"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,
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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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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 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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Leprosy in a Midwestern Dermatology Clinic: Report of 9 Patients. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 03; 94(3):417-423.
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Bayesian inference of ancestral dates on bacterial phylogenetic trees. Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 12 14; 46(22):e134.
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Dancing with the Stars: Phenolic Glycolipids Partners with Macrophages. Cell Host Microbe. 2017 09 13; 22(3):249-251.
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Deciphering the genetic control of gene expression following Mycobacterium leprae antigen stimulation. PLoS Genet. 2017 Aug; 13(8):e1006952.
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Gene set signature of reversal reaction type I in leprosy patients. PLoS Genet. 2013; 9(7):e1003624.
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DC-SIGN interacts with Mycobacterium leprae but sequence variation in this lectin is not associated with leprosy in the Pakistani population. Hum Immunol. 2006 Jan-Feb; 67(1-2):102-7.
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The clinical use of fluoroquinolones for the treatment of mycobacterial diseases. Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Nov; 25(5):1213-21.