TY - JOUR
AU - Naveed T
AU - Shaikh Z I
AU - Anwar M I
AB - <p>Authors Abstract:</p>

<p><em><strong>Objective: </strong></em>To determine the diagnostic accuracy of slit skin smears in clinically suspected patients of leprosy using histopathology as gold standard.</p>

<p><em><strong>Conclusion: </strong></em>Study suggested that although slit skin smears are rapid and inexpensive method of diagnosis but their diagnostic accuracy is low.</p>

BT - Pakistan armed forces medical journal 
IS - 5
J2 - Pak Armed Forces Med J
LA - eng
M3 - validation study
N2 - <p>Authors Abstract:</p>

<p><em><strong>Objective: </strong></em>To determine the diagnostic accuracy of slit skin smears in clinically suspected patients of leprosy using histopathology as gold standard.</p>

<p><em><strong>Conclusion: </strong></em>Study suggested that although slit skin smears are rapid and inexpensive method of diagnosis but their diagnostic accuracy is low.</p>

PY - 2015
SP - 649 
EP -  652
T2 - Pakistan armed forces medical journal 
TI - Diagnostic accuracy of slit skin smears in leprosy.
UR - http://pafmj.org/pdfs/Oct-2015/Article_16.pdf
VL - 65
ER -