Peptides Derived from Mycobacterium leprae ML1601c Discriminate between Leprosy Patients and Healthy Endemic Controls

The stable incidence of new leprosy cases suggests that transmission of infection continues despite worldwide implementation of MDT. Thus, specific tools are needed to diagnose early stage Mycobacterium leprae infection, the likely sources of transmission. M. leprae antigens that induce T-cell respo...

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Main Authors: Bobosha, Kidist, van der Ploeg-van Schip, Jolien J., Esquenazi, Danuza A., Guimarães, Marjorie M., Martins, Marcia V., Bekele, Yonas, Fantahun, Yonas, Aseffa, Abraham, Franken, Kees L. M. C., Gismondi, Ronaldo C., Pessolani, Maria C. V., Ottenhoff, Tom H. M., Pereira, Geraldo M. B., Geluk, Annemieke
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3272838/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22363349
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/132049
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