title: Mycobacterium lepromatosis Infections in Nuevo León, Mexico.
abstract: The frequency of infection caused by the recently described pathogen Mycobacterium lepromatosis is unknown. Here, we describe the demographics, clinical characteristics, and therapeutic outcomes of five lepromatous leprosy patients suffering from M. lepromatosis infection in Nuevo Léon, Mexico. Diagnosis was facilitated by a new highly specific PCR procedure.
authors: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico drluciovera@yahoo.com.
authors: Lucio
authors: L
authors: Vera-Cabrera
authors: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico.
authors: Wendy
authors: W
authors: Escalante-Fuentes
authors: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico.
authors: Sonia S
authors: SS
authors: Ocampo-Garza
authors: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico.
authors: Jorge
authors: J
authors: Ocampo-Candiani
authors: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico.
authors: Carmen A
authors: CA
authors: Molina-Torres
authors: Global Health Institute, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors: Charlotte
authors: C
authors: Avanzi
authors: Global Health Institute, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors: Andrej
authors: A
authors: Benjak
authors: Global Health Institute, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors: Philippe
authors: P
authors: Busso
authors: Global Health Institute, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors: Pushpendra
authors: P
authors: Singh
authors: Global Health Institute, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors: Stewart T
authors: ST
authors: Cole
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents