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Detection of PGL-I in sera obtained serially from leprosy patients after starting MDT
| Patient groupa | No. of PGL-I-positive patients
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before MDT | After MDT
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| 1 mo | 2 mo | 4 mo | 6 mo | 9 mo | 12 mo | ||
| I | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| II | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| III | 18 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Groups are based on the initial PGL-I level. Groups I, 1+; group II, 2+; group III, 3+ (by visual grading of dot ELISA results as shown in Fig. 1).
