@article{16654,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, leprosy, Milk, Human, Mycobacterium leprae},
  author = {Girdhar A and Girdhar B K and Ramu G and Desikan K V},
  title = {Discharge of M. leprae in milk of leprosy patients.},
  abstract = {<p>A quantitative estimation of discharge of M. leprae in the milk of 39 leprosy female patients has been made. Twelve of the 39 patients (10 LL/BL and 1 each of T/BT and BB) showed bacilli in their milk. Only one of these patients was on treatment. AFB count in 10 ml of milk was found to range from 4.3 X 10(4) to 4.3 X 10(5). Significance of discharge of such a large number of bacilli in breast milk is discussed.</p>},
  year = {1981},
  journal = {Leprosy in India},
  volume = {53},
  pages = {390-4},
  month = {1981 Jul},
  issn = {0024-1024},
  language = {eng},
}