%0 Journal Article %K Adolescent %K Adult %K Aged %K Aged, 80 and over %K Biopsy %K Cross-Sectional Studies %K Female %K Humans %K leprosy %K Male %K Middle Aged %K Mycobacterium leprae %K polymerase chain reaction %K Sensitivity and Specificity %K Young Adult %B International journal of dermatology %C Oxford %D 2011 %G eng %I Blackwell Science : International Society of Dermatology %N 12 %P 1522-7 %R 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.04994.x %T Diagnosing leprosy: revisiting the role of the slit-skin smear with critical analysis of the applicability of polymerase chain reaction in diagnosis. %V 50 %1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22097999?dopt=Abstract %2 UK %$ http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.04994.x %8 2011 Dec