ReviewTropical medicine and infectious disease2018
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) as a Potential Point of Care Laboratory Test for Leprosy Diagnosis-A Systematic Review.
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Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative analysis of the leprosy detection rate regarding its clinical spectrum through PCR using theFrontiers in microbiology · 2024Pooled it
- Accuracy of Ultrasound-Guided Ulnar Perineural Subcutaneous Aspirate for the Diagnosis and Control of Leprosy: Protocol for a Prospective Diagnostic Evaluation Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Accuracy of the qPCR method in intradermal scraping samples from individuals with suspected leprosy in a Brazilian macroregion.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Robust contact tracing and screening needed for leprosy control and protection of vulnerable children.Iranian journal of microbiology · 2024Article
- qPCR detection ofFrontiers in molecular biosciences · 2024Article
- Highly sensitive and rapid determination of Mycobacterium leprae based on real-time multiple cross displacement amplification.BMC microbiology · 2023Article
- Leprosy in an Adopted Woman Diagnosed by Molecular Tools: A Case Report from a Non-Endemic Area.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- ELISA Test Based on the Phenolic Glycolipid-I (PGL-I) ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Development and validation of a multiplex real-time qPCR assay using GMP-grade reagents for leprosy diagnosis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- RLEP LAMP for the laboratory confirmation of leprosy: towards a point-of-care test.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Leprosy incidence and risk estimates in a 33-year contact cohort of leprosy patients.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Novel Diagnostics for Kaposi Sarcoma and Other Skin Diseases in Resource-Limited Settings.Dermatologic clinics · 2021Review
- Skin Disease in the Tropics and the Lessons that can be Learned from Leprosy and Other Neglected Diseases.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2020Article
- Develop and Field Evolution of Single Tube Nested PCR, SYBRGreen PCR Methods, for the Diagnosis of Leprosy in Paraffin-embedded Formalin Fixed Tissues in Yunnan Province, a Hyper endemic Area of Leprosy in China.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- Development and evaluation of a droplet digital PCR assay for the diagnosis of paucibacillary leprosy in skin biopsy specimens.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- Symmetrical Centrofacial Erythematous Plaques and Papules: A Clinicopathological Challenge.Indian dermatology online journalArticle
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by
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