Drug resistance in the treatment of leprosy : Study in the relapsed cases found in Japanese leprosaria

IRYO - Japanese Journal of National Medical Services

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 331-337

  Namisato, Masako ^a   Matsuoka, Masanori ^a   Kashiwabara, Yoshiko ^a   Higashi, Masaaki ^a   Ogawa, Hideoki ^a  

^a National Kuryu Rakusenen Sanatorium   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Drug resistance mutants; Leprosy; Relapse

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; FANSIDAR; GENOMIC DNA; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; OFLOXACIN; PROTIONAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; THIAMBUTOSINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0036337347     PISSN: 00211699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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