Seroreactivity to new Mycobacterium leprae protein antigens in different leprosy-endemic regions in Brazil

Seroreactivity to new Mycobacterium leprae protein antigens in different leprosy-endemic regions in Brazil

New Mycobacterium leprae protein antigens can contribute to improved serologic tests for leprosy diagnosis/classification and multidrug therapy (MDT) monitoring. This study describes seroreactivity to M. leprae proteins among participants from three highly endemic leprosy areas in Brazil: central-we...

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Main Authors: Emerith Mayra Hungria, Regiane Morillas de Oliveira, Ana Lúcia Osório Maroclo de Souza, Maurício Barcelos Costa, Vânia Nieto Brito de Souza, Eliane Aparecida Silva, Fátima Regina Vilani Moreno, Maria Esther Salles Nogueira, Maria Renata Sales Nogueira Costa, Sônia Maria Usó Ruiz Silva, Samira Bührer-Sékula, Steven G Reed, Malcolm S Duthie, Mariane Martins de Araújo Stefani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
leprosy
diagnosis
serology
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