
Application of Mycobacterium Leprae-specific cellular and serological tests for the differential diagnosis of leprosy from confounding dermatoses
Keywords: AUC, area under the curve; BI, bacterial indices; BSA, bovine serum albumin; CMI, cell mediated immunity; EC, healthy endemic controls; IFNγ, interferon gamma; IGRA, interferon gamma release assay; LID-1, leprosy IDRI Diagnostic-1; MB, multibacillary; MDT