IgM immunoglobulins reacting with the phenolic glycolipid-1 antigen from Mycobacterium leprae in sera of leprosy patients and their contacts
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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85(2): 191-4, abr.-jun. 1990. tab
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RESUMO
For the first time in Brazil it was investigated the occurrence of IgM anti-PGL-1 in the sera of household contacts of leprozy patients using the ELISA methodology. The sera of the multipatients. It was observed a high subclinical infection incidence among household contacts (19.4%). The percentage of leprosy development was 5% (1/21) among the seropositive contact group. This finding suggests that serology could be useful as prognostic test, but for better definition is necessary to tet a population from endemic area for long period time
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Asunto principal:
Inmunoglobulina M
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Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática
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Lepra
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Mycobacterium leprae
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Antígenos Bacterianos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Niño
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
1990
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