Specific serological diagnosis of leprosy with a recombinant Mycobacterium leprae protein purified from a rapidly growing mycobacterial host.
In this report we demonstrate the utility of an monoclonal antibody inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on the Mycobacterium leprae 35-kDa protein, purified from the rapidly growing host Mycobacterium smegmatis, for the serodiagnosis of multibacillary leprosy. The assay proved highly specific (97.5%) and sensitive (90%) and compared favorably with two other established methods routinely utilized for leprosy serodiagnosis.
Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. jtriccas@pasteur.fr
J A
JA
Triccas
P W
PW
Roche
W J
WJ
Britton
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000276:immunology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D011994:Recombinant Proteins