International open trial of uniform multidrug therapy regimen for leprosy patients: Findings & implications for national leprosy programmes

International open trial of uniform multidrug therapy regimen for leprosy patients: Findings & implications for national leprosy programmes

Background & objectives: Uniform therapy for all leprosy patients will simplify leprosy treatment. In this context, we evaluated six-month multidrug therapy (MDT) currently recommended for multibacillary (MB) patients as uniform MDT (U-MDT) in a single-arm open trial under programme conditions....

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Main Authors: Ponnaiah Manickam, Sanjay M Mehendale, Bathyala Nagaraju, Kiran Katoch, Abdul Jamesh, Ramalingam Kutaiyan, Shen Jianping, Shivakumar Mugudalabetta, Vitthal Jadhav, Prabu Rajkumar, Jayasree Padma, Kanagasabai Kaliaperumal, Vijayakumar Pannikar, Padabettu Krishnamurthy, Mohan D Gupte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Chemotherapy - leprosy - uniform multidrug therapy
Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2016;volume=144;issue=4;spage=525;epage=535;aulast=Manickam

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http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2016;volume=144;issue=4;spage=525;epage=535;aulast=Manickam

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