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Epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory characteristics among the household contacts of leprosy patients.
| Seropositive household contacts n = 361 | |
|---|---|
| Age | 35.7 ± 18.1 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 122 (33.8%) |
| Female | 239 (66.2%) |
| Type of contact | |
| Intradomiciliary | 300 (83.1%) |
| Extradomiciliary | 61 (16.9%) |
| Index case | |
| Multibacillary | 306 (84.8%) |
| Paucibacillary | 55 (15.2%) |
| ELISA index | 2.31 ± 1.03 |
| Slit skin smear qPCR | 128 (35.5%) |
| Skin biopsy qPCR | 93 (25.8%) |
| Bacilloscopy | 0 |
