@article{12218,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Child, Dapsone, Female, Humans, Lepromin, leprosy, Male, Patient Dropouts, Recurrence, Risk},
  author = {Jesudasan K and Bradley D and Christian M},
  title = {Are defaulters with paucibacillary leprosy a problem?},
  abstract = {<p>This study examined the risk of relapse in 421 paucibacillary patients who had defaulted after varying periods of dapsone monotherapy; short of the recommended course. The 421 patients contributed a total of 2,162 person years of risk; 10 patients relapsed, giving a relapse rate of 4.6 per 1000 persons years of risk, or a crude relapse rate (RR) of 2.4%. This paper discusses the issue of defaulters with paucibacillary leprosy and the findings of the study suggest that defaulters with paucibacillary leprosy are not a serious problem in terms of leprosy control.</p>},
  year = {1985},
  journal = {Indian journal of leprosy},
  volume = {57},
  pages = {354-9},
  month = {1985 Apr-Jun},
  issn = {0254-9395},
  language = {eng},
}