Uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR): Results of an open label, randomized and controlled clinical trial, among multibacillary patients.

• Main Authors: Gerson Oliveira Penna (Author), Samira Bührer-Sékula (Author), Lígia Regina Sansigolo Kerr (Author), Mariane Martins de Araújo Stefani (Author), Laura Cunha Rodrigues (Author), Marcelo Grossi de Araújo (Author), Andrea Machado Coelho Ramos (Author), Ana Regina Coelho de Andrade (Author), Maurício Barcelos Costa (Author), Patricia Sammarco Rosa (Author), Heitor de Sá Gonçalves (Author), Rossilene Cruz (Author), Maurício Lima Barreto (Author), Maria Araci de Andrade Pontes (Author), Maria Lúcia Fernandes Penna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Leprosy control is based on early diagnosis and multidrug therapy. For treatment purposes, leprosy patients can be classified as paucibacillary (PB) or multibacillary (MB), according to the number of skin lesions. Studies regarding a uniform treatment regimen (U-MDT) for all leprosy patie...