Antimicrobial resistance in leprosy: results of the first prospective open survey conducted by a WHO surveillance network for the period 2009–15

Cambau, Emmanuelle; Saunderson, Paul; Matsuoka, Masao; T. Cole, Stewart; Kai, M.; Noel Suffys, Phillip; Sammarco Rosa, Patrícia; L. Williams, Diana; D Gupta, U; Lavania, Mallika; Cardona‐Castro, Nora; Miyamoto, Yuji; A. Hagge, Deanna; Srikantam, Aparna; Hongseng, W.; Indropo, A.; Vissa, Varalakshmi; Christian Johnson, Roch; Cauchoix, Bertrand; Pannikar, Vijay; Cooreman, E; Rao Pemmaraju, Venkata; Gillini, Laura; Kriswamati, A.; Rahim Al-Samie, Abdul; Issoufou, Ahamed; Tiendrébéogo, Alexandre; Kingalu, AmriMiraju; Randrianantoandro, Andriamira; Kumar, Anil; Chauffour, Aurélie; Aye Win, Aye; Pandey, Basudev; Agrawal, Chhavi; Widaningrum, Christiana; Schmotzer, Christine; Kafando, Christophe; Mani Bhandari, Chuda; Sema, Cynthia; Vidanagama, Dhammika; M. Scollard, David; Beyene, Demmissew; Faria Morelo, Eliane; Dizaneh Kassa, Elizabeth; Benoit Ramarolahy, Enerantien; Claco, Eric; ES. Villalon, Ernesto; Sidibe, Famoussa; Sakho, Fatoumata; Fomba, Abdoulaye; F. Guilengue, Francisco; Gajete, Fransesca; Rajan Babu, Gadde; Gado, Moussa; Das Thakur, Garib; Cabanos, Gemma; Sock, Gouressi; Clugston, Greame; Zaidy, Hany; Watanabe, Haruo; Kawuma, H.J.S.; Mallari, Irene; Maria Bernandes Goulart, Isabella; Issoufou, Ahamed; Subbanna, J.; Gabin Houzeo, Jean; Norbert Mputu Luengu, Jean; Bertolli, Jeanne; Lloyd-Owen, Jonathan; Matheu, Jorge; Pereira Brunelli, José; Camilo Beltrán Alzate, Juan; Dev Neupane, Kapil; Osuga, Katsunori; Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki, Kazuko; Azam, Khalid; Maung Lin, Khin; Momoudu, Kodia; Kyaw, Kyaw; Bide, Landry; Huu Doanh, Le; Huyen My, Ley; Shah, Mahesh; Kodio, Mamadou; Sidibe, Mamadou; Ebenezer, Mannam; Aparecida de Faria Grossi, Maria; Balagon, Marivic; Canlonon, Marlience; Makino, Masahiko; Maung Htoo, Maung; Jamsheed Ahmed, Md; Nadine, Mintsey-mi-Makuth; O. Roferos, Florenda; Krismawati, Hana; Thida, Mya; Thet Htoon, Myo; Dev Neupane, Kapil; Ha Nguyen Phuc, Nhu; Hai Van, NguyenThi; Phuc Nhu Hai, Ngyuen; Ishii, Norisha; Soe, Oke; Nelson Amiel, Olga; Tossou, Omar; Konare, Ousmane; L. Joshi, P.; V Ranganadha Rao, P; Krishnamurthy, Padebettu; J. Brennan, Patrick; Busso, Phillipe; Bhatia, Rajesh; Rakoto‐Andrianarivelo, Mala; Ramdas, D.R.; Chabi, Raoul; d'A Gusmão, Renato; DjupuriIzwardy, Rita; Castalia Franca Riberio Soares, Rosa; Jhadav, Rupendra; Bührer, Samira; Ray Cho, Sang-Nae; Jianping, Shen; Lzumi, Shinzo; Barua, Sumana; Chaitanya, Sundeep; Marie Roget Tiendrebeogo, Sylvestre; Hau Khang, Tan; P. Gillis, Thomas; Mori, Toru; Vijayalakshmi, V.; Deusdedit Kamara, Vedastus; Wang, Wei; Smith, Wen; Li, Wei; Lew, Woojin; Al‐Qubati, Yasin; Suzuki, Yasuhiko; Nanba, Yoshio

doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2018.02.022

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Antimicrobial resistance in leprosy: results of the first prospective open survey conducted by a WHO surveillance network for the period 2009–15

Published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection • Mar 1, 2018

Authors:

Emmanuelle Cambau

Paul Saunderson

Masao Matsuoka

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a priority for surveillance in bacterial infections. For leprosy, AMR has not been assessed because Mycobacterium leprae does not grow in vitro. We aim to obtain AMR data using molecular detection of resistance genes and to conduct a prospective open sur...

Subject

Leprosy

Antibiotic resistance

Medicine

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