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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Main Authors: Gabriela Tayrine CAETANO, Ludmila MOREIRA, Charles Scott FOREMAN, Lucas Henrique SAMPAIO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de Brasília 2015-10-01
Series:Tempus Actas de Saúde Coletiva
Online Access:http://tempusactas.unb.br/index.php/tempus/article/view/1652