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Presence of Mycobacterium leprae genotype 4 in environmental waters in Northeast Brazil.

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000

Holanda Maísa Viana de, Marques Livia Erika Carlos, Macedo Maria Luisa Bezerra de, Pontes Maria Araci de Andrade, Sabadia José Antonio Beltrão, Kerr Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo, Almeida Rosa Lívia Freitas, Frota Cristiane Cunha

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INTRODUCTION:: This study quantified Mycobacterium leprae bacilli in environmental water samples from five municipalities in the State of Ceará by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and compared the identified genotypes with those obtained from leprosy patient biopsies. METHODS:: We collected five replicas from each of the 30 selected reservoirs and skin lesion biopsies from 25 new leprosy cases...

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PMID: 28562758
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0424-2016

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