Bacillaemia and Mycobacterium leprae cell wall antigen in paucibacillary leprosy.

Abstract

A study was undertaken to estimate bacillaemia and M. leprae antigen detection in 54 paucibacillary leprosy patients (TT, BT). Acid-fast bacilli were detected in the blood of 14.8% patients of borderline tuberculoid (BT) leprosy. M. leprae antigen was demonstrated in 48.2% patients of BT leprosy. Slit-skin smears were negative in all these patients. At the end of treatment (6 months of WHO-MDT) all the follow-up blood samples were negative for both bacillaemia and M. leprae antigen in the serum.

• Authors: I Kaur, S Kaur, V K Sharma, N Agnihotri, C Vaishnavi, N K Ganguly
• Journal: Indian journal of leprosy (Indian J Lepr) 1993 Jul-Sep Vol. 65 Issue 3 Pg. 283-8 ISSN: 0254-9395 [Print] India
• PMID: 8283063 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antigens, Bacterial

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Antigens, Bacterial (blood)
• Bacteremia (diagnosis)
• Cell Wall (immunology)
• Child
• Female
• Humans
• Leprosy (diagnosis)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Mycobacterium leprae (immunology)