02145nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001200074653002800086653001100114653001200125653002900137653002500166653002200191653001500213653003000228653002000258100001800278245005700296300001000353490000700363050003200370520145100402022001401853       1991                            d  c1991 Jul-Dec10aAmpicillin10aAnimals10aGlutamate Decarboxylase10aHumans10aleprosy10aMonophenol Monooxygenase10aMycobacterium leprae10aPenicillanic Acid10aTazobactam10abeta-Lactamase Inhibitors10aBeta-Lactamases1 aPrabhakaran K00aUnique metabolic properties of Mycobacterium leprae.  a410-70 v63  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>My first contact with Dr. Dharmendra was through correspondence. While working for Ph.D., I wrote to him that a section in his book "Notes on Leprosy" was ambiguous. Instead of ignoring the letter, he replied, agreeing to clarify it in the revised edition. I went to work at Carville at the invitation of Dr. Kirchheimer, who had seen my Ph.D. thesis. Dr. Dharmendra visited Carville to receive the Damien-Dutton award and stayed there for a few days. Carville is an isolated place with no public transportation. I used to take him for afternoon drives to the countryside around Carville. He published some of our papers in Leprosy in India and later in Indian Journal of Leprosy. He was very prompt in acknowledging receipt of manuscripts and suggesting any changes to be made. He also reprinted in the Journal several of our papers published elsewhere, and also a lecture I gave at a meeting of the Japanese Leprosy Association. During one of my visits to India, Dr. M. C. Vaidya had arranged a talk by me at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. At the invitation of Dr. Dharmendra, I visited him in his home. We used to exchange new year cards and letters. He wrote to me about his eye infection and consequent loss of sight in one eye. He asked me to write an editorial for an issue of Indian Journal of Leprosy (January 1989). The last time I met him was during the International Leprosy Congress held in New Delhi.</p>  a0254-9395