TY - JOUR
AU - Chen Z
AU - Kuang Y
AU - Jiang H
AU - Zhang W
AU - Shi Y
AU - Chokkakula S
AU - Chen H
AU - Li J
AU - Wang H
AB - <p>Whether Mycobacterium leprae transmits from placenta to fetus remains unknown. We describe the case of a pregnant woman with untreated histoid leproma. Although her newborn was healthy, laboratory examination revealed intact M. leprae present in the placenta, suggesting that the placental barrier might prevent vertical dissemination of M. leprae.</p>

BT - Emerging infectious diseases
C1 - <p>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31310204?dopt=Abstract</p>

DO - 10.3201/eid2508.190114
IS - 8
J2 - Emerging Infect. Dis.
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Whether Mycobacterium leprae transmits from placenta to fetus remains unknown. We describe the case of a pregnant woman with untreated histoid leproma. Although her newborn was healthy, laboratory examination revealed intact M. leprae present in the placenta, suggesting that the placental barrier might prevent vertical dissemination of M. leprae.</p>

PY - 2019
SP - 1604
EP - 1607
T2 - Emerging infectious diseases
TI - Intact Mycobacterium leprae isolated from placenta of a pregnant woman, China.
UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/19-0114_article
VL - 25
SN - 1080-6059
ER -