01314nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001100065653002300076653001200099653001500111100001600126700001400142700001100156700001600167245007000183300001100253490000700264050003200271520075500303022001401058       1983                            d  c1983 Oct10aAdult10aHumans10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aRecurrence1 aGirdhar B K1 aGirdhar A1 aRamu G1 aDesikan K V00aShort course treatment of tuberculoid cases--a feasibility study.  a719-240 v55  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>With an aim to reduce the length of treatment of leprosy, as a first step an investigation has been undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of maintenance therapy in non-lepromatous cases. Relapse rates in a group of 47 cases, in whom treatment had been given only til the point of inactivity (the trial group) have been compared with a similar group of 27 cases who received additional 18 months maintenance therapy (the control group). No difference in relapse rates has been found (2.13 per 1000 patient months in trial group as against 2.58 per 1000 patient months in the control group). This suggests that additional 18 months maintenance therapy, as is currently recommended, does not offer any additional advantage in reducing the relapses.</p>  a0024-1024