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Dapsone resistance in leprosy patients originally from American samoa, United States, 2010–2012

Emerging Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.3201/eid2408.180033
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Skin biopsies from US leprosy patients were tested for mutations associated with drug resistance. Dapsone resistance was found in 4 of 6 biopsies from American Samoa patients. No resistance was observed in patients from other origins. The high rate of dapsone resistance in patients from American Samoa warrants further investigation.

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Williams, D. L., Araujo, S., Stryjewska, B. M., & Scollard, D. (2018, August 1). Dapsone resistance in leprosy patients originally from American samoa, United States, 2010–2012. Emerging Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2408.180033

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