@article{2220,
  keywords = {Adult, Africa, Aged, Cohort Studies, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Incidence, Leprostatic Agents, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Recurrence, Risk Factors, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome},
  author = {Gebre S and Saunderson P and Byass P},
  title = {Relapses after fixed duration multiple drug therapy: the AMFES cohort.},
  abstract = {<p>Relapse rates after multiple-drug therapy (MDT) have been low, although there remains a concern about the possibility of late relapse in those with an initially high bacterial load. In all, 502 patients in the AMFES cohort completed fixed-duration MDT and are included in this report. There have been no confirmed relapses in the AMFES cohort, in a follow-up period of up to 8 years after completion of treatment, even in the 57 cases with an initial average bacillary index of > or = 4.0, 20 of whom have been followed for more than 5 years after ceasing MDT. Methods of diagnosing a relapse are discussed.</p>},
  year = {2000},
  journal = {Leprosy review},
  volume = {71},
  pages = {325-31},
  month = {2000 Sep},
  issn = {0305-7518},
  url = {http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/2000/v71n3/pdf/v71n3a12.pdf},
  doi = {10.5935/0305-7518.20000036},
  language = {eng},
}