Evaluation of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) with Slit Skin Smear Examination (SSS) to Confirm Clinical Diagnosis of Leprosy in Eastern Nepal.

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Shraddha Siwakoti (Συγγραφέας), Keshav Rai (Συγγραφέας), Narayan Raj Bhattarai (Συγγραφέας), Sudha Agarwal (Συγγραφέας), Basudha Khanal (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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BACKGROUND:Detection of Mycobacterium leprae in slit skin smear (SSS) is a gold standard technique for the leprosy diagnosis. Over recent years, molecular diagnosis by using PCR has been increasingly used as an alternative for its diagnosis due to its higher sensitivity. This study was carried out f...