'The Bacteriological Examination in Leprosy.'

Reprinted from Leprosy Review, vol. VI, no. 2, April 1935. 244 mm. 8 pp. 2 figs. Original brown printed wrappers; stab-stitched (no lacing). Rubber stamp on cover: 'With the Compliments of the Author.' Very good. 'A major breakthrough . . . was made by Wade and his 'scraped incision' method. The method is still used for making smears, which are referred as slit-skin smears. He further clarified that none of the active skin lesions is entirely bacillus-free and that leprotic infiltration is in the dermis only.' - Virendra N. Sehgal, & Joginder, 'slit-Skin Smear in Pelrosy.' Jan. - Feb. 1990, vol. 29, no. 1. Wade was the Associate Medical Director, The Leonard Wood Memorial Laboratory, Culion Leper Sanitarium, Palawan, Philippines.

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Publisher: Leprosy Review, 1935.

Year: 1935

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Binding: Softcover

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