Demonstration of Mycobacterium leprae and its viability in the peripheral blood of leprosy patients.
D001179:Arthropod Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications