01138nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002600055653001100081653001200092653001800104653002400122653003200146653002200178653001300200100001400213700001200227245008800239856004100327300001100368490000700379520048400386022001400870       1987                            d  c1987 Dec10aAntibodies, Bacterial10aHumans10aleprosy10aMycobacterium10aMycobacterium avium10aNontuberculous Mycobacteria10aSoil Microbiology10aZimbabwe1 aLyons N F1 aNaafs B00aInfluence of environmental mycobacteria on the prevalence of leprosy clinical type.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v55n4a04.pdf  a637-450 v553 a<p>A comparison was made of antibody levels to 16 environmental mycobacteria in leprosy patients and healthy controls. Significant differences in response were found between patients and controls from an area of Zimbabwe with predominantly lepromatous leprosy when compared to an area where more tuberculoid cases were found. The results obtained suggest that exposure to some environmental mycobacteria may influence the type of leprosy developed by susceptible individuals.</p>  a0148-916X