Report of the workshop on the use of chemoprophylaxis in the control of leprosy held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 14 December 2006

Leprosy Review

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-185

  Oskam, L ^a   Bakker, M I ^a  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 (6 BROMO 2 METHOXY 3 QUINOLINYL) 4 DIMETHYLAMINO 2 (1 NAPHTHYL) 1 PHENYL 2 BUTANOL; AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; MINOCYCLINE; MOXIFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PLACEBO; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; RIFAPENTINE;

BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FILARIASIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MONOTHERAPY; NETHERLANDS; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHEMOPREVENTION; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY;

EID: 34548817576     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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