%0 Journal Article %K Adolescent %K Adult %K Aged %K Antibodies, Bacterial %K Antigens, Bacterial %K Child %K Female %K Glycolipids %K Humans %K leprosy %K Male %K Middle Aged %K Mycobacterium leprae %K polymerase chain reaction %K RNA, Bacterial %K RNA, Ribosomal, 16S %K Sensitivity and Specificity %K Young Adult %B The Journal of dermatology %D 2009 %G eng %N 5 %P 269-76 %R 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00637.x %T Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction-based detection of Mycobacterium leprae for the diagnosis of leprosy. %V 36 %1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19382997?dopt=Abstract %8 2009 May