Dapsone Resistance in Leprosy Patients Originally from American Samoa, United States, 2010-2012.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 24(8): 1584-1585, 2018 08.
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Skin biopsies from US leprosy patients were tested for mutations associated with drug resistance. Dapsone resistance was found in 4 of 6 biopsies from American Samoa patients. No resistance was observed in patients from other origins. The high rate of dapsone resistance in patients from American Samoa warrants further investigation.
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Humans
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2018
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