Can anti-PGL-I antibody isotypes differentiate leprosy contacts and leprosy patients?
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DOI: 10.1080/20477724.2021.2021045
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background Serological tests for antibody measurement in leprosy have a series of limitations in discriminating contacts and patients. The present paper intends to evaluate if association of more than one antibody isotype in serum… read more here.
Keywords: anti pgl; antibody isotypes; leprosy contacts; contacts leprosy ... See more keywords
Serological IgM antibody profile of M. Leprae PGL-1 and characteristics of leprosy contacts from an endemic area in East Java, Indonesia
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DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2023.2581
Abstract: Background: Indonesia has the third-highest leprosy prevalence, and the transmission continues. Objectives: the present study aimed to describe some of the characteristics of leprosy contacts, such as the profile of the serological antibody IgM anti-PGL-1,… read more here.
Keywords: endemic area; characteristics leprosy; contacts endemic; leprosy contacts ... See more keywords