01265nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653002600084653002000110653001200130653001100142653001100153653002600164653001200190653000900202653002500211100001500236700001200251700001500263245011100278300001000389490000700399520055500406022001400961       1978                            d  c1978 Apr-Jun10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAntibodies, Bacterial10aCross Reactions10aDapsone10aFemale10aHumans10aImmunoelectrophoresis10aleprosy10aMale10aMycobacterium leprae1 aBjorvatn B1 aNaafs B1 aKronvall G00aStability of individual antimycobacterial precipitation patterns during treatment for lepromatous leprosy.  a144-80 v463 a<p>Sixty serum specimens obtained from 16 lepromatous patients at intervals during the first year of DDS treatment were studied in crossed immunoelectrophoresis against an M. leprae sonicate for possible variations of specificities and titers of antimycobacterial antibodies. All sera tested showed antibody activity against M. leprae, the number of precipitation lines produced varying between two and seven. In individual patients the numbers and positions of the precipitation lines remained remarkably constant throughout the period of study.</p>  a0148-916X