@article{17136,
  keywords = {Animals, Dapsone, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, leprosy, Mice, Rifampin},
  author = {Girdhar B K and Desikan K V},
  title = {Effect of single dose (1500 mg) rifampicin on infectivity of patients with lepromatous leprosy.},
  abstract = {<p>The effect of treatment with a single dose of Rifampicin (1500 mg) has been investigated in previously untreated lepromatous leprosy patients. A group of 14 cases were administered 1500 mg of Rifampicin in a single dose along with 100 mg Dapsone (DDS) daily. A control group received only 100 mg DDS daily. The patients were followed up for a period of 24 weeks. The clinical, bacteriological and results of mouse foot-pad inoculations do not indicate a significant advantage of the addition of a single dose of Rifampicin to the conventional therapy with DDA.</p>},
  year = {1980},
  journal = {Leprosy in India},
  volume = {52},
  pages = {359-65},
  month = {1980 Jul},
  issn = {0024-1024},
  language = {eng},
}