Detection of Mycobacterium leprae in nasal mucosa biopsies by the polymerase chain reaction

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-316

  Patrocínio, Lucas Gomes ^a   Goulart, Isabela Maria Bernardes ^a,c   Goulart, Luiz Ricardo ^a   Patrocínio, José Antônio ^a   Ferreira, Frederico Rogério ^a   Fleury, Raul Negrão ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO LAURO DE SOUZA LIMA   (Brazil)

^c Faculdade de Odontologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Leprosy; Mycobacterium leprae; Nasal mucosa; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRAZIL; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NASAL BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATIENT CODING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOPSY; BRAZIL; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NASAL MUCOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 19344371571     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsim.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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