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Antimicrobial resistance in leprosy: results of the first prospective open survey conducted by a WHO surveillance network for the period 2009-15.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Dec 2018
Cambau E, Saunderson P, Matsuoka M, Cole S T, Kai M, Suffys P, Rosa P S, Williams D, Gupta U D, Lavania M, Cardona-Castro N, Miyamoto Y, Hagge D, Srikantam A, Hongseng W, Indropo A, Vissa V, Johnson R C, Cauchoix B, Pannikar V K, Cooreman E A W D, Pemmaraju V R R, Gillini L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a priority for surveillance in bacterial infections. For leprosy, AMR has not been assessed because Mycobacterium leprae does not grow in vitro. We aim to obtain AMR data using molecular detection of resistance genes and to conduct a prospective open survey of resistance to antileprosy drugs in countries where leprosy is endemic through a WHO surveillance network....
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