Mycobacterium lepromatosis Infections in Nuevo León, Mexico

The frequency of infection caused by the recently described pathogen Mycobacterium lepromatosis is unknown. Here, we describe the demographics, clinical characteristics, and therapeutic outcomes of five lepromatous leprosy patients suffering from M. lepromatosis infection in Nuevo Léon, Mexico. Diag...

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Published in:Journal of clinical microbiology 2015-06, Vol.53 (6), p.1945-1946
Main Authors: Vera-Cabrera, Lucio, Escalante-Fuentes, Wendy, Ocampo-Garza, Sonia S, Ocampo-Candiani, Jorge, Molina-Torres, Carmen A, Avanzi, Charlotte, Benjak, Andrej, Busso, Philippe, Singh, Pushpendra, Cole, Stewart T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Cohort Studies
Female
Hand - pathology
Humans
Leprostatic Agents - administration & dosage
Leprostatic Agents - therapeutic use
Leprosy, Lepromatous - drug therapy
Leprosy, Lepromatous - microbiology
Leprosy, Lepromatous - pathology
Male
Mexico
Middle Aged
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium - genetics
Mycobacterium - isolation & purification
Skin - pathology
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Summary:The frequency of infection caused by the recently described pathogen Mycobacterium lepromatosis is unknown. Here, we describe the demographics, clinical characteristics, and therapeutic outcomes of five lepromatous leprosy patients suffering from M. lepromatosis infection in Nuevo Léon, Mexico. Diagnosis was facilitated by a new highly specific PCR procedure.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.03667-14