01377nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002400055653003100079653003800110653001200148653001100160653001200171653003100183653000900214100001600223700001200239700001400251700001200265245017900277300001000456490000700466520062400473022001401097       1996                            d  c1996 Jul10aAgglutination Tests10aBacteriological Techniques10aEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay10aGelatin10aHumans10aleprosy10aReproducibility of Results10aSkin1 aAgdamag A T1 aEndoh M1 aKawatsu K1 aIzumi S00aA serologic Mycobacteria leprae gelatin particle agglutination (MLPA) in the diagnosis of leprosy: comparison with conventional enzyme-linked immunoassay and bacterial index.  a100-50 v653 a<p>A gelatin particle agglutination test (MLPA) for the detection of anti-phenolic glycolipid-1 (PGL-1) antibodies was compared with the slit skin smear method in the diagnosis of leprosy. MLPA and BI tests showed a good agreement rate of 88.1% and MLPA and ELISA tests showed an excellent agreement rate 96.2%. This MLPA test is simple and reliable, it will be very convenient for the medical practitioners, it would be of great benefit for leprosy patient as well because this test would look like a routine blood examination compared with slit skin smear method which is widely known diagnostic tool for leprosy.</p>  a0386-3980