Anti-PGL-1 Positivity as a Risk Marker for the Development of Leprosy among Contacts of Leprosy Cases: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
There is no point of care diagnostic test for infection with M. Leprae or for leprosy, although ELISA anti PGL-1 has been considered and sometimes used as a means to identify infection.A systematic review of all cohort studies, which classified healthy leprosy contacts, at entry, according to anti-P...
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Main Authors: | Maria Lucia F Penna (Author), Gerson O Penna (Author), Paula C Iglesias (Author), Sonia Natal (Author), Laura C Rodrigues (Author) |
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2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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