Recent laboratory advances in diagnostics and monitoring response to treatment in leprosy

The present review briefly summarizes the highlights of the recent advances in Mycobacterium leprae-specific tests for early diagnosis of leprosy. In addition to establishing the diagnosis of clinical cases of leprosy, these tests have also been used to detect subclinical infections in endemic popul...

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Main Author:	Utpal Sengupta
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:	Indian Dermatology Online Journal
Subjects:	Antigens leprosy Mycobacterium leprae polymerized chain reaction serology
Online Access:	http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2019;volume=10;issue=2;spage=106;epage=114;aulast=Sengupta

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spelling	doaj-415edecc8ba14a5aa29148f8c5edb82a2020-11-25T02:29:39ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Dermatology Online Journal2229-51782019-01-0110210611410.4103/idoj.IDOJ_260_18Recent laboratory advances in diagnostics and monitoring response to treatment in leprosyUtpal SenguptaThe present review briefly summarizes the highlights of the recent advances in Mycobacterium leprae-specific tests for early diagnosis of leprosy. In addition to establishing the diagnosis of clinical cases of leprosy, these tests have also been used to detect subclinical infections in endemic population. Several attempts have been made from 1980 onward for standardization of specific diagnostic assays for early detection of leprosy. Brief account about the development and use of these assays has been described in this review article.http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2019;volume=10;issue=2;spage=106;epage=114;aulast=SenguptaAntigensleprosyMycobacterium lepraepolymerized chain reactionserology
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title	Recent laboratory advances in diagnostics and monitoring response to treatment in leprosy
title_short	Recent laboratory advances in diagnostics and monitoring response to treatment in leprosy
title_full	Recent laboratory advances in diagnostics and monitoring response to treatment in leprosy
title_fullStr	Recent laboratory advances in diagnostics and monitoring response to treatment in leprosy
title_full_unstemmed	Recent laboratory advances in diagnostics and monitoring response to treatment in leprosy
title_sort	recent laboratory advances in diagnostics and monitoring response to treatment in leprosy
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Indian Dermatology Online Journal
issn	2229-5178
publishDate	2019-01-01
description	The present review briefly summarizes the highlights of the recent advances in Mycobacterium leprae-specific tests for early diagnosis of leprosy. In addition to establishing the diagnosis of clinical cases of leprosy, these tests have also been used to detect subclinical infections in endemic population. Several attempts have been made from 1980 onward for standardization of specific diagnostic assays for early detection of leprosy. Brief account about the development and use of these assays has been described in this review article.
topic	Antigens leprosy Mycobacterium leprae polymerized chain reaction serology
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Recent laboratory advances in diagnostics and monitoring response to treatment in leprosy

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