TY - JOUR
KW - Animals
KW - Antigens, Bacterial
KW - Corynebacterium
KW - Histological Techniques
KW - Humans
KW - leprosy
KW - Mice
KW - Mycobacterium leprae
KW - Skin Tests
AU - Delville J
AU - Spina A
AU - Rayyan W
AU - Cocito C
AU - Saint-André P
AU - Niamien N'Deli L
AU - Van Droogenbroeck J
AB - <p>Acid-alcohol-fast bacteria are not always detectable in all leprosy lesions. Non acid-fast microorganisms may be associated with acid-fast bacteria. The most frequently isolated strains from leprosy lesions are non acid-fast bacteria, morphologically related to C. diptheirae. Hence their designation as diphtheroïds or LDC (leprosy derived corynebacteria). Their antigenic structure is more closely related to M. leprae and other mycobacteria than to classical corynebacteria. This leads to the hypothesis of a potential role in the pathogenesis of leprosy and their use as an antigen for skin tests by leprosy patients.</p>
BT - Acta leprologica
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6815998?dopt=Abstract
DA - 1982 Jan-Jun
IS - 86-87
J2 - Acta Leprol
LA - fre
N2 - <p>Acid-alcohol-fast bacteria are not always detectable in all leprosy lesions. Non acid-fast microorganisms may be associated with acid-fast bacteria. The most frequently isolated strains from leprosy lesions are non acid-fast bacteria, morphologically related to C. diptheirae. Hence their designation as diphtheroïds or LDC (leprosy derived corynebacteria). Their antigenic structure is more closely related to M. leprae and other mycobacteria than to classical corynebacteria. This leads to the hypothesis of a potential role in the pathogenesis of leprosy and their use as an antigen for skin tests by leprosy patients.</p>
PY - 1982
SP - 59
EP - 68
T2 - Acta leprologica
TI - [Morphologic and biologic properties of diphtherroid organisms (LDC) isolated in leprosy].
SN - 0001-5938
ER -