Analysis of Factors Related with Compliance Taking Medicine of Leprosy in District Pragaan [PDF]
Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi, 2016 Leprosy elimination in several areas in Indonesia still late. It caused by knowledge, social and economic factor of Multi Drug Therapy (MDT) treatment.
Kiki Agustin Fatmala
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Protocol of a comparative multicentric non inferiority clinical trial of WHO MBMDT with a new monthly chemotherapy regimen containing rifampicin, moxifloxacin and clarithromycin (RMC) on multibacillary patients from India [PDF]
TrialsBackground Current WHO MBMDT regimen has largely been successful in treating leprosy patients since 1984, when it was implemented worldwide. According to clinical presentation, pauci and multibacillary leprosy, the regimen is also given for 6 or 12 ...
Joydeepa Darlong +10 more
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Negligible risk of inducing resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with single-dose rifampicin as post-exposure prophylaxis for leprosy [PDF]
, 2016 Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for leprosy is administered as one single dose of rifampicin (SDR) to the contacts of newly diagnosed leprosy patients. SDR reduces the risk of developing leprosy among contacts by around 60 % in the first 2-3 years after ...
Anthony, Richard +13 more
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A clinical case of borderline leprosy [PDF]
Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii, 2021 Background. Described a rare case of leprosy, borderline form in the active stage. Aim. To present a clinical case of the development of leprosy with atypical manifestations in a patient outside a region endemic for leprosy. Case report.
Viktoriya G. Semyonova +6 more
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Clinical prediction rules for the diagnosis of neuritis in leprosy
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Diagnosing neuritis in leprosy patients with neuropathic pain or chronic neuropathy remains challenging since no specific laboratory or neurophysiological marker is available.
Louise Mara Giesel +7 more
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF), Buruli ulcer (BU) and leprosy are neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) of the skin co-endemic in some communities in Nigeria.
Chinwe C. Eze +11 more
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Leprosy incidence and risk estimates in a 33-year contact cohort of leprosy patients
Scientific Reports, 2021 Reduction in incidence has been associated with the introduction of novel approaches, like chemo/immune-prophylaxis. Incidence determined through follow-up cohort studies can evaluate the implementation of these innovative policies towards control and ...
Mariana Andrea Hacker +4 more
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Prevalence and clinical spectrum of childhood leprosy in a tertiary care hospital in Kolar
Turkderm Turkish Archives of Dermatology and Venereology, 2021 Background and Design: Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous, infectious disease that primarily affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Leprosy in children is an indicator of active transmission in the community.
Naveena Gvl +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
Mariana Andrea Hacker +4 more
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Short-term leprosy forecasting from an expert opinion survey. [PDF]
, 2017 We conducted an expert survey of leprosy (Hansen's Disease) and neglected tropical disease experts in February 2016. Experts were asked to forecast the next year of reported cases for the world, for the top three countries, and for selected states and ...
Ackley, Sarah F +8 more
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