Serology can help in the early diagnosis of leprosy in monitoring household contacts
Phenolic glycolipid antibody (PGL-I) is considered a relevant marker of leprosy. However anti PGL-I test is not been widely implemented in field situations. In this work we performed a study of examining the anti-PGL-I to HHC recruited in Anápolis, Brazil, endemic city for leprosy. They were perform...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de Brasília
2015-10-01
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Series: | Tempus Actas de Saúde Coletiva |
Online Access: | http://tempusactas.unb.br/index.php/tempus/article/view/1652 |