Open AccessRecent laboratory advances in diagnostics and monitoring response to treatment in leprosy
Author(s) -
Utpal Sengupta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_260_18
Subject(s) - leprosy , medicine , subclinical infection , mycobacterium leprae , intensive care medicine , standardization , diagnostic test , immunology , pathology , pediatrics , political science , law
The present review briefly summarizes the highlights of the recent advances in Mycobacterium leprae -specific tests for early diagnosis of leprosy. In addition to establishing the diagnosis of clinical cases of leprosy, these tests have also been used to detect subclinical infections in endemic population. Several attempts have been made from 1980 onward for standardization of specific diagnostic assays for early detection of leprosy. Brief account about the development and use of these assays has been described in this review article.