Performance of serological tests PGL1 and NDO-LID in the diagnosis of leprosy in a reference Center in Brazil.
André Luiz LeturiondoAriani Batista NoronhaMonik Oney Oliveira do NascimentoCynthia de Oliveira FerreiraFabíola da Costa RodriguesMilton Ozório MoraesCarolina TalhariPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
The tests showed limited capacity in the diagnosis of the disease, however, the high negative predictive value of the tests indicates a greater chance of true negatives in this group favoring exclusion of leprosy. This characteristic of the ML flow test is important in aiding clinical Diagnosis, especially in a region endemic to the disease and with other confounding skin conditions.
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