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. 2025 Jan 10;20(1):33–41. doi: 10.30699/ijp.2024.2023590.3263

Table 4.

Comparison of Positivity of Lepra bacilli on FF and AR stain in Hansen’s Disease

S No Studies: Literature Review FF stain positivity (%) AR stain positivity (%)
1 Nayak et al. (6) - 2003 25 (44.64) 39 (69.64
2 Adiga et al. (14) - 2016 19 (31.7) 26 (43.3)
3 Selfu Girma et al. (15) - 2018 87 (77) 88 (77.9)
4 Kalagarla S (17) – 2020 (n=40) 20 (50) 27 (67.5)
5 Present study - 2021 (n=60) 42 (70.0) 48 (80.0 )