A spot test for detection of antibodies to phenolic glycolipid I
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Prevalence of IgM antibodies to phenolic glycolipid I among household contacts and controls in Korea and the Philippines.
Phenolic glycolipid I (PGL-I) is a Mycobacterium leprae-specific antigen and the antibodies to the antigen may suggest an M. leprae infection. To compare the M. leprae transmission among the populations, we compared the prevalence of anti-PGL-I IgM antibodies among household contacts and controls between Korea and the Philippines. In Korea (prevalence of leprosy--0.04: 1000), the prevalence of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Leprosy Review
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0305-7518
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19850021