Fecal Excretion of Mycobacterium leprae, Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT: Mycobacterium leprae was detected by optical microscopy, fluorescent in situ hybridization, and molecular detection in feces collected for the diagnosis of Entamoeba coli enteritis in a leprosy patient in Burkina Faso. This observation raises questions about the role of fecal excretion of M. leprae in the natural history and diagnosis of leprosy.

SUBMITTER: Millogo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8153878 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature