A high incidence of viable Mycobacterium leprae in post-MDT recurrent lesions in tuberculoid leprosy patients

Leprosy Review

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 337-344

  Shetty, V P ^a   Wakade, A ^a   Antia, N H ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; RECURRENT INFECTION; SKIN BIOPSY; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

EID: 0034749688     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.20010041     Document Type: Article

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