Evaluation of Fluorescent Staining for Diagnosis of Leprosy and its Impact on Grading of the Disease: Comparison with Conventional Staining
Introduction: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae). Histopathological examination of skin lesion is the gold standard for diagnosis. We evaluated the possible role of fluorescent microscopy in this direction which is increasingly used for rapid screen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8739/22470_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(T_Vasu)_PFA(P)_PF2(P_PR).pdf |