01463nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653002100080653001100101653001100112653003000123653001000153653001100163653001300174653001200187653000900199653001400208653001700222100001100239700001600250700001300266245013300279300001200412490000700424050003200431520066000463022001401123       1980                            d  c1980 Jul10aAdolescent10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aFemale10aHumans10aHypersensitivity, Delayed10aIndia10aInfant10aLepromin10aleprosy10aMale10aPrognosis10aTime Factors1 aRamu G1 aDwivedi M P1 aIyer C G00aA study of lepromin reaction in child contacts of leprosy patients and non contact children in Chengalpattu District Tamil Nadu.  a390-4040 v52  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>In this study early lepromin reaction has been used to detect delayed hypersensitivity reaction to a prior infection with M. leprae, recent studies indicate that a certain number of contacts who develop sub-clinical infection remain anergic to the lepromin test. This is indicated by the Fluorescent leprosy antibody absorption (FLA-ABS) test of Abe (1979) which detects antibodies in the sera of infected individuals. Correlation of this serological test with lepromin response in contacts is in progress in the CJIL, Agra. These anergic contacts are likely to be susceptible to leprosy, a finding which would help in taking prophylactic measures.</p>  a0024-1024