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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 +2 more
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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 +17 more
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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 +4 more
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Use of recombinant virus replicon particles for vaccination against Mycobacterium ulcerans disease [PDF]
, 2015 Buruli ulcer, caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a necrotizing disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, which is most prevalent in rural regions of West African countries.
Bolz, Miriam +3 more
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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 +2 more
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Spatial heterogeneity in projected leprosy trends in India [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Leprosy is caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae and is characterized by peripheral nerve damage and skin lesions. The disease is classified into paucibacillary (PB) and multibacillary (MB) leprosy.
Beauclair, Roxanne +8 more
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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 +8 more
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Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium leprae in the state of São Paulo, an area of low-leprosy incidence in Brazil [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2023 Background: Brazil has the second largest number of leprosy cases worldwide, and the state of São Paulo has been considered non-endemic since 2006. Methods: We analyzed 16 variable number tandem repeats loci and three single nucleotide polymorphisms ...
Amanda Juliane Finardi +6 more
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Non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection presenting as a hepatic allograft abscess
IDCases, 2023 Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are mycobacterial species other than Mycobacterium tuberculous and Mycobacterium leprae [1]. They are environmental organisms which have been implicated in a wide array of clinical syndromes. Here we describe a case of a
Anthony Robateau Colón +4 more
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Comparison of Efficacy of Slit Skin Smear and Fite Faraco Stain on Histopathology Specimens in Cases of Leprosy [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Introduction: Hansen’s disease is an infectious granulomatous disorder with Mycobacterium leprae being the causative agent. Mycobacterium Leprae is an acid-fast bacillus which grows slowly inside host cells mainly neural Schwann cell as well as cutaneous
Aishwarya Bhalchandra Patil +5 more
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