"Mycobacterium leprae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that causes LEPROSY in man. Its organisms are generally arranged in clumps, rounded masses, or in groups of bacilli side by side.
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D009166
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.525.500.502 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.502
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycobacterium leprae" by people in Profiles.
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Association of PTPN22-C1858T Polymorphism With Susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae Infection: A Meta-Analysis. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:592841.
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Mycobacterium leprae genomes from naturally infected nonhuman primates. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 01; 12(1):e0006190.
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An Id reaction to Mycobacterium leprae: first documented case. Cutis. 1994 Oct; 54(4):282-6.