Use of the polymerase chain reaction to detect Mycobacterium leprae in urine
Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been applied to detect M. leprae in different clinical samples and urine seems to be attractive for this purpose. PCR was used to improve the sensitivity for diagnosing leprosy by amplifying a 15...
Main Authors: | K.R. Caleffi, R.D.C. Hirata, M.H. Hirata, E.R. Caleffi, V.L.D. Siqueira, R.F. Cardoso |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2012-02-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000200010 |
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