Identification of serological biomarkers of infection, disease progression and treatment efficacy for leprosy

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 107, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 79-89

  Spencer, John S ^a   Duthie, Malcolm S ^b   Geluk, Annemieke ^c   Balagon, Marivic F ^d   Kim, Hee Jin ^a   Wheat, William H ^a   Chatterjee, Delphi ^a   Jackson, Mary ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Kurihara, Jade N ^a   Maghanoy, Armi ^d   Mallari, Irene ^d   Saunderson, Paul ^d   Brennan, Patrick J ^a   Dockrell, Hazel M ^e  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Leonard Wood Memorial Center for Leprosy Research Philippines   (Philippines)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Household contacts; Leprosy; Recombinant proteins; Serology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCOLIPID; LIPOARABINOMANNAN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PHENOLIC GLYCOLIPID I, MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GLYCOLIPIDS; HUMANS; LEPROSY; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE;

EID: 84871495234     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000900014     Document Type: Article

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