00879nas a2200229 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001600055653001200071653003100083653001100114653001200125653002500137100001500162700001600177245006300193300001100256490000700267050003200274520032900306022001400635 1976 d c1976 Oct10aClofazimine10aDapsone10aDrug Resistance, Microbial10aHumans10aleprosy10aMycobacterium leprae1 aTaylor P M1 aAlexander R00aClofazimine in the treatment of dapsone resistant leprosy. a709-120 v48 aInfolep Library - available3 a

Dapsone resistant patients treated with clofazimine 100 mg daily show a consistent response to treatment. Concern is expressed regarding the prolonged persistence of viable organisms during treatment, with the attendant risk of further resistance developing. The importance of prevention of this problem is discussed.

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