Laboratory in leprosy

• Smear of nasal secretions
  
  • Laboratory in leprosy
    
• Slit-skin smear
  
  • Technique of smear-taking
    
    • Selection of patients
      
    • Number of smear per session
      
    • Sites for examination
      
    • Frequency of smear examination
      
    • Equipment and materials
      
    • Smear-taking
      
    • Fixation, storage and transport
      
  • Technique of staining
    
    • Equipment and materials
      
    • Preparation of reagents
      
    • Staining of smears
      
  • Examination by microscopy
    
    • Equipment and materials
      
    • Use the microscope
      
    • Reading of smears
      
      • Bacteriological index
        
      • Morfological index
        
  • Quality control
    
• Serology
  
• Histopatholgy
  
• Molecular biology
  
  • Nucleic acids extraction
    
  • Types of polymerase chain reactions
    
  • Amplification analysis
    
• Drug measurements