RLEP LAMP for the laboratory confirmation of leprosy: towards a point-of-care test

Abstract Background Nucleic acid-based amplification tests (NAAT), above all (q)PCR, have been applied for the detection of Mycobacterium leprae in leprosy cases and household contacts with subclinical infection. However, their application in the field poses a range of technical challenges. Loop-med...

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Main Authors: Malkin Saar, Marcus Beissner, Fatih Gültekin, Issaka Maman, Karl-Heinz Herbinger, Gisela Bretzel
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: BMC 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/51ac95916c7c4962a68caa0178e6a95b
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