title: Application of filter paper method for collection of blood for MLPA test.
abstract: The results of MLPA test using serum and filter paper eluate have been compared in this paper. Testing 64 patient samples at 1:32 dilution, 31 were negative by both serum and eluate, 20 were positive by both, six were positive only by serum and one was positive only eluate. In six other cases eluate gave equivocal results while serum result was clearly positive. Some eluates negative at 1:32 dilution gave weak positive agglutination at 1:16 dilution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Serologist, Government of India, Calcutta.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000379:methods; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000097:blood*; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae; D011934:Reagent Strips
chemical_list: D011934:Reagent Strips