Semi-quantitative detection of Mycobacterium leprae antigens in skin scrapings: suitability as a laboratory aid for field diagnosis of leprosy.

Chaturvedi, Vinita

Semi-quantitative detection of Mycobacterium leprae antigens in skin scrapings: suitability as a laboratory aid for field diagnosis of leprosy. [electronic resource] - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Jul 2007 - 699-706 p. digital

Publication Type: Evaluation Study; Journal Article

0035-9203

10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.02.026 doi


Antibodies, Bacterial--immunology
Antigens, Bacterial--analysis
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay--methods
Humans
Leprosy--diagnosis
Mycobacterium leprae--immunology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Skin--microbiology
Skin Diseases, Bacterial--microbiology