title: [Detection of Mycobacterium leprae with the use of the polymerase chain reaction].
abstract: The review deals with the problem of the detection of the causative agent of lepra in different biological samples with the use of polymerase chain reaction. Special attention is drawn to the characterization of the specificity and sensitivity of different target areas of M. leprae DNA.
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Saroiants
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017931:DNA Primers; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers