The prevalence of IgG antibodies against Mycobacterium leprae recombinant culture filtrate
protein-10 (rCFP-10) was investigated in serum samples from 56 leprosy patients, 15 …

Aims: The study was aimed to evaluate the Mycobacterium leprae recombinant early
secreted antigenic target‐6 (rESAT‐6) for its serological performance in leprosy patients …

Current prevention methods for the transmission of Mycobacterium leprae, the causative
agent of leprosy, are inadequate as suggested by the rate of new leprosy cases reported …

ABSTRACT Culture filtrate protein 10 (CFP-10) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a well-
characterized immunodominant 10-kDa protein antigen known to elicit a very potent early …

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 …

This study evaluated serological heterogeneity among assays used in serodiagnosis of
leprosy, including those based on PGL-I, 45 kDa antigen, ESAT-6 and CFP-10. Also, the …

The 35kDa antigen of Mycobacterium leprae is a membrane component that contains both B
and T-cell stimulating epitopes. Monoclonal antibodies, primarily specific to M. leprae, have …

To THE EDITOR huq1an pathogens to have been described, but the impossibility of its
cultivation in vitr {) has impeded the isolation and characterization of its various antigenic …

In this study the IgG subclass antibodies to sonicated preparations of Mycobacterium leprae
(leprosin A) and BCG (BCG-S) as well as to purified recombinant 65 kDa protein of M. leprae …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Tissue specimens. Eighteen biopsies were taken from leprosy
cases attending the clinic in the Central JALMA Institute for Leprosy, Taj Ganj, Agra, India …