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Lab Diagnosis of Leprosy: Moderator: Dr. Bhawesh Koirala Resource: Mr. Tejendra Pandit Speaker: MSM
Lab Diagnosis of Leprosy: Moderator: Dr. Bhawesh Koirala Resource: Mr. Tejendra Pandit Speaker: MSM
Lab Diagnosis of Leprosy: Moderator: Dr. Bhawesh Koirala Resource: Mr. Tejendra Pandit Speaker: MSM
•Ziehl-Neelsen technique
use in this uses 5%
instead of 20% sulphuric
acid for decolourisation.
GRADING:
•1-10 bacilli in 100 fields =1+
•1-10 bacilli in 10 fields =2+
•1-10 bacilli per fields =3+
•10-100 bacilli per fields =4+
•100-1000 bacilli per fields =5+
•More than 1000 bacilli per fields =6+
BACTERIOLOGICAL INDEX
•Number of total bacilli in a tissue.