Does any one still use Lepromin for skin testing?

Leprosy Mailing List –  March 8^th, 2011

Ref:    Does any one still use Lepromin for skin testing?  

From: Gilead L., Jerusalem, Israel

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Dear Dr Noto,

I would like to ask the participants of the leprosy mailing list (LML) regarding their use of the Lepromin reagent.  Does any one still use Lepromin for skin testing?  Where can a new batch of Lepromin be obtained nowadays, if at all, and what kind of other skin/blood/lab testing do LML participants use in addition to clinical and skin smear testing in their usual clinical work?

Thank you very much in advance for your collaboration.

Your sincerely,

Leon Gilead, MD PhD

The Israeli Hansen's Disease Center