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Desafios na era pós genômica para o desenvolvimento de testes laboratoriais para o diagnóstico da hanseníase Challenges in the post genomic era for the development of tests for leprosy diagnosis

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008
O diagnóstico da hanseníase se baseia em manifestações clínicas e não existe teste laboratorial para diagnosticar casos assintomáticos ou para prever progressão da doença entre indivíduos expostos.
Mariane Martins de Araújo Stefani
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Validation of qPCR Methods for the Detection of Mycobacterium in New World Animal Reservoirs. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
Zoonotic pathogens that cause leprosy (Mycobacterium leprae) and tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, MTBC) continue to impact modern human populations.
Genevieve Housman, Joanna Malukiewicz, Vanner Boere, Adriana D Grativol, Luiz Cezar M Pereira, Ita de Oliveira Silva, Carlos R Ruiz-Miranda, Richard Truman, Anne C Stone   +8 more
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The Findings of Mycobacterium Leprae DNA Existence in the Air as an Indication of Leprosy Transmission from Respiratory System

Jurnal Kesehatan Lingkungan, 2018
There are transmisions source in Infectious Leprosy Hospital Kediri from leprosy patients that can contaminate air with leprosy bacillus. There are also the risk groups, such as medical and non-medical staff, and visitors who contact with the environment.
Qotrunada Alam Cendaki
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Reductive Power Generated by Mycobacterium leprae Through Cholesterol Oxidation Contributes to Lipid and ATP Synthesis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Upon infection, Mycobacterium leprae, an obligate intracellular bacillus, induces accumulation of cholesterol-enriched lipid droplets (LDs) in Schwann cells (SCs). LDs are promptly recruited to M.
Thabatta L. S. A. Rosa, Maria Angela M. Marques, Zachary DeBoard, Kelly Hutchins, Carlos Adriano A. Silva, Christine R. Montague, Tianao Yuan, Julio J. Amaral, Georgia C. Atella, Patrícia S. Rosa, Katherine A. Mattos, Brian C. VanderVen, Ramanuj Lahiri, Nicole S. Sampson, Patrick J. Brennan, John T. Belisle, Maria Cristina V. Pessolani, Marcia Berrêdo-Pinho   +17 more
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Mycobacterium uberis Infection in the Subcutaneous Tissue of the Radius/Ulna Area of a Cow

Microorganisms, 2020
Mycobacterium uberis (M. uberis) is a recently described non-tuberculous mycobacterium phylogenetically close to Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) and Mycobacterium lepromatosis (M. lepromatosis).
Lorraine Michelet, Maria Laura Boschiroli   +1 more
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Clinical, histopathological, and molecular characterization of leprosy in an endemic area of the colombian caribbean

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2021
Background: Mycobacterium leprae was considered the only causal agent of leprosy until Mycobacterium lepromatosis was identified' which it has been suggested has greater pathogenicity and is linked to diffuse lepromatous leprosy (DLL) and Lucio's ...
Maria Carolina Fragozo-Ramos, Eder Cano-Pérez, Rita Magola Sierra-Merlano, Francisco Camacho-Chaljub, Doris Gómez-Camargo   +4 more
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Alteración de la inminidad mediada por células frente a Mycobacterium leprae y mycobacterium marinum en pacientes hansenianos

Hansenologia Internationalis, 1983
Se estudió la inmunidad mediada por células (IMC) frente a derivados proteicos purificados de Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Myco- bacterium avium y Mycobacterium marinum.
Enrique L. FLIESS, Maria C. ORTIZ, Juan CORN   +2 more
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Métodos tintoriais utilizados na identificação do Mycobacterium leprae: revisão histológica Staining methods used in the identification of Mycobacterium leprae: historical review

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1984
Foi feita revisão histórica sobre métodos tintoriais utilizados na identificação baciloscópica do Mycobacterium leprae. Ao lado da descrição de cada método, e suas variantes, é feita extensa revisão bibliográfica.A historical review of the staining ...
Luiz Fernando de Góes Siqueira, Regina Gomes de Almeida, Walter Belda   +2 more
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Metabolism of Mycobacterium leprae in macrophages [PDF]

Infection and Immunity, 1987
The incorporation of 14C-labeled palmitic acid ( [U-14C]PA) into the phenolic glycolipid-I (PGL-I) fraction of Mycobacterium leprae was studied in a murine macrophage system in vitro. Peritoneal macrophages from Swiss Webster mice were infected with fresh viable or Formalin-killed M.
J L Krahenbuhl, N Ramasesh, R C Hastings
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Intact Mycobacterium leprae Isolated from Placenta of a Pregnant Woman, China

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Whether Mycobacterium leprae transmits from placenta to fetus remains unknown. We describe the case of a pregnant woman with untreated histoid leproma. Although her newborn was healthy, laboratory examination revealed intact M.
Zhiming Chen, Yanfei Kuang, Haiqin Jiang, Wenyue Zhang, Ying Shi, Santosh Chokkakula, Huan Chen, Junhua Li, Hongsheng Wang   +8 more
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