The Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Leprosy providestate-of-the-
art knowledge and evidence on leprosy diagnosis, treatment andprevention based on a …

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 …

Key antigens of Leishmania species identified in the context of host responses in
Leishmania‐exposed individuals from disease‐endemic areas were prioritized for the …

Background More than 200,000 new cases of leprosy were reported by 105 countries in
2011. The disease is a public health problem in Brazil, particularly within high-burden …

Mycobacterium leprae is known to cause leprosy, a neurological and dermatological
disease. In the past 20 years, 16 million leprosy cases have been recorded and more than …

Leprosy remains persistently endemic in several low-or middle income countries.
Transmission is still ongoing as indicated by the unabated rate of leprosy new case …

Diagnosis of bacterial infections (BI) is becoming an increasingly difficult task in clinical
practice due to their high prevalence and frequency, as well as the growth of antibiotic …

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is widely used in biomolecular detection.
However, maintaining the native structure of proteins while obtaining sensitive and …

Leprosy is a disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae (ML) with diverse clinical
manifestations, which are strongly correlated with the host's immune response. Skin lesions …

Background Leprosy diagnosis is mainly based on clinical evaluation, although this
approach is difficult, especially for untrained physicians. We conducted a temporary …