@article{9976,
  keywords = {Exudates and Transudates, Humans, Keratinocytes, leprosy, Lymphocytes, Macrophages, Mycobacterium leprae, Skin},
  author = {Ridley M J},
  title = {The cellular exudate--Mycobacterium leprae relationship and the critical reading of skin smears.},
  abstract = {<p>A careful reading of conventionally stained Ziehl-Neelsen skin smear preparations in leprosy provides a number of insights into the patient's situation, including his approximate position in the spectrum. This data serves as a cross-check on the primary results of the smear examination, and aids their interpretation for the purposes of diagnosis, assessment of the response to chemotherapy and the possible onset of relapse.</p>},
  year = {1989},
  journal = {Leprosy review},
  volume = {60},
  pages = {229-40},
  month = {1989 Sep},
  issn = {0305-7518},
  url = {http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1989/v60n3/pdf/v60n3a09.pdf},
  doi = {10.5935/0305-7518.19890030},
  language = {eng},
}