TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Antibodies, Bacterial
KW - Antigen-Antibody Reactions
KW - Contact Tracing
KW - Evaluation Studies as Topic
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Mycobacterium leprae
AU - Singh N B
AU - Bhatnagar S
AU - Choudhary A
AU - Gupta H P
AU - Kaul S M
AB - <p>A comparative evaluation of diversified antigens in ELISA has been made for detection of M. leprae antibodies in the sera of leprosy patients and their contacts. Out of the four antigens, namely M. leprae sonicate (ML), phenolic glycolipid I (PGL-1), M. habana sonicate (MH) and its arabinomannan (AM), the cross reactive antigens (MH,AM) have comparatively detected more number of leprosy cases. Homologous antigens (ML, PGL-1) have lower detection level. Use of MH and AM for detection of mycobacterial antibodies have been discussed and advocated for epidemiological studies of leprosy/tuberculosis.</p>
BT - Indian journal of experimental biology
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7959924?dopt=Abstract
DA - 1994 Jul
IS - 7
J2 - Indian J. Exp. Biol.
LA - eng
N2 - <p>A comparative evaluation of diversified antigens in ELISA has been made for detection of M. leprae antibodies in the sera of leprosy patients and their contacts. Out of the four antigens, namely M. leprae sonicate (ML), phenolic glycolipid I (PGL-1), M. habana sonicate (MH) and its arabinomannan (AM), the cross reactive antigens (MH,AM) have comparatively detected more number of leprosy cases. Homologous antigens (ML, PGL-1) have lower detection level. Use of MH and AM for detection of mycobacterial antibodies have been discussed and advocated for epidemiological studies of leprosy/tuberculosis.</p>
PY - 1994
SP - 478
EP - 81
T2 - Indian journal of experimental biology
TI - Evaluation of diversified antigens for detection of Mycobacterium leprae antibodies from leprosy patients and contacts.
VL - 32
SN - 0019-5189
ER -