An analysis of 200 skin smear results from multibacillary patients showed that the average bacteriological index (BI) of a patient varied considerably from his site-wise highest BI. The average BI was equal to site wise highest BI only in 17.5% of cases and in the rest, it ranged from 99% to as low as 36% of the highest site-wise BI. In follow-up smears, site-wise consistency of the highest BI was found in 96% of cases. It is suggested that for follow-up purposes, repeating smear from only one such site would be adequate.
BT - Indian journal of leprosy C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1607716?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1992 Apr-Jun IS - 2 J2 - Indian J Lepr LA - eng N2 -An analysis of 200 skin smear results from multibacillary patients showed that the average bacteriological index (BI) of a patient varied considerably from his site-wise highest BI. The average BI was equal to site wise highest BI only in 17.5% of cases and in the rest, it ranged from 99% to as low as 36% of the highest site-wise BI. In follow-up smears, site-wise consistency of the highest BI was found in 96% of cases. It is suggested that for follow-up purposes, repeating smear from only one such site would be adequate.
PY - 1992 SP - 179 EP - 82 T2 - Indian journal of leprosy TI - BI of patient vs BI of individual sites. VL - 64 SN - 0254-9395 ER -