01300nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653001800074653001000092653001100102653001200113653001100125653000900136653001200145653000900157653001600166653002500182653000900207100001100216700001200227700001400239700001200253245008100265300001000346490000700356050003200363520055300395022001400948       1980                            d  c1980 Oct10aAdult10aAged10aEar, External10aElbow10aFemale10aFingers10aHumans10aKnee10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aMycobacterium leprae10aSkin1 aKaur S1 aKumar B1 aDarshan H1 aSingh S00aChoice of skin slit smears for study of bacterial and morphological indices.  a540-70 v52  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Skin slit smears of 46 patients of lepromatous leprosy (16 untreated, 30 long treated) were studied from ear lobules, fingers, elbows and knees. In untreated patients ear lobules gave highest BI, as compared to other sites. MI from ear lobules was higher than elbows and knees but slightly lower than that from fingers. In treated patients sites other than ear lobules yielded solid staining bacilli more frequently. Multiple sites and especially peripheral sites are recommended for study of skin slit smears to discover persistent bacilli.</p>  a0024-1024