Microsatellite typing of Mycobacterium leprae strains in newly diagnosed multibacillary leprosy patients to trace out the transmission pattern

Microsatellite typing of Mycobacterium leprae strains in newly diagnosed multibacillary leprosy patients to trace out the transmission pattern

Background: Leprosy was eliminated from India in December 2005 imprinting a prevalence rate of <1/10,000 population. Still some endemic pockets exist in India where the new cases of leprosy continue to occur at a constant rate. It means the active transmission of leprosy is still continuing. In t...

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Main Authors: Farah Naaz, Partha Sarathi Mohanty, Avi Kumar Bansal, Dilip Kumar, Umesh Datta Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal
Subjects:
Leprosy
microsatellite
Mycobacterium leprae
short tandem repeat
Online Access:http://www.bmbtrj.org/article.asp?issn=2588-9834;year=2017;volume=1;issue=1;spage=42;epage=48;aulast=Naaz

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