Intact Mycobacterium leprae Isolated from Placenta of a Pregnant Woman, China

Whether Mycobacterium leprae transmits from placenta to fetus remains unknown. We describe the case of a pregnant woman with untreated histoid leproma. Although her newborn was healthy, laboratory examination revealed intact M. leprae present in the placenta, suggesting that the placental barrier mi...

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Autores principales: Chen, Zhiming, Kuang, Yanfei, Jiang, Haiqin, Zhang, Wenyue, Shi, Ying, Chokkakula, Santosh, Chen, Huan, Li, Junhua, Wang, Hongsheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6649342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31310204
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2508.190114
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Sumario:Whether Mycobacterium leprae transmits from placenta to fetus remains unknown. We describe the case of a pregnant woman with untreated histoid leproma. Although her newborn was healthy, laboratory examination revealed intact M. leprae present in the placenta, suggesting that the placental barrier might prevent vertical dissemination of M. leprae.

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