%0 Journal Article
%K 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid sequencing
%K mucosal swabs
%K Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
%K Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
%K leprosy
%B The International Journal of Mycobacteriology
%D 2026
%G ENG
%I Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
%N 3
%P 206 - 213
%R 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_45_26
%T When “Leprosy” Is Not Leprosy by Polymerase Chain Reaction: Detection of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Nasal Swabs from Patients with Chronic Skin Lesions in a Leprosy-endemic Area
%U https://www.ovid.com/jnls/ijmy/pdf/10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_45_26~when-leprosy-is-not-leprosy-by-polymerase-chain-reaction
%V 15
%8 06/2026
%9 Article