What is the evidence that the putative Mycobacterium lepromatosis species causes diffuse lepromatous leprosy?
Lepr Rev
; 82(3): 205-9, 2011 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Han et al. have made a retrospective isolation of DNA from two patients with fatal Lucio's phenomenon. This DNA does have some molecular differences to M. leprae and may constitute a variant of M. leprae. However the experiments and data needed to confirm that this is a new leprosy-causing species have not yet been done. We have outlined the work that does need to be done. For the moment the assertion that 'M. lepromatosis' is a new leprosy-causing species is not proven.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
RNA Ribossômico 16S
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Hanseníase Virchowiana
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Mycobacterium leprae
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article