Reading of the Mitsuda test: comparison between diameter and total area by means of a computerized method
ABSTRACT The Mitsuda test is a skin test based on the individual’s immune response through late and highly specific hypersensitivity reaction to the Mycobacterium leprae bacillus. A negative reaction identifies individuals who present a higher risk of becoming ill if exposed to M. leprae and, if the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2019-02-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652019005000200&lng=en&tlng=en |