Host immune responses induced by specific Mycobacterium leprae antigens in an overnight whole-blood assay correlate with the diagnosis of paucibacillary leprosy patients in China.

• Հիմնական հեղինակներ: Xiaohua Chen (Հեղինակ), Yuan-Gang You (Հեղինակ), You-Hua Yuan (Հեղինակ), Lian C Yuan (Հեղինակ), Yan Wen (Հեղինակ)
• Ձևաչափ: Գիրք
• Հրապարակվել է: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Խորագրեր: article
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BACKGROUND:Leprosy, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affects over 200,000 people annually worldwide and remains endemic in the ethnically diverse, mountainous and underdeveloped southwestern provinces of China. Delayed diagnosis of leprosy persists in China, thus, additional knowledge to support earl...