Evidence that the Mitsuda reaction to Mycobacterium leprae can be mediated by lymphocytes responsive to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

A positive Mitsuda skin test for delayed type hypersensitivity to Mycobacterium leprae is associated with a high level of protection against lepromatous leprosy, while the value of tuberculin sensitivity in leprosy is less pronounced. Cutaneous lymphocytes, isolated from the Mitsuda reaction of a PP...

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Main Authors: Roberts, P P, Dockrell, H M, McAdam, K P
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1988
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1541562/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2458870
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