Comparison of bacillary index on slit skin smear with bacillary index of granuloma in leprosy and its relevance to present therapeutic regimens | Zendy

IshwaraP Bhat | Zendy; Muthu Sendhil Kumaran | Zendy; Madhukara Jithendriya | Zendy; Pritilata Rout | Zendy; J Elizabeth | Zendy

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Comparison of bacillary index on slit skin smear with bacillary index of granuloma in leprosy and its relevance to present therapeutic regimens

Author(s) -

IshwaraP Bhat,

Muthu Sendhil Kumaran,

Madhukara Jithendriya,

Pritilata Rout,

J Elizabeth

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

indian journal of dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395

H-Index - 36

eISSN - 1998-3611

pISSN - 0019-5154

DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.147791

Subject(s) - medicine , leprosy , index (typography) , dermatology , granuloma , pathology , world wide web , computer science

As the world moves toward elimination of leprosy, persistence of infective cases in endemic pockets remains a significant problem. The use of clinical criteria to decide the paucibacillary (PB) versus multibacillary (MB) regimens has greatly simplified therapy at the field setting. However, a small but significant risk of under-treatment of so-called "PB" cases which actually have significant bacillary load exists. This study was undertaken to assess this risk and compare two methods of assessment of bacillary load, namely bacillary index on slit skin smear (BIS) versus bacillary index of granuloma (BIG).

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