PCR-Based Techniques for Leprosy Diagnosis: From the Laboratory to the Clinic

In leprosy, classic diagnostic tools based on bacillary counts and histopathology have been facing hurdles, especially in distinguishing latent infection from active disease and diagnosing paucibacillary clinical forms. Serological tests and IFN-gamma releasing assays (IGRA) that employ humoral and...

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Autores principales: Martinez, Alejandra Nóbrega, Talhari, Carolina, Moraes, Milton Ozório, Talhari, Sinésio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3983108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24722358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002655

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3983108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24722358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002655

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