title: Suitability of a skin-smear examination needle for leprosy screening by PCR.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koseki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Narita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial