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Table 1 Proportion of seropositivity for antibodies against LID-1, NDO-LID, NDO-HSA and PGL-1 according to groups of individuals

From: Antigen-specific assessment of the immunological status of various groups in a leprosy endemic region

  

No. (%) positivea

No. of samples

LID-1

NDO-LID

NDO-HSA

PGL-1

Patients

MB

43

34(89.5)

38(71.7)

33(76.7)

38(66.7)

 

PB

51

4(10.5)

15(28.3)

10(23.3)

19(33.3)

HHC

MBb

81

35(43.2)

31(38.3)

10(12.3)

14(17.3)

PBc

23

6(26.1)

6(26.1)

0(0.0)

1(4.3)

GPop

 

2494

74(21.9)

995(41.2)

191(7.9)

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  1. aTest were considered positive when a distinct band was observed (scored as EI of 1.1 or greater)
  2. bHHC of patients classified as MB
  3. cHHC of patients classified as PB