"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycobacterium leprae" by people in Profiles.
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Leprosy of the great auricular nerve: case report and review of the literature. Clin Imaging. 2022 Feb; 82:63-66.
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The effect of BCG revaccination on all-cause mortality beyond infancy: 30-year follow-up of a population-based, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial in Malawi. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 11; 21(11):1590-1597.
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Detection of the Leprosy Agent Mycobacterium lepromatosis in South America and Europe. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Jan 11; 96(1):260.
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Analysis of the leprosy agents Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in four countries. Am J Clin Pathol. 2014 Oct; 142(4):524-32.
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On the age of leprosy. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Feb; 8(2):e2544.
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The leprosy agents Mycobacterium lepromatosis and Mycobacterium leprae in Mexico. Int J Dermatol. 2012 Aug; 51(8):952-9.
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Identification of the leprosy agent Mycobacterium lepromatosis in Singapore. J Drugs Dermatol. 2012 Feb; 11(2):168-72.
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Comparative sequence analysis of Mycobacterium leprae and the new leprosy-causing Mycobacterium lepromatosis. J Bacteriol. 2009 Oct; 191(19):6067-74.
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The role of the armadillo and sooty mangabey monkey in human leprosy. Int J Dermatol. 2008 Jun; 47(6):545-50.
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Leprosy in five human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. Mod Pathol. 1995 Aug; 8(6):662-4.