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Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium leprae in the state of São Paulo, an area of low-leprosy incidence in Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2023
Finardi Amanda Juliane, Oliveira Nathan Guilherme de, Moraes Eloise Brasil de, Batista Lavínia Cássia Ferreira, Bortolomai Bruna Eduarda, Suffys Philip Noel, Baptista Ida Maria Foschiani Dias
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Brazil has the second largest number of leprosy cases worldwide, and the state of São Paulo has been considered non-endemic since 2006. METHODS: We analyzed 16 variable number tandem repeats loci and three single nucleotide polymorphisms loci of Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) in 125 clinical isolates from patients in different municipalities in the state. RESULTS: The clustering pattern of M. leprae...
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