TY - JOUR
KW - Antigens, Bacterial
KW - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
KW - Glycolipids
KW - Humans
KW - Immunoglobulin M
KW - leprosy
KW - Longitudinal studies
KW - Mycobacterium leprae
KW - Papua New Guinea
KW - Prospective Studies
KW - Rural Population
AU - Baumgart K
AU - Britton W
AU - Basten A
AU - Bagshawe A
AB - <p>This study reports on the usefulness of an IgM phenolic glycolipid 1 (PGL-1) ELISA for serodiagnosis of leprosy in the first year of a prospective longitudinal community survey in a high (8.8%) prevalence village in Papua New Guinea. The IgM PGL-1 ELISA had limited value as a screening method for detection of new cases. Many normal persons, particularly children, had elevated IgM anti-PGL-1 antibodies, presumably a consequence of early subclinical infection.</p>
BT - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3332501?dopt=Abstract
DA - 1987
DO - 10.1016/0035-9203(87)90388-9
IS - 6
J2 - Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg.
LA - eng
N2 - <p>This study reports on the usefulness of an IgM phenolic glycolipid 1 (PGL-1) ELISA for serodiagnosis of leprosy in the first year of a prospective longitudinal community survey in a high (8.8%) prevalence village in Papua New Guinea. The IgM PGL-1 ELISA had limited value as a screening method for detection of new cases. Many normal persons, particularly children, had elevated IgM anti-PGL-1 antibodies, presumably a consequence of early subclinical infection.</p>
PY - 1987
SP - 1030
EP - 2
T2 - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
TI - Use of phenolic glycolipid 1 for serodiagnosis of leprosy in a high prevalence village in Papua New Guinea.
VL - 81
SN - 0035-9203
ER -