Transmission of drug-resistant leprosy in Guinea-Conakry detected by molecular epidemiological approaches
Avanzi, Charlotte; Busso, Philippe; Benjak, Andrej; Loiseau, Chloé; Fomba, Abdoulaye; Doumbia, Glodio; Camara, Idrissa; Lamou, André; Sock, Gouressy; Drame, Tiguidanké; Kodio, Mamadou; Sakho, Fatoumata; Sow, Samba O; Cole, Stewart; Johnson, Roch Christian
2016

Abstract

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.

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Title Transmission of drug-resistant leprosy in Guinea-Conakry detected by molecular epidemiological approaches
Author(s) Avanzi, Charlotte ; Busso, Philippe ; Benjak, Andrej ; Loiseau, Chloé ; Fomba, Abdoulaye ; Doumbia, Glodio ; Camara, Idrissa ; Lamou, André ; Sock, Gouressy ; Drame, Tiguidanké ; Kodio, Mamadou ; Sakho, Fatoumata ; Sow, Samba O ; Cole, Stewart ; Johnson, Roch Christian
Published in Clinical Infectious Disease
Pagination 3
Volume 63
Issue 11
Pages 1482-1484
Date 2016
Publisher Cary, Oxford Univ Press Inc
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DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw572
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Record creation date 2016-10-27

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