01124nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653001200066653003600078653002500114653003000139653003200169100001200201700001500213700001500228700001300243245007000256300001000326490000700336520052500343022001400868       2006                            d  c2006 Sep10aHumans10aleprosy10aMolecular Diagnostic Techniques10aMycobacterium leprae10apolymerase chain reaction10aSensitivity and Specificity1 aIshii N1 aNakanaga K1 aMatsuoka M1 aSuzuki K00a[Current practice of genetic diagnosis for Mycobacterium leprae].  a261-40 v753 a<p>Laboratory tests necessary for the diagnosis of leprosy have not been well introduced in general hospitals and clinical laboratories. Therefore, several tests have been performed in Leprosy Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases since July, 1997, as a part of administrative examinations (tests done by request of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). These examinations include histopathology, serum antibody titers (anti-PGL-I antibody), PCR test and bioactivity of anti-bacterial agents.</p>  a1342-3681