Research Publication

  1. Physical Distance, Genetic Relationship, Age, and Leprosy Classification Are Independent Risk Factors for Leprosy in Contacts of Patients with Leprosy
  2. A study on transmission and a trial of chemoprophylaxis in contacts of leprosy patients: Design, methodology and recruitment findings of COLEP
  3. The combined effect of chemoprophylaxis with single dose rifampicin and immunoprophylaxis with BCG to prevent leprosy in contacts of newly diagnosed leprosy cases: a cluster randomized controlled trial (MALTALEP study)
  4. Patient-related factors predicting the effectiveness of rifampicin chemoprophylaxis in contacts: 6 year follow up of the COLEP cohort in Bangladesh
  5. Clinical manifestations of leprosy after BCG vaccination: Anobservational study in Bangladesh
  6. Clinical manifestations of leprosy after BCG vaccination: An observational study in Bangladesh
  7. Quantitative lateral flow strip assays as User-Friendly Tools To Detect Biomarker Profiles For Leprosy
  8. Longitudinal assessment of anti-PGL-I serology in contacts of leprosy patients in Bangladesh
  9. Field-friendly serological tests for determination of M. leprae-specifc antibodies
  10. BCG and Adverse Events in the Context of Leprosy
  11. Fingerstick test quantifying humoral and cellular biomarkers indicative for M. leprae infection
  12. Meeting report: the Leprosy Research Initiative Spring Meeting
  13. Effectiveness of single-dose rifampicin after BCG vaccination to prevent leprosy in close contacts of patients with newly diagnosed leprosy: A cluster randomized controlled trial
  14. Detection of Mycobacterium leprae DNA in soil: multiple needles in the haystack
  15. Genomic Characterization of Mycobacterium leprae to Explore Transmission Patterns Identifies New Subtype in Bangladesh
  16. Household Contacts of Leprosy Patients in Endemic Areas Display a Specific Innate Immunity Profile
  17. BCG-induced immunity profiles in household contacts of leprosy patients differentiate between protection and disease
  18. In search of biomarkers for leprosy by unraveling the host immune response to Mycobacterium leprae
  19. Patients with skin smear positive leprosy in Bangladesh are the main risk factor for leprosy development: 21-year follow-up in the household contact study (COCOA)
  20. Minimum requirements and optimal testing strategies of a diagnostic test for leprosy as a tool towards zero transmission: A modeling study
  21. Application of new host biomarker profiles in quantitative point-of-care tests facilitates leprosy diagnosis in the field
  22. Factors Influencing Leprosy-Affected People for Migration, Distant Registration and their Effect on Leprosy Services in Bangladesh
  23. Number of people requiring post-exposure prophylaxis to end leprosy: A modeling study