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Chapter and Conference Paper
Serological Survey of Leprosy Using a Monoclonal Antibody-Based Immunoassay and Phenolic Glycolipid ELISA
The present global estimate of leprosy patients is 11.5 million (21), one- fourth of whom live in India (6). The spread of infection can be arrested effectively by diagnosis and treatment of infectious subject...
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Coupling of proteins to liposomes and their role in understanding delayed type of hypersensitivity in human and mice
Liposome-coupled lepromin was found to elicit a 3-week skin reaction in leprosy patients similar to that elicited by wholeMycobacterium leprae. The present study suggests that the presentation of antigens in a sp...
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Efforts in diagnosing early leprosy using serological techniques
Skin scra**s obtained from the lesions of leprosy patients of all types showed 96 % positivity to the serum antibody competition test using monoclonal antibody (ML04)to 35 kDa antigen of Mycobacterium leprae. ...
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Serodiagnostic tests for leprosy
All of the specific serodiagnostic tests developed by now only are able to detect advanced stages of the disease. None of these tests can efficiently diagnose leprosy at a ver, early stage of the disease inclu...
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Increased Serum Circulatory Levels of Interleukin 17F in Type 1 Reactions of Leprosy
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae affecting mainly skin and peripheral nerves. Acute inflammatory episodes in the borderline immunological spectrum of the disease cause severe...