"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.
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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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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The 11th annual NTD NGO Network conference. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 11; 20(11):1238.
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Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine generates immunoregulatory cells in the cervical lymph nodes in guinea pigs injected intra dermally. Vaccine. 2020 11 10; 38(48):7629-7637.
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Management of leprosy patients in the era of COVID-19. Dermatol Ther. 2020 07; 33(4):e13631.
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Leprosy in a Midwestern Dermatology Clinic: Report of 9 Patients. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 03; 94(3):417-423.
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Ulnar and Superficial Radial Nerve Swellings in Two Patients with Leprosy. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 04; 98(4):939-940.
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Blood coagulation abnormalities in multibacillary leprosy patients. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 03; 12(3):e0006214.
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Chronic Nodular Dermatosis: A Quiz. Acta Derm Venereol. 2018 Feb 07; 98(2):299-300.
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Leg ulcers as an atypical presentation of Mycobacterium leprae infection. Eur J Dermatol. 2018 02 01; 28(1):105-106.
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Innovative tools and approaches to end the transmission of Mycobacterium leprae. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 09; 17(9):e298-e305.