Leprosy epidemiologic studies have been restricted to Mycobacterium leprae DNA detection in nasal and bucal swabs with scarce literature on the peripheral blood, probably due to the difficulty in finding bacilli in this type of sample. We present the first molecular epidemiology study using real time PCR (qPCR) for M. leprae detection and quantification on peripheral blood of 200 leprosy patients and 826 household contacts, associating them with others clinical and laboratorial parameters. The TaqMan® qPCR system was performed with two groups of primers and probes, aiming the following M. leprae genomic regions: 85B antigen and ML0024. The marker 85B presented a low specificity, probably due to the unspecific DNA amplification from ...
DNA samples from blood and nasal swabs of 125 healthy household contacts was submitted to amplificat...
We have searched for Mycobacterium leprae DNA for 36kDa protein in urine using a M. leprae specific ...
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects skin and peripheral nerves and its cl...
AbstractLeprosy epidemiological studies have been restricted to Mycobacterium leprae DNA detection i...
Leprosy is a spectral disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, whose clinical and laboratory diagnosi...
Abstract Background Characterization of the Mycobacterium leprae genome has made possible the develo...
Mycobacterium leprae, the etiologic agent of leprosy, is not cultivable in axenic medium. The quanti...
The Mycobacterium leprae DNA of the samples of tissue fragments and swab pos biopsy conserved in lys...
Recently some studies have used Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique for detection of the Mycob...
The purpose of this study was to apply the technique of molecular biology in nasal secretion sample ...
DNA samples from blood and nasal swabs of 125 healthy household contacts was submitted to amplificat...
Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, obligate intracellular bacillus. Du...
O estudo da detecÃÃo de DNA do M. leprae em secreÃÃo nasal de indivÃduos e as metodologias de genoti...
In leprosy, classic diagnostic tools based on bacillary counts and histopathology have been facing h...
DNA samples from blood and nasal swabs of 125 healthy household contacts was submitted to amplificat...
DNA samples from blood and nasal swabs of 125 healthy household contacts was submitted to amplificat...
We have searched for Mycobacterium leprae DNA for 36kDa protein in urine using a M. leprae specific ...
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects skin and peripheral nerves and its cl...
AbstractLeprosy epidemiological studies have been restricted to Mycobacterium leprae DNA detection i...
Leprosy is a spectral disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, whose clinical and laboratory diagnosi...
Abstract Background Characterization of the Mycobacterium leprae genome has made possible the develo...
Mycobacterium leprae, the etiologic agent of leprosy, is not cultivable in axenic medium. The quanti...
The Mycobacterium leprae DNA of the samples of tissue fragments and swab pos biopsy conserved in lys...
Recently some studies have used Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique for detection of the Mycob...
The purpose of this study was to apply the technique of molecular biology in nasal secretion sample ...
DNA samples from blood and nasal swabs of 125 healthy household contacts was submitted to amplificat...
Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, obligate intracellular bacillus. Du...
O estudo da detecÃÃo de DNA do M. leprae em secreÃÃo nasal de indivÃduos e as metodologias de genoti...
In leprosy, classic diagnostic tools based on bacillary counts and histopathology have been facing h...
DNA samples from blood and nasal swabs of 125 healthy household contacts was submitted to amplificat...
DNA samples from blood and nasal swabs of 125 healthy household contacts was submitted to amplificat...
We have searched for Mycobacterium leprae DNA for 36kDa protein in urine using a M. leprae specific ...
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects skin and peripheral nerves and its cl...