Drug Resistance in Nepali Leprosy Patients

International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 136-141

  Butlin, Cynthia Ruth ^a   Neupane, Kapil D ^a   Failbus, Sarah S ^a   Morgan, Allyson ^a   Britton, Warwick J ^b  

^a Anandaban Leprosy Hospital   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MALE; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; DAPSONE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 0030036988     PISSN: 0148916X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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