Thirty-four multibacillary patients with a bacterial index (BI) of 3+ or more were treated with 2 years of WHO multidrug therapy (WHO/MDT). Treatment was then stopped and the patients followed for a minimum of 4 years. The rate of fall in the BI in this group without further treatment was similar to the rate of fall in the BI in an earlier group of similar patients treated with MDT until skin-smear negativity. No relapses have been seen.
BT - International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8690971?dopt=Abstract DA - 1996 Jun IS - 2 J2 - Int. J. Lepr. Other Mycobact. Dis. LA - eng N2 -Thirty-four multibacillary patients with a bacterial index (BI) of 3+ or more were treated with 2 years of WHO multidrug therapy (WHO/MDT). Treatment was then stopped and the patients followed for a minimum of 4 years. The rate of fall in the BI in this group without further treatment was similar to the rate of fall in the BI in an earlier group of similar patients treated with MDT until skin-smear negativity. No relapses have been seen.
PY - 1996 SP - 133 EP - 5 T2 - International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association TI - Absence of relapse within 4 years among 34 multibacillary patients with high BIs treated for 2 years with MDT. UR - http://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v64n2a06.pdf VL - 64 SN - 0148-916X ER -