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Ten patients infected with mouse proven DDS-resistant bacilli were treated with the following combined regimen: RMP 600 2/7 6 months, ETH 500 7/7 6 months and DDS 100 7/7 12 months. Follow up was for 27-54 months, without relapses. Added to patients from previous study (Int. J. Lepr. 1984, 52, 297-303) the 95% confidence limit decreases from 12 to 9%.

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