The following is a summary of “A rapid and sensitive extraction-free HiFi-LAMP assay for detecting Mycobacterium leprae,” ...

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a serious, infectious chronic disease caused by a harsh bacterial organism called Mycobacterium leprae. Leprosy has existed in time unknown and is not ...

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that by 4 weeks of treatment, bedaquiline monotherapy ...

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disorder, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which is a typical intracellular pathogen. Transient or long-standing bacteremia is thought to be required for successful ...

In this proof-of-concept study, bedaquiline therapy cleared Mycobacterium leprae by four weeks of treatment in patients with ...

SHAH ALAM – The presence of Mycobacterium leprae in soil and animals could be a potential cause of leprosy, a disease that was once close to eradication in Malaysia. Universiti Malaya Tropical ...