Evaluation of Fluorescent Staining for Diagnosis of Leprosy and its Impact on Grading of the Disease: Comparison with Conventional Staining

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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Main Authors: DEEPA SOWKUR ANANDARAMA ADIGA, SUREKHA B HIPPARGI, GURURAJA RAO, DEBARSHI SAHA, BHEEMRAO RAMLING YELIKAR, MAHESH KARIGOUDAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
auramine-rhodamine
fite-faraco
ziehl-neelsen stain
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8739/22470_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(T_Vasu)_PFA(P)_PF2(P_PR).pdf

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