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Identification of primary drug resistance to rifampin in mycobacterium leprae strains from leprosy patients in Amazonas State, Brazil

Author(s): Mejía, Matilde Del Carmen Contreras ; dos Santos, Maísa Porto ; Silva, George Allan Villarouco da ; Motta-Passos, Isabella da ; Naveca, Felipe Gomes ; Cunha, Maria Coelho Graça Souza ; Moraes, Milton Ozório ; Paula, Lúcia de

Date: 2020

Origin: Oasisbr

Subject(s): Rifampicin; Antiinfective Agent; Bacterial Protein; Rifampicin; Antibiotic Resistance; Bacterial Gene; Bacterial Strain; Brasil; Dna Sequence; Folp1 Gene; Polymorphism, Genetic; Gyra Gene; Human; Human Tissue; Leprosy; Multidrug Resistance; Mycobacterium Leprae; Nonhuman; Nucleotide Sequence; Rpob Gene; Drug Effects; Female; Genetics; Isolation And Purification; Leprosy; Male; Microbiology; Mycobacterium Leprae; Anti-bacterial Agents; Bacterial Proteins; Brasil; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Female; Humans; Leprosy; Male; Mycobacterium Leprae; Polymorphism, Genetic; Rifampin


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The aim of this study was to identify polymorphisms in the folp1, gyrA, and rpoB genes in leprosy patients treated in Amazonas State, Brazil. Among 197 slit-skin smear samples from untreated or relapsed patients, we found three cases of primary resistance to rifampin and one confirmed case of multidrug resistance. Copyright © 2014, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Document Type Journal article
Language English
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