00967nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002100059653001100080653001200091653002900103653002500132653000900157100001600166700001500182700001400197700001400211245008200225300001100307490000700318050001600325520035800341022001400699       1993                            d  c1993 Oct-Dec10aBenzophenoneidum10aHumans10aleprosy10aMicroscopy, Fluorescence10aMycobacterium leprae10aSkin1 aBramhne H G1 aPorichha D1 aSamal R C1 aReddy B N00aNon acid-fast fluorescent M. leprae (?) in skin smears from leprosy patients.  a439-420 v65  aBRAMHNE19933 a<p>Smears from 74 known smear negative cases of leprosy were examined after staining with Auramine 'O'. 40.54% cases were positive for fluorescent bacilli. 60.52% of cases on treatment and 19.44% cases after RFT had fluorescent bacilli in the skin smears. Results suggest the possibility of a non acid-fast fluorescent positive variant of M. leprae.</p>  a0254-9395