Slit-skin smear for the classification of leprosy; are we wasting time and resource?

Slit-skin smear for the classification of leprosy; are we wasting time and resource?

Introduction: Leprosy is a chronic neglected tropical disease, classified into two groups: multibacillary (MB) and paucibacillary (PB) leprosy based on the number of skin lesions and nerve involvement. A positive skin slit smear (SSS) result automatically puts a patient in the MB category. Although...

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Main Authors: Wondmagegn Demsiss, Saskia van Henten, Kudakwashe Collin Takarinda, Edward Mberu Kamau, Seid Getahun Abdela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Hansen’s disease
skin snip
SORT-IT
operational research
Ethiopia
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/15992
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