01204nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001700054653000800071653000900079653001800088653002500106653001300131653002500144653002000169653001200189653002000201653004000221100001400261700001300275700001700288700001600305700001500321700001600336245005900352856006000411300001400471490000700485520036000492022001400852       2021                            d  c06/202110aBurkina Faso10aDDD10aFISH10aMycobacterium10aMycobacterium leprae10abacteria10abacterial infections10afecal excretion10aleprosy10astool specimens10atuberculosis and other mycobacteria1 aMillogo A1 aLoukil A1 aL'Ollivier C1 aDjibougou D1 aGodreuil S1 aDrancourt M00aFecal Excretion of Mycobacterium leprae, Burkina Faso.  uhttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/6/pdfs/20-0748.pdf  a1758-17600 v273 a<p>Mycobacterium leprae was detected by optical microscopy, fluorescent in situ hybridization, and molecular detection in feces collected for the diagnosis of Entamoeba coli enteritis in a leprosy patient in Burkina Faso. This observation raises questions about the role of fecal excretion of M. leprae in the natural history and diagnosis of leprosy.</p>  a1080-6059