Fecal Excretion of Mycobacterium leprae, Burkina Faso

Mycobacterium leprae was detected by optical microscopy, fluorescent in situ hybridization, and molecular detection in feces collected for the diagnosis of Entamoeba coli enteritis in a leprosy patient in Burkina Faso. This observation raises questions about the role of fecal excretion of M. leprae...

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Autores principales: Millogo, Anselme, Loukil, Ahmed, L’Ollivier, Coralie, Djibougou, Diakourga Arthur, Godreuil, Sylvain, Drancourt, Michel
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8153878/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34013859
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2706.200748
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author Millogo, Anselme
Loukil, Ahmed
L’Ollivier, Coralie
Djibougou, Diakourga Arthur
Godreuil, Sylvain
Drancourt, Michel
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description Mycobacterium leprae was detected by optical microscopy, fluorescent in situ hybridization, and molecular detection in feces collected for the diagnosis of Entamoeba coli enteritis in a leprosy patient in Burkina Faso. This observation raises questions about the role of fecal excretion of M. leprae in the natural history and diagnosis of leprosy.
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spelling pubmed-81538782021-06-08 Fecal Excretion of Mycobacterium leprae, Burkina Faso Millogo, Anselme Loukil, Ahmed L’Ollivier, Coralie Djibougou, Diakourga Arthur Godreuil, Sylvain Drancourt, Michel Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Mycobacterium leprae was detected by optical microscopy, fluorescent in situ hybridization, and molecular detection in feces collected for the diagnosis of Entamoeba coli enteritis in a leprosy patient in Burkina Faso. This observation raises questions about the role of fecal excretion of M. leprae in the natural history and diagnosis of leprosy. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8153878/ /pubmed/34013859 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2706.200748 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Millogo, Anselme
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Fecal Excretion of Mycobacterium leprae, Burkina Faso
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title_sort fecal excretion of mycobacterium leprae, burkina faso
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8153878/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34013859
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2706.200748
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