Kaur S, Minocha Y C, Sengupta U, Naik S
Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis. 1975 Jan-Mar;43(1):55-7.
This study elicits the comparative evaluation of the Bacteriologic Index (BI) and Morphologic Index (MI) of the skin, lymph node, bone marrow, nerve and muscle tissues of 15 untreated leprosy patients. The findings of comparable or even higher BI's and MI's in lymph nodes than skin are of considerable interest, especially the presence of a significant percentage of viable bacilli during reaction states when MI of skin and nerve tissue was found to be negative. Evaluation of the BI's and MI's of lymph nodes has been suggested to be of utmost importance for follow-up studies of patients being treated with antileprosy drugs.
本研究对15例未经治疗的麻风患者的皮肤、淋巴结、骨髓、神经和肌肉组织的细菌学指数（BI）和形态学指数（MI）进行了比较评估。淋巴结中BI和MI与皮肤相当甚至更高的发现颇受关注，尤其是在反应状态下，当发现皮肤和神经组织的MI为阴性时，仍存在相当比例的活菌。有人认为，评估淋巴结的BI和MI对于接受抗麻风药物治疗患者的随访研究至关重要。
