Clinical indications for PCR and serum anti phenolic glycolipid (PGL) -1 Ab test?

Leprosy Mailing List –  March 13^th, 2011

Ref:   Clinical indications for PCR and serum anti phenolic glycolipid (PGL) -1 Ab test?

From:  Burdick A E., Miami , Florida , USA

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Dear Dr. Ishii,

Thank you very much for your message about laboratory tests in leprosy in Japan dated LML March 12^th 2011.  I am interested to learn the clinical situations when you use PCR and the serum anti-PGL-1 Ab test?  At the Miami Hansen's Disease Program, we use slit-smear examination and rarely PCR; never lepromin.

I am presenting the lecture "Leprosy in 2011" at the American Academy of Dermatology Summer 2011 meeting and I would like to include information on the use of antibody testing in special clinical cases.

Regards,

Anne E. Burdick, MD, MPH
Medical Director, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Hansen's Disease Program
Professor of Dermatology
Associate Dean for TeleHealth and Clinical Outreach
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
1150 NW 14th Street , Room 206 (R-350)
Miami , Florida 33136 , USA