Molecular Evidence for the Aerial Route of Infection ofMycobacterium lepraeand the Role of Asymptomatic Carriers in the Persistence of Leprosy | Zendy

Sérgio Araújo | Zendy; Larissa Oliveira Freitas | Zendy; Luíz Ricardo Goulart | Zendy; Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart | Zendy

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Molecular Evidence for the Aerial Route of Infection ofMycobacterium lepraeand the Role of Asymptomatic Carriers in the Persistence of Leprosy

Author(s) -

Sérgio Araújo,

Larissa Oliveira Freitas,

Luíz Ricardo Goulart,

Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciw570

Subject(s) - leprosy , mycobacterium leprae , medicine , serology , mucous membrane of nose , nasal vestibule , asymptomatic , immunology , polymerase chain reaction , transmission (telecommunications) , nose , pathology , antibody , biology , surgery , electrical engineering , biochemistry , gene , engineering

Leprosy persists as a public health problem. The chain of transmission and mechanism of infection are not completely understood. In the current study, we investigated the route of infection and of disease onset, from airway exposure, colonization, and bloodstream dissemination.

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