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. 2016 Dec 1;63(11):1482-1484.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw572. Epub 2016 Aug 23.

Transmission of Drug-Resistant Leprosy in Guinea-Conakry Detected Using Molecular Epidemiological Approaches

Charlotte Avanzi  1 , Philippe Busso  1 , Andrej Benjak  1 , Chloé Loiseau  1 , Abdoulaye Fomba  2 , Glodia Doumbia  2 , Idrissa Camara  3 , André Lamou  3 , Gouressy Sock  3 , Tiguidanké Drame  3 , Mamadou Kodio  2 , Fatoumata Sakho  3 , Samba O Sow  2 , Stewart T Cole  1 , Roch Christian Johnson  4
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Transmission of Drug-Resistant Leprosy in Guinea-Conakry Detected Using Molecular Epidemiological Approaches

Charlotte Avanzi et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Molecular drug susceptibility testing was performed on skin biopsies from 24 leprosy patients from Guinea-Conakry for the first time. We identified primary drug resistance in 4 cases and a dapsone-resistant cluster caused by the same strain. Primary transmission of drug-resistant Mycobacterium leprae, including a rifampicin-resistant strain, is reported.

Keywords: Guinea-Conakry; drug resistance; leprosy.

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