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Factors contributing to delay in diagnosis and start of treatment of leprosy: analysis of help-seeking narratives from a community study in Dang district

Subedi M, Engelbrektsson U. Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology. 2018;
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Minimum requirements and optimal testing strategies of a diagnostic test for leprosy as a tool towards zero transmission: A modeling study.

Blok DJ, Vlas SJ, Geluk A, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2018; 12 (5) : e0006529.
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Correlates of immune exacerbations in leprosy.

Geluk A. Seminars in immunology. 2018;
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Longitudinal assessment of anti-PGL-I serology in contacts of leprosy patients in Bangladesh.

Richardus R, Zwet K, Hooij A, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2017; 11 (12) : e0006083.
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Field-friendly serological tests for determination of M. leprae-specific antibodies.

Hooij A, Kon Fat ET, Eeden S, et al. Scientific reports. 2017; 7 (1) : 8868.
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Need for, and acceptability of, rapid diagnostic tests that can facilitate the diagnosis of leprosy.

Duthie M, Orcullo FM, Maghanoy AA, et al. Leprosy review. 2016; 87 (2) : 158-70.
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Comparative evaluation of antibody detection tests to facilitate the diagnosis of multibacillary leprosy.

Duthie M, Orcullo FM, Abbelana J, et al. Applied microbiology and biotechnology. 2016;

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Leprosy diagnostic test development as a prerequisite towards elimination: Requirements from the user's perspective.

Roset Bahmanyar E, Smith WC, Brennan PJ, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2016; 10 (2) : e0004331.
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Quantitative lateral flow strip assays as User-Friendly Tools To Detect Biomarker Profiles For Leprosy.

Hooij A, Kon Fat ET, Richardus R, et al. Scientific reports. 2016;
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New biomarkers with relevance to leprosy diagnosis applicable in areas hyperendemic for leprosy.

Geluk A, Bobosha K, Ploeg-van Schip JJ, et al. American Association of Immunologists. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 2012; 188 (10) : 4782-91.
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Peptides Derived from Mycobacterium leprae ML1601c Discriminate between Leprosy Patients and Healthy Endemic Controls.

Bobosha K, Ploeg-van Schip JJ, Esquenazi D, et al. Hindawi Pub. Corp.. Journal of tropical medicine. 2012;
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Mycobacterium leprae virulence-associated peptides are indicators of exposure to M. leprae in Brazil, Ethiopia and Nepal.

Bobosha K, Tang ST, Ploeg-van Schip JJ, et al. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 2012;
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Immunogenicity of Mycobacterium leprae unique antigens in leprosy endemic populations in Asia and Africa.

Bobosha K, Ploeg-van Schip JJ, Zewdie M, et al. LEPRA Health in Action. Leprosy review. 2011; 82 (4) : 445-58.
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