Mycobacterium lepromatosis as Cause of Leprosy, Colombia

Leprosy is a granulomatous infection caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae or M. lepromatosis. We evaluated skin biopsy and slit skin smear samples from 92 leprosy patients in Colombia by quantitative PCR. Five (5.4%) patients tested positive for M. lepromatosis, providing evidence of the pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cardona-Castro, Nora, Escobar-Builes, María Victoria, Serrano-Coll, Héctor, Adams, Linda B., Lahiri, Ramanuj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9045448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35450566
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2805.212015
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Sumario:Leprosy is a granulomatous infection caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae or M. lepromatosis. We evaluated skin biopsy and slit skin smear samples from 92 leprosy patients in Colombia by quantitative PCR. Five (5.4%) patients tested positive for M. lepromatosis, providing evidence of the presence of this pathogen in Colombia.

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