TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Child
KW - Dapsone
KW - Drug Therapy, Combination
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Prospective Studies
KW - Rifampin
AU - Grugni A
AU - Nadkarni N J
AU - Kini M S
AB - <p>736 paucibacillary (PB) patients were given multidrug therapy (MDT) for at least 6 months. Overall, 44% became inactive after 6 doses, and 69% after 12 doses. However, 27% remained active at the time of analysis. It is recommended that at least 12 doses of MDT be given to PB patients irrespective of the type.</p>
BT - Indian journal of leprosy
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3253339?dopt=Abstract
CN - Infolep Library - available
DA - 1988 Oct
IS - 4
J2 - Indian J Lepr
LA - eng
N2 - <p>736 paucibacillary (PB) patients were given multidrug therapy (MDT) for at least 6 months. Overall, 44% became inactive after 6 doses, and 69% after 12 doses. However, 27% remained active at the time of analysis. It is recommended that at least 12 doses of MDT be given to PB patients irrespective of the type.</p>
PY - 1988
SP - 589
EP - 92
T2 - Indian journal of leprosy
TI - Multidrug therapy in paucibacillary leprosy--a five year experience.
VL - 60
SN - 0254-9395
ER -