Evaluation of Three Mycobacterium leprae Monoclonal Antibodies in Mucus and Lymph Samples from Ziehl-Neelsen Stain Negative Leprosy Patients and their Household Contacts in an Indian Community

Mucus and lymph smears collected from leprosy patients (9) and their household contacts (44) in the Caño Mochuelo Indian Reservation, Casanare, Colombia, were examined with monoclonal antibodies (MoAb) against Mycobacterium leprae. The individuals studied were: 5 borderline leprosy (BB) patients, 4...

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Hauptverfasser:	Nora Cardona-Castro, Gustavo Ortega-Rodríguez, Piedad Agudelo-Flórez
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1998-07-01
Schriftenreihe:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Schlagworte:	monoclonal antibodies Mycobacterium leprae lymph and mucus samples
Online-Zugang:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000400013
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