Abstract:Background & Objective: This cross sectional study was carried out to assess the diagnostic value of PCR in different forms of leprosy. For the detection of Mycobacterium leprae, DNA amplification by polymerase chain reaction of a 531-bp fragment of the Mycobacterium leprae specific gene encoding the 36 kDA antigen.
Methodology: It was done on different clinical specimens (slit smear of skin, ear lobule smear and nasal smear) from 50 leprosy patients attending the Leprosy Hospital, Mohakhali, Dhaka. … Show more
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