Cohort study of the seasonal effect on nasal carriage and the presence of Mycobacterium leprae in an endemic area in the general population M. Lavania, R.P. Turankar, S. Karri, V.S. Chaitanya, U. Sengupta, R.S. Jadhav Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 19, Issue 10, Pages 970-974 (October 2013) DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12087 Copyright © 2013 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Detection of Mycobacterium leprae from nasal swabs targeting the RLEP region. PCR amplification of the RLEP region of Mycobacterium leprae obtained from nasal swabs. PCR product were electrophoresed on 2% agarose gel. Lane NC: negative control. Lanes 1–3: samples. Lane PC: positive control. Lane ladder: 100-bp ladder. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2013 19, 970-974DOI: (10.1111/1469-0691.12087) Copyright © 2013 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions