Identification of serological biomarkers of infection, disease progression and treatment efficacy for leprosy

Although leprosy is curable with drug treatment, the identification of biomarkers of infection, disease progression and treatment efficacy would greatly help to reduce the overall prevalence of the disease. Reliable biomarkers would also reduce the incidence of grade-2 disability by ensuring that th...

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Main Authors: John S Spencer, Malcolm S Duthie, Annemieke Geluk, Marivic F Balagon, Hee Jin Kim, William H Wheat, Delphi Chatterjee, Mary Jackson, Wei Li, Jade N Kurihara, Armi Maghanoy, Irene Mallari, Paul Saunderson, Patrick J Brennan, Hazel M Dockrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000900014&lng=en&tlng=en