Abstract: | Skin reactions have been measured in tuberculoid and lepromatous leprosy patients with Dharmendra and Mitsuda type of lepromins prepared from M. leprae, Mycobacterium w, ICRC bacillus, M. phlei, M. vaccae and M.gordonae. In tuberculoid patients Mycobacterium w gave the closest response to M. leprae, however, in lepromatous and borderline lepromatous cases, this bacteria produced greater response than M. leprae. (AU).
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