00935nas a2200193 4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653003100059653001100090653002300101653001200124653001600136100001300152245014200165300001000307490000700317520040300324022001400727 1980 d c1980 Jul-Aug10aDrug Resistance, Microbial10aHumans10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aWest Indies1 aMillan J00a[Leprosy control in Guadeloupe (French West Indies). II. Rules of treatment and monitoring in "Grande Terre" district (author's transl)]. a441-50 v403 a
Modern treatment of leprosy must take into account the contagiosity of the disease and the risk of inducing the appearance of drug resistant strains. It must be adapted to the estimated charge of bacilli presented by the patient and, in all possible extent, ambulatory. Several therapeutic schemes are proposed. A periodic monitoring of the patient and of its human environment is necessary.
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