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Identification of mimotopes of Mycobacterium leprae as potential diagnostic reagents
BACKGROUND: An early diagnostic test for detecting infection in leprosy is fundamental for reducing patients’ sequelae. The currently used lepromin is not adequate for disease diagnosis and, so far, no antigen to be used in intradermoreaction has proved to be sensitive and specific for that purpose....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585472/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23351151 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-42 |