PMID- 8810562
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19961204
LR  - 20191101
IS  - 0386-3980 (Print)
IS  - 0386-3980 (Linking)
VI  - 65
IP  - 2
DP  - 1996 Jul
TI  - A serologic Mycobacteria leprae gelatin particle agglutination (MLPA) in the 
      diagnosis of leprosy: comparison with conventional enzyme-linked immunoassay and 
      bacterial index.
PG  - 100-5
AB  - 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.
FAU - Agdamag, A T
AU  - Agdamag AT
AD  - Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital, Tala, Caloocan City, Metromanila, 
      Philippines.
FAU - Endoh, M
AU  - Endoh M
FAU - Kawatsu, K
AU  - Kawatsu K
FAU - Izumi, S
AU  - Izumi S
LA  - eng
PT  - Clinical Trial
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Controlled Clinical Trial
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Japan
TA  - Nihon Rai Gakkai Zasshi
JT  - Nihon Rai Gakkai zasshi
JID - 7901165
RN  - 9000-70-8 (Gelatin)
SB  - IM
MH  - Agglutination Tests/*methods
MH  - *Bacteriological Techniques
MH  - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/*methods
MH  - *Gelatin
MH  - Humans
MH  - Leprosy/*diagnosis
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Skin/*microbiology
EDAT- 1996/07/01 00:00
MHDA- 1996/07/01 00:01
CRDT- 1996/07/01 00:00
PHST- 1996/07/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1996/07/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1996/07/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.5025/hansen.65.100 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Nihon Rai Gakkai Zasshi. 1996 Jul;65(2):100-5. doi: 10.5025/hansen.65.100.