In Bauchi State, Nigeria, a retrospective study was carried out among 973 patients on multidrug therapy (MDT), multibacillary (MB) and paucibacillary (PB), and 118 patients on a dapsone-clofazimine therapy. These patients were registered between January 1983 and September 1989. Clinical results and the problem of defaulting were investigated. The most important conclusions drawn are: although relapses occur, MDT-PB can be a valuable treatment; health education, shorter duration of treatment and permission to come less often lower the default rate, but in spite of this, the distance between home and clinic remains a problem.
BT - Leprosy review C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1870382?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1991 Jun DO - 10.5935/0305-7518.19910023 IS - 2 J2 - Lepr Rev LA - eng N2 -In Bauchi State, Nigeria, a retrospective study was carried out among 973 patients on multidrug therapy (MDT), multibacillary (MB) and paucibacillary (PB), and 118 patients on a dapsone-clofazimine therapy. These patients were registered between January 1983 and September 1989. Clinical results and the problem of defaulting were investigated. The most important conclusions drawn are: although relapses occur, MDT-PB can be a valuable treatment; health education, shorter duration of treatment and permission to come less often lower the default rate, but in spite of this, the distance between home and clinic remains a problem.
PY - 1991 SP - 193 EP - 200 T2 - Leprosy review TI - A retrospective study on seven years of multiple drug treatment for paucibacillary and multibacillary leprosy, in Bayara General Hospital, Nigeria. UR - http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1991/v62n2/pdf/v62n2a11.pdf VL - 62 SN - 0305-7518 ER -