Mycobacterium lepromatosis Infections in Nuevo Leon, Mexico
2015
Abstract
The frequency of infection caused by the recently described pathogen Mycobacterium lepromatosis is unknown. Here, we describe the demographics, clinical characteristics, and therapeutic outcomes of five lepromatous leprosy patients suffering from M. lepromatosis infection in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Diagnosis was facilitated by a new highly specific PCR procedure.
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Title
Mycobacterium lepromatosis Infections in Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Author(s)
Vera-Cabrera, Lucio ; Escalante-Fuentes, Wendy ; Ocampo-Garza, Sonia S. ; Ocampo-Candiani, Jorge ; Molina-Torres, Carmen A. ; Avanzi, Charlotte ; Benjak, Andrej ; Busso, Philippe ; Singh, Pushpendra ; Cole, Stewart T.
Published in
Journal Of Clinical Microbiology
Pagination
2
Volume
53
Issue
6
Pages
1945-1946
Date
2015
Publisher
Washington, American Society for Microbiology
ISSN
0095-1137
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UPCOL
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Record creation date
2015-09-28