Molecular Evidence for the Aerial Route of Infection ofMycobacterium lepraeand the Role of Asymptomatic Carriers in the Persistence of Leprosy

Viability of Mycobacterium leprae in the environment and its role in leprosy dissemination

(2016) ParthaSarathi Mohanty et al.   Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology & Leprology

Asymptomatic Leprosy Infection among Blood Donors May Predict Disease Development and Suggests a Potential Mode of Transmission

(2015) Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Risk-benefit assessment of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination, anti-phenolic glycolipid I serology, and Mitsuda test response: 10-year follow-up of household contacts of leprosy patients

(2015) Sergio Araujo et al.   Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Innate Immune Response Precedes Mycobacterium leprae–Induced Reprogramming of Adult Schwann Cells

(2013) Toshihiro Masaki et al.   Cellular Reprogramming

Mycobacterium leprae DNA in peripheral blood may indicate a bacilli migration route and high-risk for leprosy onset

(2013) E.M. Reis et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Interaction of Mycobacterium leprae with Human Airway Epithelial Cells: Adherence, Entry, Survival, and Identification of Potential Adhesins by Surface Proteome Analysis

(2013) Carlos A. M. Silva et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

The armadillo: a model for the neuropathy of leprosy and potentially other neurodegenerative diseases

(2012) R. Sharma et al.   Disease Models & Mechanisms

Unveiling healthy carriers and subclinical infections among household contacts of leprosy patients who play potential roles in the disease chain of transmission

(2012) Sérgio Araújo et al.   MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ

Specific IgG antibody responses may be used to monitor leprosy treatment efficacy and as recurrence prognostic markers

(2011) M. S. Duthie et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Oral mucosa as a source of Mycobacterium leprae infection and transmission, and implications of bacterial DNA detection and the immunological status

(2010) T.S. Martinez et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Correspondence analysis is a useful tool to uncover the relationships among categorical variables

(2009) Nadia Sourial et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Enumeration of Mycobacterium leprae Using Real-Time PCR

(2008) Richard W. Truman et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases