IgM immunoglobulins reacting with the phenolic glycolipid-1 antigen from Mycobacterium leprae in sera of leprosy patients and their contacts

For the first time in Brazil it was investigated the occurrence of IgM anti-PGL-1 in the sera of household contacts of leprozy patients using the ELISA methodology. The sera of the multipatients. It was observed a high subclinical infection incidence among household contacts (19.4%). The percentage...

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Main Authors: M. H. F. Saad, M. A. Medeiros, M. E. N. Gallo, P. P. Gontijo, L. S. Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1990-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761990000200008