@article{720,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Antibodies, Bacterial, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin M, Indonesia, Infant, Latex Fixation Tests, leprosy, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Mycobacterium leprae, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Suburban Health},
  author = {Hatta M and Izumi S and Klatser P R},
  title = {Evaluation of the Mycobacterium leprae particle agglutination (MLPA) test as a tool in the epidemiology of leprosy in high prevalence village in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.},
  abstract = {<p>This study reports on the usefulness of an IgM phenolic glycolipid-1 (PGL-1) Mycobacterium leprae particle agglutination (MLPA) test for serodiagnosis of leprosy in a prospective longitudinal community survey in a high prevalence village in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, IgM PGL-1 MLPA has simple and limited value as a screening method for detection of transmission of leprosy in the community. Many normal persons in the community in a high prevalence area had increased IgM anti PGL-1 antibodies, presumably as a consequence of early subclinical infection. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that the MLPA test can only reliably detect anti-PGL-1 antibodies in the community and may be useful for follow-up study of subclinical infection of leprosy among individuals living the an endemic area.</p>},
  year = {1995},
  journal = {The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health},
  volume = {26},
  pages = {631-5},
  month = {1995 Dec},
  issn = {0125-1562},
  language = {eng},
}