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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, Adarsh Lata Singh, Bhushan Madke, Anugandha Ghatge, Sugat Jawade, Sudhir Singh   +5 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, Eibhlin Higgins, Nicholas Boire, Nathan Cummins, Kymberly D. Watt   +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, Kerber, Sarah, Pluschke, Gerd, Zimmer, Gert   +3 more
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Comportamento tintorial do Mycobacterium leprae: revisão histórica Tinctorial behavior of Mycobacterium leprae: a historical review

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1983
Foi feita revisão histórica sobre os corantes utilizados na identificação do Mycobacterium leprae. Foram analisadas para cada corante, sua composição química, propriedades tintoriais e a capacidade de assimilação pelo bacilo nas diversas técnicas de ...
Luiz Fernando de Góes Siqueira, Regina Gomes de Almeida, Walter Belda   +2 more
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Global analyses of TetR family transcriptional regulators in mycobacteria indicates conservation across species and diversity in regulated functions [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Mycobacteria inhabit diverse niches and display high metabolic versatility. They can colonise both humans and animals and are also able to survive in the environment.
A Mitchell, AA Alatoom, AJ Pompeani, AM McGuire, Ashima Singla, C Cole, D Goeke, F Frenois, F Frenois, G Beckers, J Engohang-Ndong, JA Ibarra, JD Thompson, JE Galagan, JR Bolla, K Rutherford, L Aravind, L Cuthbertson, L Cuthbertson, L Liu, L McMurry, LG Dover, M de la Paz Santangelo, M Weigoldt, MA Behr, MA Schumacher, Mahmudul Hasan Sikder, Mike Withers, MP Santangelo, NK Dutta, NM Nesbitt, P Golby, R Brosch, R Geize Van der, Ricardo J. C. Balhana, RJ Balhana, S Hirano, S Moller, Sharon L. Kendall, SK Ahn, SL Kendall, SL Kendall, TC Galvao, TL Bailey, V Vindal, Z Yu   +45 more
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Fecal Excretion of Mycobacterium leprae, Burkina Faso

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Mycobacterium leprae was detected by optical microscopy, fluorescent in situ hybridization, and molecular detection in feces collected for the diagnosis of Entamoeba coli enteritis in a leprosy patient in Burkina Faso.
Anselme Millogo, Ahmed Loukil, Coralie L’Ollivier, Diakourga Arthur Djibougou, Sylvain Godreuil, Michel Drancourt   +5 more
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Avaliação da reação de mitsuda em pacientes virchovianos inativos antes e após imunoterapia

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1995
Neste estudo investigou-se o potencial imunomodulador do levamisole e da mistura BCG/Mycobacterium leprae em pacientes virchovianos inativos, utilizando como parâmetro a reação de Mitsuda.
Maria Sueli Parreira de Arruda, Raul Negrão Fleury, Maria Esther Salles Nogueira, Somei Ura, Olavo Speranza de Arruda   +4 more
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Mycobacterium leprae Activates Toll-Like Receptor-4 Signaling and Expression on Macrophages Depending on Previous Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccination. [PDF]

, 2016
Toll-like receptor (TLR)-1 and TLR2 have been shown to be receptors for Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae), yet it is unclear whether M. leprae can signal through alternative TLRs.
Andersen, Arbour, Basu, Bochud, Bosisio, Britton, Bulut, Burguiere, Byun, Cehovin, Chang, Choi, Cole, Covert, Daffe, Figueroa, Fremond, Gaydos, Gilleron, Godal, Hart, Hoebe, Hunter, Jung, Jung, Kleinnijenhuis, Kleinnijenhuis, Krutzik, Liu, Means, Means, Medzhitov, Munford, Murphy, Nicolle, Nomura, Ohto, Park, Poltorak, Prohinar, Richardus, Ridley, Rombouts, Saeed, Sampson, Shalova, Singh, Stephenson, Teles, Tiwari, Walker, Wilson, Yamamoto, Yamamura, Yanez, Yona, Zughaier   +56 more
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atpE gene as a new useful specific molecular target to quantify Mycobacterium in environmental samples [PDF]

, 2013
International audienceBackgroundThe environment is the likely source of many pathogenic mycobacterial species but detection of mycobacteria by bacteriological tools is generally difficult and time-consuming.
Accrombessi, Héberte, Behr, Marcel, Cambau, Emmanuelle, Lucas, Françoise, Moilleron, Régis, Moulin, Laurent, Radomski, Nicolas, Roguet, Adélaïde, Veyrier, Frédéric   +8 more
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Mycobacterium leprae Infection in a Wild Nine-Banded Armadillo, Nuevo León, Mexico

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are naturally infected with Mycobacterium leprae and are implicated in the zoonotic transmission of leprosy in the United States. In Mexico, the existence of such a reservoir remains to be characterized.
Lucio Vera-Cabrera, Cesar J. Ramos-Cavazos, Nathan A. Youssef, Camron M. Pearce, Carmen A. Molina-Torres, Ramiro Avalos-Ramirez, Sebastien Gagneux, Jorge Ocampo-Candiani, Mercedes Gonzalez-Juarrero, Jorge A. Mayorga-Rodriguez, Leonardo Mayorga-Garibaldi, John S. Spencer, Mary Jackson, Charlotte Avanzi   +13 more
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