Utility of immunoglobulin isotypes against LID-1 and NDO-LID for, particularly IgG1, confirming the diagnosis of multibacillary leprosy

BACKGROUND Leprosy remains a health problem in many countries, with difficulties in diagnosis resulting in delayed treatment and more severe disabilities. Antibodies against several Mycobacterium leprae antigens have, however, shown value as diagnostic and/or prognostic markers. OBJECTIVES The ob...

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Main Authors: Pedro Henrique Ferreira Marçal, Lúcia Alves de Oliveira Fraga, Ana Márcia Menezes de Mattos, Laura Menegati, Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho, Roberta Olmo Pinheiro, Euzenir Nunes Sarno, Malcolm S Duthie, Henrique Couto Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2018-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762018000500301&lng=en&tlng=en