Systematic Review of Hansen Disease Attributed to Mycobacterium lepromatosis

Systematic Review of Hansen Disease Attributed to Mycobacterium lepromatosis

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. Twenty-one case reports described 27 patients with PCR–confirmed M. lepromatosis infection...

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Main Authors: Simon M. Collin, Amanda Lima, Stéfano Heringer, Vinícius Sanders, Hugo Aborghetti Pessotti, Patrícia Deps
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium lepromatosis
Hansen disease
leprosy
mycobacteria
bacteria
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/7/23-0024_article

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