In leprosy, classic diagnostic tools based on bacillary counts and histopathology have been
facing hurdles, especially in distinguishing latent infection from active disease and …

Mycobacterium leprae, the causative agent of leprosy, is still actively transmitted in endemic
areas reflected by the fairly stable number of new cases detected each year. Recognizing …

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by
Mycobacterium leprae in which susceptibility to the mycobacteria and its clinical …

Household contacts of leprosy patients are the group with the highest risk of developing the
disease, and although many risk or prevention factors have been identified, they have not …

Leprosy is a curable disease with well-defined etiology, but lacks better diagnostic tools,
preventive and therapeutic strategies. The continued application of the Ridley–Jopling …

Leprosy is not eradicable with currently available diagnostics or interventions, as evidenced
by its stable incidence. Early diagnosis of Mycobacterium leprae infection should therefore …

Mycobacterium leprae causes endemic disease leprosy which becomes chronic if not
treated timely. To expedite this 'timely diagnosis', and that also at an early stage, here an …

ABSTRACT A simple serodiagnostic test based on the Mycobacterium leprae-specific
phenolic glycolipid I (PGL-I), for individuals with leprosy is nearly universally positive in …

Background Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae that
can manifest a wide variety of immunological and clinical outcomes ranging from potent …

Although leprosy is curable with drug treatment, the identification of biomarkers of infection,
disease progression and treatment efficacy would greatly help to reduce the overall …