Perfil de marcadores sorolÃgicos, salivares e moleculares de Mycobacterium leprae entre contatos intradomiciliares de pacientes com hansenÃase

Leprosy household contacts are group at high risk of developing the disease. We investigated the presence M. leprae DNA in nasal mucosa and anti-PGL1 serum IgG/IgM and salivary IgA/IgM antibodies from leprosy household contacts (n=135) in two endemic regions, Ceara, Brazil. Good correlation between...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paula Brito e Cabral
Other Authors: Aparecida Tiemi NagÃo Dias
Format: Others
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal do Cearà 2012
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Online Access:http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=9560