Evaluation of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) with Slit Skin Smear Examination (SSS) to Confirm Clinical Diagnosis of Leprosy in Eastern Nepal

• Shraddha Siwakoti ,

  * E-mail: shraddha.siwakoti@bpkihs.edu

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7375-4810

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• Keshav Rai,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

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• Narayan Raj Bhattarai,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

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• Sudha Agarwal,

  Affiliation Department of Dermatology and STD, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

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• Basudha Khanal

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

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