identification of Mimicking Proteins.
Singh I, Yadav AR, Mohanty KK, et al. Front Immunol. 2018; 9:642.
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Nerve growth factor and pathogenesis of leprosy: review and update.
Sousa JR, Aarão TS, Falcão AS, et al. Front Immunol. 2018.
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Type I interferons, autophagy and host metabolism in leprosy.
Toledo-Pinto TG, Batista-Silva LR, Medeiros RCA, et al. Front Immunol. 2018; 9:11.
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Polyhexanide 0.2% in treatment of trophic foot ulcers in leprosy - preliminary study.
Zanchin TN, Serafini CB, Brandão FS, et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2018; 93(1):145-147.
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Journals & Newsletters

 

 

Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development: http://dcidj.org/

Hansenologia Internationalis: http://www.ilsl.br/revista/atual.php

Indian Journal of Leprosy: http://www.ijl.org.in/index.html 

Leprosy Review: https://www.lepra.org.uk/Pages/FAQs/Category/volume-89
Leprosy Review Repository (1928-2001) : http://leprev.ilsl.br/arquivo.php

Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases: http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/
 
Revista de Leprología:
http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/revista-de-leprologia
 
WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Newsletter for the elimination of leprosy:
http://www.smhf.or.jp/e/ambassador/index.html

 

 

 

Websites & Services

 

 

WHO Global Leprosy Programme
http://www.who.int/lep/en/ &
http://www.searo.who.int/entity/global_leprosy_programme/en/

LML - Leprosy Mailing List - a free moderated email list that allows all persons interested in this theme to share ideas, information, experiences and questions.
http://leprosymailinglist.blogspot.nl/

InfoNTD - Information on cross-cutting issues in Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) https://www.infontd.org/


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