Review Article
Leprosy: A Review of Epidemiology, Clinical Diagnosis, and Management
Table 2
Comparisons between the sensitivity and specificity among the various diagnostic tests for leprosy.
| Diagnostic tests | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) |
| Slit skin smear test | 50 | 100 | Skin biopsy test | 49–70 | 70–72 | Lepromin test | 20–25 (low dose) 10–15 (high dose) | 95–100 (low dose) 60–70 (high dose) | PCR | 67.9–81.5 | 91.4–96.5 | Serological test (phenolic glycolipid 1) | 55.0–71.8 | 86.9–93.9 |
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