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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2022
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| 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 |