ELISA & lepromin skin tests in household contacts of leprosy patients.
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-19108
ABSTRACT
A total of 438 household contacts of leprosy patients and 228 non-contacts were studied for anti-PGL-I antibodies and cell mediated immune response to Mycobacterium leprae using ELISA and lepromin tests. The contacts showed relatively higher positivity to ELISA (29.4%) and lepromin (70.5%) as compared to non-contacts who showed 9.6 and 57 per cent positivity. In contacts as well as non-contacts the seropositivity was not found to be influenced by age and sex. However, seropositivity was higher (39.7%) in the contacts of patients with multibacillary leprosy as compared to contacts (27.7%) of patients with paucibacillary leprosy.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Imunoglobulina M
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Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Adolescente
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Adulto
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Imunidade Celular
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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