Oral mucosa as a source of Mycobacterium leprae infection and transmission, and implications of bacterial DNA detection and the immunological status
- 1 November 2011
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Clinical Microbiology & Infection
- Vol. 17 (11), 1653-1658
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03453.x
Abstract
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