title: Use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in leprosy research.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Tropical Medicine, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Degrave
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Suffys
mesh_terms: D005821:Genetic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012106:Research