Abstract:The route of transmission of leprosy is still unclear. Multiple opinions exist regarding the environmental dissemination of Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae). This research aims to identify the positive proportion of M. leprae deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) on skin lesion surface of untreated multibacillary leprosy patients by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and its association with the examination result of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) in epidermis, pilosebaceous unit, and sweat glands. The M. leprae DNA sample was t… Show more
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