Rapid test for Mycobacterium leprae infection: a practical tool for leprosy
Louise Pierneef, Anouk van Hooij, Danielle de Jong, Gaby Wassenaar, Els Verhard, Elisa Tjon Kon Fat, Nadine Engel, Marufa Khatun, Santosh Soren, Abu Sufian Chowdhury, Colette van Hees, Paul Corstjens, Annemieke Geluk · 2024
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Louise Pierneef and co-authors assess, in a 2024 study, a rapid fingerstick test for leprosy germ infection. Finding infection early lets teams give preventive drugs, which cuts spread and nerve harm. No standard test for silent infection is in wide use, so control programs fly partly blind.
The test reads antibodies against a germ-specific fat sugar in a drop of blood. Glow particles give an exact count without reader bias. The final version was checked on serum and fingerstick blood from leprosy patients and from people with like diseases, such as tuberculosis. A built-in control watches test quality and sets the level scale. A handy, exact field test could reshape leprosy control in endemic regions.
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| CREATOR | Louise Pierneef, Anouk van Hooij, Danielle de Jong, Gaby Wassenaar, Els Verhard, Elisa Tjon Kon Fat, Nadine Engel, Marufa Khatun, Santosh Soren, Abu Sufian Chowdhury, Colette van Hees, Paul Corstjens, Annemieke Geluk |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |