Transmission and protection in leprosy: Indications of the role of mucosal immunity

Leprosy Review

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 301-315

  Ramaprasad, P ^a   Fernando, A ^a   Madhale, S ^a   Rao, J R ^a   Edward, V K ^a   Samson, P D ^a   Klatser, P R ^b   De Wit, M Y L ^b   Smith, W C S ^c   Cree, I A ^d  

^a Richardson Leprosy Hospital   (India)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; LEPROSY; LEPROSY CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NOSE; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE SMEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROVOCATION TEST; SALIVA LEVEL;

EID: 6844254567     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19970038     Document Type: Article

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