Efficacy of single dose multidrug therapy for the treatment of single- lesion paucibacillary leprosy

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-129

  Babu, G R ^a   Edward, V K ^a   Gupte, M D ^a   Krishnamurthy, P ^a   Parkash, I ^a   Rajendran, V ^a   Revankar, C ^a   Taranekar, S B ^a   Vijayakumaran, P ^a   Pannikar, V ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; MINOCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN; PLACEBO; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SMEAR; TREATMENT FAILURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MINOCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8544262899     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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