IgM anti-phenolic glycolipid-I antibody measurements from skin-smear sites: correlation with venous antibody levels and the bacterial index
Int. j. lepr. other mycobact. dis
; 65(4): 465-468, Dec. 1997. tab
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ABSTRACT
Measurements of anti-phenolic glycolipid-I antibodies were made in 200 matched samples of capillary blood from the skin-smear site, venous blood collected on filter paper, and sera. A close correlation among the three samples was observed and a weaker correlation among the antibody levels and the average and skin-smear bacterial index. Capillary blood from the skin-smear site had a consistently higher level of antibodies in each sample than did the sera. The collection of capillary blood from skin-smear sites is a convenient and economical method of obtaining samples for serology and for measuring local antibody levels, and it may be more sensitive than measurements of antibodies in sera.
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06-national
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SES-SP
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SESSP-ILSLACERVO
Assunto principal:
Glicolipídeos
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Hanseníase Dimorfa
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Hanseníase Virchowiana
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Hanseníase Tuberculoide
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Hanseníase
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int. j. lepr. other mycobact. dis
Ano de publicação:
1997
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Article