01469nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653002800080653001100108653001100119653001300130653001200143653000900155653001600164653002600180100001700206700001500223700001700238700001700255700001500272700001300287700001300300245010300313300001000416490000600426520069700432022001401129       1982                            d  c1982 Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aCross-Sectional Studies10aFemale10aHumans10aLepromin10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSocioeconomic Factors1 aProença N G1 aFarias L R1 aKliemann T A1 aMartinez E W1 aKarazawa E1 aGuedes M1 aMimica I00a[Comparative study of the lepromin reaction performed on medical students and on a control group].  a78-830 v73 a<p>The lepromin test was studied in 64 medical students and in a control group consisted of 40 patients from the orthopedic clinic. Both groups matched with respect to age and sex, but differed with regard to socio-economical conditions. The Fernandez reaction showed low frequency of positive results in both groups: 10% in the first group and 5,6% in the second one. This difference was not significant. The Mitsuda reaction showed high frequency of positive results: 98,4% in the medical students and 85,0% in the control group. This difference was significant. The authors discuss the factors that might have caused the high positivity of the lepromin test among the medical students.</p>  a0100-3283