00895nas a2200217 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003000055653001100085653002300096653001200119653001500131653002600146653002400172100001200196245005500208300001000263490000700273520038300280022001400663 2000 d c2000 Sep10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aHumans10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aRecurrence10aRetrospective Studies10aTrinidad and Tobago1 aSuite M00aRelapse rates following leprosy multidrug therapy. a210-10 v493 a
This is a retrospective study of relapses among leprosy patients who received multiple drug therapy in Trinidad and Tobago between January 1982 and December 1994. The results of the study reveal a relapse rate of 0.65% for multibacillary cases and 1.5% for paucibacillary cases. These results are comparable to the relapse rates reported by the World Health Organization.
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