Detection of Mycobacterium leprae infection employing a combinatorial approach of anti-45 kDa and modified anti-PGL-I antibody detection assays

J Med Microbiol. 2007 Aug;56(Pt 8):1129-1130. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.47219-0.

Authors

Om Parkash¹, Ajay Kumar², Richa Pandey¹, Kees L M C Franken³, Tom H M Ottenhoff³

Affiliations

¹ National JALMA Institute for Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, TajGanj, Agra 1, India.
² Department of Biomedical Sciences, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, UP, India.
³ Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion and Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands.

PMID: 17644727
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47219-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
Antigens, Bacterial / chemistry
Antigens, Bacterial / immunology*
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
Glycolipids / immunology*
Humans
Leprosy / blood
Leprosy / diagnosis*
Molecular Weight
Mycobacterium leprae / immunology*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Serologic Tests / methods*
Temperature

Substances

Antibodies, Bacterial
Antigens, Bacterial
Glycolipids
phenolic glycolipid I, Mycobacterium leprae