Report of 2 indigenous cases of leprosy from a European country: use of polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of hsp65 gene for identification of Mycobacterium leprae directly from a clinical sample.

نویسندگان

  • Ioannis K Neonakis
  • Zoe Gitti
  • Fanourios Kontos
  • Stavroula Baritaki
  • Loukia Zerva
  • Elias Krambovitis
  • Demetrios A Spandidos
چکیده

In this article, we report on 2 indigenous cases of leprosy detected in a European country. We also report on the use of polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of hsp65 gene for rapid identification of Mycobacterium leprae directly from the clinical sample.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

دوره 64 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009