Phenotypic, molecular and antimicrobial susceptibility assessment in isolates from chronic ulcers of cured leprosy patients: a case study in Southern Brazil

• Main Authors: Luciane Cristina Gelatti (Author), Renan Rangel Bonamigo (Author), Ana Paula Becker (Author), Letícia Maria Eidt (Author), Letícia Ganassini (Author), Pedro Alves d' Azevedo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:One of the most stigmatizing physical sequelaeof leprosy in cured patients is the development of chronic lower extremity ulcers. The bacterial diversity present in ulcers is considered one of the factors that can delay the healing process, as well as serve as a focus for severe secondary...