Mycobacterium lepromatosis as a Second Agent of Hansen’s Disease [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Mycobacterium lepromatosis was identified as a new species and second causal agent of Hansen’s disease (HD, or leprosy) in 2008, 150years after the disease was first attributed to Mycobacterium leprae. M.
Patricia Deps, Simon M Collin
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Construction and Analysis of the Complete Genome Sequence of Leprosy Agent Mycobacterium lepromatosis [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. We report construction and analyses of the complete genome sequence of M. lepromatosis FJ924.
FRANCISCO J Silva +2 more
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Reverse vaccinology and subtractive genomics approaches for identifying common therapeutics against Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases, 2021 Background Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis are gram-positive bacterial pathogens and the causative agents of leprosy in humans across the world.
Sandeep Tiwari +2 more
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Mycobacterium lepromatosis as Cause of Leprosy, Colombia [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 Leprosy is a granulomatous infection caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae or M. lepromatosis. We evaluated skin biopsy and slit skin smear samples from 92 leprosy patients in Colombia by quantitative PCR.
Nora Cardona-Castro +2 more
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British Red Squirrels (S. vulgaris) With Leprosy Develop Skeletal Lesions [PDF]
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious DiseasesLeprosy, caused by Mycobacterium lepromatosis or Mycobacterium leprae, has been reported in red squirrels in Britain from Scotland to the south of England.
Elliot Elliott +6 more
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Unraveling Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium leprae: Exploring Genetic Mutations to Enhance Treatment Strategies for Human Leprosy—A Narrative Review [PDF]
International Journal of MicrobiologyLeprosy, one of the oldest diseases, is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis and continues to pose a significant global public health challenge despite decades of control efforts and the widespread use of multidrug therapy ...
Gayathri Perera +7 more
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Systematic Review of Hansen Disease Attributed to Mycobacterium lepromatosis [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 In 2008, bacilli from 2 Hansen disease (leprosy) cases were identified as a new species, Mycobacterium lepromatosis. We conducted a systematic review of studies investigating M. lepromatosis as a cause of HD.
Simon M. Collin +5 more
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Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in small mammals in Midwest Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesLeprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacilli Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. In addition to humans, animals such as nine-banded armadillos and red squirrels are species naturally infected. The objective of this study
Beatriz Silva Nogueira +4 more
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Lepromatous leprosy infection from Mycobacterium lepromatosis without known risk factors or exposures in the Upper Midwest United States [PDF]
JAAD Case ReportsErik J Stratman
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Vasculonecrotic Reaction Caused by Mycobacterium Lepromatosis Infection—A Case Report of an HIV/Leprosy-Coinfected Patient [PDF]
Infectious Disease ReportsBackground: Vasculonecrotic reactions in leprosy are typically associated with type 2 reactions. Differentiating between necrotizing erythema nodosum leprosum (nENL) and Lucio’s phenomenon (LP) can be difficult, as overlapping clinical and ...
Fernando Amador-Lara +5 more
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