Publications by authors named "Victor Enrique Pou-Soarez"
Jpn J Infect Dis
July 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study identifies Mycobacterium leprae and M. lepromatosis as the causative agents of leprosy, with the latter discovered in 2008 to cause a specific form of the disease in Mexico.
- Researchers analyzed six paraffin-embedded skin samples from Caribbean patients, all showing multibacillary leprosy forms (five nodular lepromatous and one borderline).
- Molecular techniques confirmed the presence of M. leprae in two cases and M. lepromatosis in one case, marking the first detection of M. lepromatosis in the Dominican Republic.
