Multidrug Resistant Mycobacterium leprae from Patients with Leprosy
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- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 45 (12) , 3635-3639
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.45.12.3635-3639.2001
Abstract
Sequences of the folP1, rpoB, and gyrA genes were analyzed for 88 isolates ofMycobacterium leprae from leprosy patients in Japan, Haiti, Indonesia, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Thirteen isolates (14.8%) showed representative mutations in more than two genes, suggesting the emergence of multidrug-resistant M. leprae.Keywords
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