BI of patient vs BI of individual sites.
Indian J Lepr
;
1992 Apr-Jun; 64(2): 179-82
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-55507
ABSTRACT
An analysis of 200 skin smear results from multibacillary patients showed that the average bacteriological index (BI) of a patient varied considerably from his site-wise highest BI. The average BI was equal to site wise highest BI only in 17.5% of cases and in the rest, it ranged from 99% to as low as 36% of the highest site-wise BI. In follow-up smears, site-wise consistency of the highest BI was found in 96% of cases. It is suggested that for follow-up purposes, repeating smear from only one such site would be adequate.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Skin
/
Humans
/
Colony Count, Microbial
/
Leprosy
/
Mycobacterium leprae
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Lepr
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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