@article{892,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Clofazimine, Dapsone, Drug Administration Schedule, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Hospitals, General, Humans, Leprostatic Agents, leprosy, Male, Nigeria, Patient Compliance, Recurrence, Retrospective Studies, Rifampin, Sex Factors},
  author = {Blok L M and Bloos L J and Berg G},
  title = {A retrospective study on seven years of multiple drug treatment for paucibacillary and multibacillary leprosy, in Bayara General Hospital, Nigeria.},
  abstract = {<p>In Bauchi State, Nigeria, a retrospective study was carried out among 973 patients on multidrug therapy (MDT), multibacillary (MB) and paucibacillary (PB), and 118 patients on a dapsone-clofazimine therapy. These patients were registered between January 1983 and September 1989. Clinical results and the problem of defaulting were investigated. The most important conclusions drawn are: although relapses occur, MDT-PB can be a valuable treatment; health education, shorter duration of treatment and permission to come less often lower the default rate, but in spite of this, the distance between home and clinic remains a problem.</p>},
  year = {1991},
  journal = {Leprosy review},
  volume = {62},
  pages = {193-200},
  month = {1991 Jun},
  issn = {0305-7518},
  url = {http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1991/v62n2/pdf/v62n2a11.pdf},
  doi = {10.5935/0305-7518.19910023},
  language = {eng},
}