Identifying Leprosy and Those at Risk of Developing Leprosy by Detection of Antibodies against LID-1 and LID-NDO.

• Main Authors: Francianne M Amorim (Author), Maurício L Nobre (Author), Leonardo C Ferreira (Author), Larissa S Nascimento (Author), Alesson M Miranda (Author), Glória R G Monteiro (Author), Kathryn M Dupnik (Author), Malcolm S Duthie (Author), Steven G Reed (Author), Selma M B Jeronimo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae infection and remains a major public health problem in many areas of the world. Challenges to its timely diagnosis result in delay in treatment, which is usually associated with severe disability. Although phenolic glycolipid (PGL)-I has been reported as aux...