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Transmission of drug-resistant leprosy in Guinea-Conakry detected by molecular epidemiological approaches
Molecular drug susceptibility testing was performed on skin biopsies from 24 leprosy patients from Guinea-Conakry for the first time. We identified primary drug resistance in 4 cases and a dapsone-resistant cluster caused by the same strain. Primary transmission of drug-resistant Mycobacterium leprae, including a rifampicin-resistant strain, is reported.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000392713900014
Authors
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Loiseau, Chloé
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Fomba, Abdoulaye
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Doumbia, Glodio
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Camara, Idrissa
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Lamou, André
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Sock, Gouressy
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Drame, Tiguidanké
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Published in
Volume
63
Issue
11
Start page
1482
End page
1484
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Written at
EPFL
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
October 27, 2016
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