TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Age Factors
KW - Hemagglutination Tests
KW - Humans
KW - Immunity, Innate
KW - leprosy
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Skin Ulcer
KW - Tetanus
KW - Tetanus Antitoxin
AU - Singh M
AU - Kumar B
AU - Ayagiri A
AU - Kaur S
AB - <p>35 lepromatous leprosy patients with recurrent trophic ulcers were analysed for tetanus antitoxin levels by passive haemagglutination test (PHA). 42.85% patients and 32% controls had protective levels of antitoxin in their serum (greater than or equal to 0.1). All the patients (100%) demonstrated measurable antitoxin levels. The findings indicate immunological protection from tetanus and support the clinical impression of it's rarity in leprosy patients.</p>
BT - Indian journal of leprosy
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3746002?dopt=Abstract
CN - Infolep Library - available
DA - 1986 Jan-Mar
IS - 1
J2 - Indian J Lepr
LA - eng
N2 - <p>35 lepromatous leprosy patients with recurrent trophic ulcers were analysed for tetanus antitoxin levels by passive haemagglutination test (PHA). 42.85% patients and 32% controls had protective levels of antitoxin in their serum (greater than or equal to 0.1). All the patients (100%) demonstrated measurable antitoxin levels. The findings indicate immunological protection from tetanus and support the clinical impression of it's rarity in leprosy patients.</p>
PY - 1986
SP - 91
EP - 5
T2 - Indian journal of leprosy
TI - Natural tetanus immunity in lepromatous leprosy patients.
VL - 58
SN - 0254-9395
ER -