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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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| 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 |