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Diagnosing leprosy: revisiting the role of the slit‐skin smear with critical analysis of the applicability of polymerase chain reaction in diagnosis

21 Nov 2011

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BACKGROUND: Diagnosing leprosy is challenging, especially in early-stage cases, and the need for a sensitive diagnostic tool is urgent. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) holds promise as a simple and sensitive diagnostic tool, but its usefulness in the Indian context requires further evaluation. Slit-skin smear (SSS) remains the conventional method of leprosy detection. Hence, this study was undertaken to evaluate...

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PMID: 22097999
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.04994.x

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