@article{6854,
  keywords = {Colony Count, Microbial, Humans, leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae, Skin},
  author = {Porichha D and Bramhne H G and Samal R C},
  title = {BI of patient vs BI of individual sites.},
  abstract = {<p>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.</p>},
  year = {1992},
  journal = {Indian journal of leprosy},
  volume = {64},
  pages = {179-82},
  month = {1992 Apr-Jun},
  issn = {0254-9395},
  language = {eng},
}