01190nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653003100059653001100090653001200101653002500113653002600138100001600164700001200180700001900192245019300211300001000404490000700414520053700421022001400958       1986                            d  c1986 Apr-Jun10aBacteriological Techniques10aHumans10aleprosy10aMycobacterium leprae10aStaining and Labeling1 aBaquillon G1 aTesta J1 aSaint-André P00a[Staining of Mycobacterium leprae: comparison between the Lapeyssonnie and Causse technic on the one hand and Thelep's technic on the other in the evaluation of the bacteriological index].  a161-80 v463 a<p>In the present review, two staining techniques have been compared to evaluate bacteriological index: the Lapeyssonnie and Causse's technique, used in french speaking Africa, and the one recommended by the O.M.S. scientific panel on chemotherapy of leprosy, Thelep. It appears that the former facilitates the finding of a greater number of bacilli. More efficient, it is also easier and faster than the latter one and, consequently, more adapted to logistic constraints attached to the fight against endemic leprosy in Africa.</p>  a0025-682X