Prototype multi-biomarker test for point-of-care leprosy diagnostics

Prototype multi-biomarker test for point-of-care leprosy diagnostics

Summary: To end the decade-long, obstinately stagnant number of new leprosy cases, there is an urgent need for field-applicable diagnostic tools that detect infection with Mycobacterium leprae, leprosy's etiologic agent. Since immunity against M. leprae is characterized by humoral and cellular...

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Main Authors: Anouk van Hooij, Elisa M. Tjon Kon Fat, Danielle de Jong, Marufa Khatun, Santosh Soren, Abu Sufian Chowdhury, Johan Chandra Roy, Khorshed Alam, Jong-Pill Kim, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Annemieke Geluk, Paul L.A.M. Corstjens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:iScience
Subjects:
Diagnostic Technique in Health Technology
Applied Microbiology
Biotechnology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220312037

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