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Abordările actuale ale tratamentului micobacteriozelor nontuberculoase

Buletinul Academiei de Ştiinţe a Moldovei: Ştiinţe Medicale, 2021
Termenul de micobacterii nontuberculoase (MNT) întruneşte numeroase specii de micobacterii, altele decât cele incluse în Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. africanum, M. microti, M. canetti, M. caprae, M. pinnipedii, M. suricatta, M. mungi)
Irina Volosciuc, Serghei Pisarenco, Aliona David, Diana Condraţchi, Diana Botnaru, Nelly Ciobanu   +5 more
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Clinico‐Epidemiological and Molecular Evidences for Reactivation of Herpesviruses in Dapsone‐Induced Hypersensitivity Reactions in Nepalese Leprosy Patients: An Observational Study

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
This study found clinical and molecular evidences for the presence of herpesvirus (HHV‐5 and HHV‐6) reactivation during dapsone‐induced hypersensitivity in Nepalese leprosy patients. Reflare of hypersensitivity symptoms occurred on average 20 days after culprit drug cessation.
Divya RSJB Rana, Jivan Shakya, Suwash Baral, Reejana Shrestha, Kishor Koju, Jarina Joshi, Deanna A. Hagge, Mahesh Shah   +7 more
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Health‐Related Quality of Life Among Cured Leprosy Patients in the Volta Region of Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Advances in Public Health, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Leprosy, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, can lead to permanent skin and nerve damage if untreated or if there is delayed treatment. Although multidrug therapy (MDT) has enhanced treatment results, stigma reduction and quality of life enhancement are still challenges.
Maxwell Ayindenaba Dalaba, Mustapha Immurana, Rukaya Kamaldeen Dongu, Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Benedict Okoe Quao, Hannah Wesley   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Predictive Role of Biomarkers for Leprosy Prophylaxis in Contacts of Patients Who Are Indices of the Disease: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Mediators of Inflammation, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Leprosy continues to be an important public health problem, particularly in endemic regions such as Brazil, India, and Indonesia. Household contacts of multibacillary (MB) patients represent a high‐risk group for subclinical infection due to prolonged exposure and high bacillary load.
Luiza Raquel Tapajós Figueira, Marcos Jessé Abrahão Silva, Lucas Vinicius Moraes da Silva, Rebecca Lobato Marinho, Keitty Anne Silva Neves, Thiago Augusto Ferreira dos Anjos, Lilian Cristina Santos Sinfronio da Silva, Daniele Melo Sardinha, Everaldina Cordeiro dos Santos, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima, Mirella Giovarelli   +10 more
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Diffuse lepromatous leprosy caused by dual infection of mycobacterium leprae and mycobacterium lepromatosis: A case report

Dermatology Reports, 2019
M. lepromatosis is the dominant cause of leprosy in Mexico and it co-exists with M. leprae in endemic areas as the once elusive second cause of leprosy. A 41-year-old Madurese woman came with multiple ulcer on her legs, hands and buttock. The ulcers were
Ridha Ramadina Widiatma, Hari Sukanto
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Pixelated pathologies: Camera trapping as a tool for monitoring wildlife health

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 62, Issue 11, Page 2894-2913, November 2025.
Given the increasing emergence of diseases, some with conservation and public health implications, improving and expanding wildlife health surveillance strategies is imperative. Camera trapping is particularly relevant for detecting new outbreaks, monitoring high‐risk zones and evaluating risk mitigation measures. Abstract Camera trapping has become an
Patricia Barroso, Pablo Palencia
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Lepra: revisión bibliográfica a propósito de un caso clínico

Ateneo, 2021
La lepra es una enfermedad infecciosa que afecta a la piel, mucosas del tracto respiratorio superior, ojos y nervios periféricos, los microorganismos responsables son Mycobacterium leprae y Mycobacterium lepromatosis.
Pedro Martínez Borrero, Mauricio Coello, Pablo Ortega, Mauricio Merchán, Paola Belen Delgado Palacios   +4 more
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Reservoirs and transmission routes of leprosy; A systematic review.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) and the more recently discovered Mycobacterium lepromatosis (M. lepromatosis). The two leprosy bacilli cause similar pathologic conditions.
Thomas Ploemacher, William R Faber, Henk Menke, Victor Rutten, Toine Pieters   +4 more
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Lepra Bubalorum, a Potential Reservoir of Mycobacterium leprae

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
In 1926, a mycobacterial skin disease was observed in water buffaloes by researchers in Indonesia. The disease was designated as skin tuberculosis, though it was hypothesized that it might be a form of leprosy or a leprosy-like disease.
William R. Faber, Henk Menke, Victor Rutten, Victor Rutten, Toine Pieters   +4 more
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Serological Evidence of Soil‐Transmitted Helminth Infections as a Potential Risk for Severity in Leprosy Patients

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 10, Page 1115-1123, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Leprosy presents a broad clinical spectrum influenced by the host's immune response, and co‐infections may further modulate disease progression. This study evaluated clinically diagnosed leprosy patients (n = 251) from Sergipe and Minas Gerais, Brazil, along with healthy controls (n = 43), soil‐transmitted helminths‐positive controls (n = 15),
Ana Laura Grossi de Oliveira, Augusto César Parreiras de Jesus, Ramayana Morais de Medeiros Brito, Jordânia Costa‐Pinto, Tatyane Martins Cirilo, José Bryan Rihs, Marcelo Eduardo Cardozo, Lilian Lacerda Bueno, Luisa Mourão Dias Magalhães, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara   +9 more
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