paucibacillary

[paw″sĭ-bas´ĭ-la-re]

containing just a few bacilli; see leprosy.

pau·ci·bac·il·lar·y

(paw'sē-bas'i-lār'ē),

Made up of, or denoting the presence of, few bacilli.

pau·ci·bac·il·lar·y

(paw'sē-bas'i-lar-ē)

Made up of, or denoting the presence of, few bacilli.

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In a study done in Thailand, 72% of multibacillary (MB) and 67% of paucibacillary (PB) patients had a delay in detection of 2 years.

Delayed diagnosis of neural signs of leprosy

MB-MDT (Multibacillary-multidrug therapy) was given for 2 children and paucibacillary treatment for the other.

Current trends in leprosy- a retrospective study from a tertiary care centre in Kerala

However, anti PGL-l antibodies are not universally positive and sensitivity is low, especially in paucibacillary cases.

A critical appraisal on pure neuritic leprosy from India after achieving WHO global target of leprosy elimination

By using our approach, 23 new cases were found after we investigated households that had a person positive for anti-PGL-I (15 multibacillary, 8 paucibacillary); we found only 7 new cases in households where residents were negative for anti-PGL-I (4 multibacillary, 3 paucibacillary) (Table).

High anti-phenolic glycolipid-I IgM titers and hidden leprosy cases, Amazon Region

Due to the paucibacillary characteristic of this condition, the sensitivity of these tests is low [3,4].

Polymerase chain reaction as a useful and simple tool for rapid diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in a Brazilian tertiary care hospital

The complementary observation that children have paucibacillary disease may support a hypothesis that immune control of TB in this age group is optimal.

Immunological protection against tuberculosis

Treatment was started according to the multibacillary or paucibacillary status and the patients were periodically followed up for their compliance.

Clinico-epidemiological study of new leprosy cases in a rural tertiary care centre in Central India

Six participants (22.2%) had the paucibacillary classification of leprosy and 21 (77.8%) had multibacillary leprosy.

A temporal and sociocultural exploration of the stigma experiences of leprosy patients in Brazil

Considering the limitations of PGL-1 in patients with low BI (less than 3) and paucibacillary cases, attempts were made to find another method of serodiagnosis.

Leprosy in 21st century

According to the microbiological classification, 14 patients had a multibacillary form (positive smear) and 1 patient had a paucibacillary form (negative smear).

Leprosy, still present in La Reunion

Because lupus vulgaris is a paucibacillary form of tuberculous infection, culture is often negative and the diagnosis is mainly based on the Mantoux test, the histopathological appearance, and the response to chemotherapy [8].

Lupus vulgaris in a pediatric patient: a clinicohistopathological diagnosis

Diagnostic confirmation may be difficult because of many factors including nonspecific clinical signs, coexisting malnutrition, variable interpretation of chest radiographs, paucibacillary disease, difficulty in obtaining specimens for culture and relatively low rates of bacteriological confirmation.