00911nas a2200133   4500000000100000008004100001100001500042245009500057856005800152300001200210490000700222520053400229022001400763       2019                            d1 aSengupta U00aRecent laboratory advances in diagnostics and monitoring response to treatment in leprosy.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6434766/  a106-1140 v103 a<p>The present review briefly summarizes the highlights of the recent advances in -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.</p>
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