Suitability of a skin-smear examination needle for leprosy screening by PCR

Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis. 1992 Dec;60(4):658-9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Leprosy / diagnosis*
  • Mycobacterium leprae / genetics
  • Mycobacterium leprae / isolation & purification*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Skin / microbiology

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial