Till 2010, several countries have declared less than one leprosy patient among population
of 10,000 and themselves feeling as eliminated from leprosy cases. However, new leprosy …

The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the studies that evaluated the sensitivity
and specificity of serologic tests using recombinant protein antigens from Mycobacterium …

This is a serial study. In this series we have established 12 methods for the early serological
diagnosis of leprosy, including the FLA-ABS test, ELISAs with artificial products (ND-O-, ND …

This article is a compilation of our findings recorded in the recent past where we have
investigated the serological performance of Mycobacterium leprae antigens like-serine-rich …

The diagnosis if leprosy is difficult, as it requires clinical expertise and sensitive laboratory
tests. In this study, we develop a serological test for leprosy by using bioinformatics tools to …

Introduction: Despite the effectiveness of multidrug therapy, leprosy still represents a
significant global health problem: transmission of Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) is not …

Leprosy can be a devastating chronic infection that causes nerve function impairment and
associated disfigurement. Despite the recent reduction in the number of registered …

In addition to multidrug therapy, elimination of leprosy requires improved diagnostic
methods. Using a comparative genomics approach, 17 potential protein antigens (MLP) that …

Although prevalence of leprosy is considerably reduced, the unabated emergence of about
300,000 cases worldwide indicates that the source of infection and transmission are not …

A comparative assessment of three serological methods for leprosy diagnosis (the
fluorescent leprosy antibody absorption [FLA-ABS] test, the Mycobacterium leprae soluble …