The challenge of producing skin test antigens with minimal resources suitable for human application against a neglected tropical disease; leprosy.

• Үндсэн зохиолчид: Becky L Rivoire (Зохиогч), Stephen TerLouw (Зохиогч), Nathan A Groathouse (Зохиогч), Patrick J Brennan (Зохиогч)
• Формат: Ном
• Хэвлэсэн: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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True incidence of leprosy and its impact on transmission will not be understood until a tool is available to measure pre-symptomatic infection. Diagnosis of leprosy disease is currently based on clinical symptoms, which on average take 3-10 years to manifest. The fact that incidence, as defined by n...