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Anti-PGL-1 Positivity as a Risk Marker for the Development of Leprosy among Contacts of Leprosy Cases: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: There is no point of care diagnostic test for infection with M. Leprae or for leprosy, although ELISA anti PGL-1 has been considered and sometimes used as a means to identify infection. METHODS: A systematic review of all cohort studies, which classified healthy leprosy contacts, at entr...
Autores principales: | Penna, Maria Lucia F., Penna, Gerson O., Iglesias, Paula C., Natal, Sonia, Rodrigues, Laura C. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4871561/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27192199 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004703 |
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