Table 2.
Positivity to different classification methods according to R&J classification
| R&J classification* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PB (%) | MB (%) | ||
| ML Flow test | Negative | 243 (70) | 62 (13) |
| Positive | 101 (30) | 424 (87) | |
| Operational classification | PB | 157 (46) | 4 (1) |
| MB | 187 (54) | 482 (99) | |
| Bacterial index | Negative | 313 (91) | 26 (5) |
| Positive | 31 (9) | 460 (95) | |
MB = multibacillary; PB = paucibacillary.
*
TT (tuberculoid) and BT (borderline tuberculoid) patients were grouped as PB. BB (borderline borderline), BL (borderline lepromatous), and LL (lepromatous) patients were grouped as MB. Indeterminate leprosy patients were excluded.