Journal ID (nlm-ta): PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Journal ID (publisher-id): plos
Journal ID (pmc): plosntds
Title:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
(San Francisco, CA USA
)
ISSN
(Print):
1935-2727
ISSN
(Electronic):
1935-2735
Publication date
(Electronic):
18
May
2016
Publication date Collection:
May
2016
Volume: 10
Issue: 5
Electronic Location Identifier: e0004703
Affiliations
[1
]Epidemiology Department, Instituto de Saúde da Comunidade, Universidade Federal Fluminense,
Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
[2
]Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil
[3
]Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil
[4
]Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Public
Health, London, England
University of Tennessee, UNITED STATES
Author notes
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Conceived and designed the experiments: MLFP GOP LCR. Performed the experiments: MLFP
PCI SN. Analyzed the data: MLFP LCR. Wrote the paper: MLFP LCR GOP PCI SN.
Article
Publisher ID:
PNTD-D-15-01437
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004703
PMC ID: 4871561
PubMed ID: 27192199
SO-VID: 50f22ce9-284d-43f8-a655-ecb3ef2f22f2
Copyright © © 2016 Penna et al
License:
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided
the original author and source are credited.
Funded by: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - CNPq-Brazil
Award ID: 404234/2012-7
Funded by: CAPES - BRAZIL
Award ID: 2274-14-0
This systematic review and meta-analysis was funded by the Department of Science and
Technology (DECIT) of Brazilian Ministry of Health and the Brazilian Council for Research
(CNPq process 404234/2012-7). MLFP spent a year as a visiting research fellow in London
School of Tropical Medicine and Tropical Medicine supported by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento
de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES), Brazilian Ministry of Education (CAPES process
2274-14-0). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis,
decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Subject:
Research Article
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Infectious Diseases
Subject:
Bacterial Diseases
Subject:
Leprosy
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Tropical Diseases
Subject:
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Subject:
Leprosy
Subject:
Research and Analysis Methods
Subject:
Immunologic Techniques
Subject:
Immunoassays
Subject:
Enzyme-Linked Immunoassays
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Subject:
Serology
Subject:
Research and Analysis Methods
Subject:
Mathematical and Statistical Techniques
Subject:
Statistical Methods
Subject:
Meta-Analysis
Subject:
Physical Sciences
Subject:
Mathematics
Subject:
Statistics (Mathematics)
Subject:
Statistical Methods
Subject:
Meta-Analysis
Subject:
Research and Analysis Methods
Subject:
Research Assessment
Subject:
Systematic Reviews
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Organisms
Subject:
Bacteria
Subject:
Actinobacteria
Subject:
Mycobacterium Leprae
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Immunology
Subject:
Vaccination and Immunization
Subject:
Prophylaxis
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Immunology
Subject:
Vaccination and Immunization
Subject:
Prophylaxis
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Public and Occupational Health
Subject:
Preventive Medicine
Subject:
Vaccination and Immunization
Subject:
Prophylaxis
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Immune Physiology
Subject:
Antibodies
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Immune Physiology
Subject:
Antibodies
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Immunology
Subject:
Immune System Proteins
Subject:
Antibodies
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Immunology
Subject:
Immune System Proteins
Subject:
Antibodies
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Biochemistry
Subject:
Proteins
Subject:
Immune System Proteins
Subject:
Antibodies