Detection of anti-M. leprae antibodies in children in leprosy-endemic areas: A systematic review.

Louise PierneefAnouk van HooijAnneke T TaalRaisa RumbautMauricio Lisboa NobreWim H van BrakelAnnemieke Geluk

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)

Quantitative anti-PGL-I serology in young children holds promise as a screening test to assess M. leprae infection and may be applied as a proxy for transmission and thereby as a means to monitor the effect of (prophylactic) interventions on the route to leprosy elimination.

Keyphrases

young adults
physical activity
high resolution
big data
mass spectrometry
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