01262nas a2200325 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653002400089653001800113653001000131653002100141653003800162653001100200653001600211653001100227653001100238653001200249653000900261653001600270653003000286100001100316245008400327300000900411490000700420520049500427022001400922 1990 d c1990 Feb10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aAntigens, Bacterial10aCarrier State10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay10aFemale10aGlycolipids10aHumans10aInfant10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSeroepidemiologic Studies1 aWeng X00a[Preliminary study on leprosy subclinical infection and its sero-epidemiology]. a16-90 v113 a

The detection of subclinical infection with M. leprae among 360 household contacts of leprosy and 95 healthy controls was conducted with PGI-ELISA in leprosy-endemic areas. The relationship of age at infection, and onset with epidemic trends was explored basing on the distribution features of subclinical infection with M. leprae in household contacts of leprosy. In addition, the multiple linear regression was used to analyse the factors affected the level of antibody in leprosy.

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